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Asked: 2026-05-25T05:59:49+00:00

I am really confused. I have read that the back button calls onDestroy() can

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I am really confused. I have read that the back button

I think onPause() should be right. But this is an side effect, because the Activity gets into the background. I found nothing in the docs. But maybe I have overlooked something.

Can someone please explain to me what the back button is supposed to do programmatically? Some references would also be nice. 🙂

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  1. Editorial Team

    I have read that the back button calls onDestroy(), can close up your currently-running activity, calls onPause()

    All three are correct.

    I found nothing in the docs.

    Quoting the Android documentation:

    When the user presses the BACK key, the current activity is popped from the top of the stack (the activity is destroyed) and the previous activity resumes (the previous state of its UI is restored).

    To elaborate, if there is nothing else that will consume the BACK button press (e.g., an open options menu), your Activity will be called with onBackPressed(). The default implementation of this calls finish(). This will take your activity from the running to the destroyed states, calling onPause(), onStop(), and onDestroy() in sequence, as shown in the event flow diagram:

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