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Siddiqui Noor
Siddiqui Noor

Reputation: 8036

Failed to go back to home screen from Android apps

I have a button in my app named "Go Home" to redirect the user to the home screen. It is working fine without the very first launch. The process of first launch is noted below:

After uploading the APK into SVN I am downloading using the web browser. Then go back to the download folder and installing the app. When install finishes I click on Open. Then In my app I click on the "Go Home" button. The application redirect me to the web browser instead of the home screen. I am tired to search a solution for that.

I am using the following code:

finish(); 
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_HOME);
startActivity(intent);

Thanks in advance, Siddiqui Noor

Upvotes: 0

Views: 168

Answers (4)

sorianiv
sorianiv

Reputation: 4905

Your app is opening in the task of the browser. Try this:

finish();
Intent intent = new Intent(context, HomeActivity.class);
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_MAIN)
.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_HOME)
.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
startActivity(intent);

Upvotes: 1

learner
learner

Reputation: 3110

Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_HOME);
startActivity(intent);

kill your current activity after redirect the next activity

finish();

Upvotes: 0

SDJMcHattie
SDJMcHattie

Reputation: 1699

I'm pretty sure that it's not really redirecting you anywhere, it's just closing the Activity. You call finish() after which the intent to start the activity never happens. The app is closed because you've finished the Activity and you end up looking at the screen that was showing before you opened the app. In this case, that is the browser.

Try removing the line to finish();

Upvotes: 0

marcinj
marcinj

Reputation: 50036

try adding FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK:

 intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);

and also try putting finish() after startActivity

Upvotes: 0

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