Using Observable in Android

Here is a simple example with an Activity and a single Fragment but it will be the same with other fragments.

First you need to create a class standing for the value you want to observe, in your case it’s a simple int so create a class containing this int and that extends Observable (it implements Serializable to simplify exchange between activity and fragment):

...
import java.util.Observable;

public class ObservableInteger extends Observable implements Serializable {

    private int value;

    public int getValue() {
        return value;
    }

    public void setValue(int value) {
        this.value = value;
        this.setChanged();
        this.notifyObservers(value);
    }
}

Then use this observable int in an activity (activity layout contains a Button and a FrameLayout used to display a Fragment):

public class MainActivity extends Activity {

    private ObservableInteger a;
    private Button button;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        // Create observable int
        a = new ObservableInteger();
        // Set a default value to it
        a.setValue(0);

        // Create frag1
        Frag1 frag1 = new Frag1();
        Bundle args = new Bundle();
        // Put observable int (That why ObservableInteger implements Serializable)
        args.putSerializable(Frag1.PARAM, a);
        frag1.setArguments(args);

        // Add frag1 on screen
        getFragmentManager().beginTransaction().add(R.id.container, frag1).commit();

        // Add a button to change value of a dynamically
        button = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button);
        button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                // Set a new value in a
                a.setValue(a.getValue() + 1);
            }
        });
    }
}

Finally, create a Fragment that listen a value change:

...
import java.util.Observer;

public class Frag1 extends Fragment {
    public static final String PARAM = "param";

    private ObservableInteger a1;
    private Observer a1Changed = new Observer() {
        @Override
        public void update(Observable o, Object newValue) {
            // a1 changed! (aka a changed)
            // newValue is the observable int value (it's the same as a1.getValue())
            Log.d(Frag1.class.getSimpleName(), "a1 has changed, new value:"+ (int) newValue);
        }
    };

    public Frag1() {
    }

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        if (getArguments() != null) {
            // Get ObservableInteger created in activity
            a1 = (ObservableInteger) getArguments().getSerializable(PARAM);
            // Add listener for value change
            a1.addObserver(a1Changed);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                             Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        return inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_blank, container, false);
    }
}

I try to name my variables the same as yours, I hope it will help you.