PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getApplicationContext())

public View createSettingsOverlay(){
    ViewGroup root = (ViewGroup)findViewById(R.id.absoluteOverlay);

    LayoutInflater inflater =  getLayoutInflater();
    View result = inflater.inflate(R.layout.overlay_baloon_settings, root, false);

    ((TextView)result.findViewById(R.id.loginText)).setText(application.getCurrentlyLoggedUser());
    ((TextView)result.findViewById(R.id.passwordText)).setText(application.getCurrenlyLoggedPass());
    ((TextView)result.findViewById(R.id.loginTimeText)).setText(application.getTimeOfLogin().toString());
    ((TextView)result.findViewById(R.id.settings_popup_server_url)).setText(application.getCurrentUrl());

    //Emil Edit
    CheckBox rememberMe = (CheckBox)result.findViewById(R.id.cbRememberMe);
    //boolean rememberMePreference = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(DynamicDataActivity.this).getBoolean(SettingsActivity.REMEMBER_ME_CHECKBOX_KEY, false);
    Log.d(TAG, "Remember Me set in the preference is: " + PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getApplicationContext()).getBoolean(SettingsActivity.REMEMBER_ME_CHECKBOX_KEY, false));

    rememberMe.setChecked(PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getApplicationContext()).getBoolean(SettingsActivity.REMEMBER_ME_CHECKBOX_KEY, false));
    rememberMe.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new OnCheckedChangeListener()
    {
        public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton buttonView, boolean isChecked) {
            Log.d(TAG, "boolean isChecked is: " + isChecked);
            if (isChecked)
            {
                Log.d(TAG, "Remember me checkbox in setting overlay set to True");
                PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getApplicationContext()).edit().putBoolean(SettingsActivity.REMEMBER_ME_CHECKBOX_KEY, true);
                application.setRememberMeChecked(true);
            }
            else
            {
                Log.d(TAG, "Remember me checkbox in setting overlay set to False");
                PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getApplicationContext()).edit().putBoolean(SettingsActivity.REMEMBER_ME_CHECKBOX_KEY, false);
                application.setRememberMeChecked(false);
            }
        }
    });

SharedPreferences prefs = getSharedPreferences("myPrefs", Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
SharedPreferences.Editor editor = prefs.edit();
editor.putBoolean("rememberMe", yourState);
editor.commit();

SharedPreferences prefs = getSharedPreferences("myPrefs", Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
boolean state = prefs.getBoolean("rememberMe", state_by_default);