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Asked: 2026-06-06T10:04:35+00:00

I have an app that contains several activities…so lets say user is navigating activity

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I have an app that contains several activities…so lets say user is navigating activity stack A->B->C. Then presses the HOME button. Now when the user clicks on the Widget, I just want bring my app’s existing/current instance to the foreground. I do NOT want a new instance of the app. I want activity C to get back to foreground.

I tried launchMode to "singleTask" | "singleInstance" but that does NOT solve my desired requirement since it clears the current instance and creates a new one with activity A.

Any ideas how to solve this?

Thanks much!

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  1. Editorial Team

    I managed to figure out a solution. I set the specialized launch mode…. 

    android:launchMode="singleInstance"

    Every time the user clicks on the widget or the app icon again, the default activity A is started. To open the app up where it last was, inside the onCreate() method in your MainActivity class just check isTaskRoot(). If false, call finish() and the activity A (MainActivity) will not appear and the app will open up to where it was in activity B.

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