Avoid restarting of application

Question

Before my app begins i have few files which will be downloaded and then it will automatically start with splash screen and moves to next screen, now when the files are being downloaded the user clicks on home button so that app will download the files in background.

Now suppose the download is completed and automatically started with splash screen, and also now in the notification the user can see that the downlaod is complete and will click on that now what happens is again the app starts with splash screen, so there are 2 instances of activity how to avoid this?

Hoan Nguyen · Answer 1 · 2013-03-04T17:48:27.933

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In your manifest

<activity
        android:name=your splash screen name
        android:launchMode="singleInstance"
</activity>

When the user touch the notification, your current splash screen onNewIntent will be called. So if you want to change anything override onNewIntent.

edited Mar 04 '13 at 17:48

answered Mar 04 '13 at 17:39

Hoan Nguyen

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ok and also i have one more point instead of doing this can i remove the app from the notification once downlaoding is complete? – Goofy Mar 04 '13 at 17:50
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Yes, see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3595232/android-remove-notification-from-notification-bar – Hoan Nguyen Mar 04 '13 at 17:52
But how we dont know the id? how to get it? – Goofy Mar 04 '13 at 17:53
It is the id that you start your notification. – Hoan Nguyen Mar 04 '13 at 17:56
But i dont know the id, since its related to expansion files – Goofy Mar 04 '13 at 17:58
If the notification is not from your code, I am not sure you can cancel it. – Hoan Nguyen Mar 04 '13 at 18:04

Avoid restarting of application

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