As per the docs, singleTask activities can't have multiple instances. The only activity of my app is singleTask, and it has 2 instances at the same time. Steps to recreate the issue Step 1 Creat...

In my application, I create a notification which starts Details Activity. I want to add this activity to top of current task (or back stack). For example I expect application task (back stack) to b...

Say you have an app A which opens up another app B (e.g. a map), which is not controlled by you (i.e. it's a preexisting app). So now app A is in the background. Suppose an event occurs and A wants...

I'm trying to use the android Job Scheduler API and all I'm trying to do is have the Job Scheduler run every 5 seconds. However when I run it, the corresponding service is hit every two minutes. I ...

So I have been reading the docs on Tasks, Back Stack and Overview Screen and there is one thing that immensely confuses me. After having read launchMode here: http://developer.android.com/guide/com...

Background My app allows to sort an apps list by the time they were recently launched . The problem As of Android "L" , the function getRecentTasks will just return the list of apps that the cur...

I want to prevent user from leaving my app. I am trying to achieve this through home launcher activity/application and I don't understand android's behaviour. Pressing HOME first time always create...

I've been reading doc regarding to launch modes and there is one thing I don't understard. The doc says that singleTask activity is always the root of the stack: In contrast, "singleTask" and "s...

I have 2 activities: Activity A and Activity B. Activity A's launch mode is standard, and Activity B's launch mode is singleTask. <activity android:name=".AActivity" android:label="@string/a...

I have come across a requirement but I am not able to get the correct way of implementation and hence need your help. What I want to do? - I want to perform an action depending upon notification I...

 What happens when you click on an app's launch icon? Is a new intent always sent, or is the result sometimes the same as resuming a task from recent tasks? If an intent is sent, when does it get...