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Asked: 2026-05-24T12:50:48+00:00

Hi I have a Broadcast receiver with following code. 1. Intent i = new

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Hi I have a Broadcast receiver with following code.

   1. Intent i = new Intent(context, A.class);    
   2. i.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);    
   3. context.startActivity(i);

This works fine and my activity does start, but it starts on top of my main activity i.e. B. What I want is that from my broadcast receiver I should be able start an Activity A, such that it does not start on top of B. Why B is always starting in background. What I am doing wrong.

Also, to mention by activity A has Theme.Dialog.

Please let me know your thoughts.

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  1. Editorial Team

    A new activity is supposed to start on top of existing activities.

    If you want to start something without appearing in the activity history stack, maybe this something shouldn’t be an Activity but a Service instead?

    Edit: I think you can change this behaviour with FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK in conjunction with android:launchMode="singleTask" in the Manifest. (see documentation on launch mode)

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