Can't end my android application

Question

I'm currently getting into android development. I try to let the user end the application by a menu button. This is my attempt:

@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    int id = item.getItemId();

    if (id == R.id.action_exit) {
        android.os.Process.killProcess(android.os.Process.myPid());
        super.onDestroy();
    }

    return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}

The application window closes, but when I switch to the "open applications window" it is still there. How can I end/kill/close/shutdown my application completely?

Using `finish()` instead of `super.onDestroy()` ends your activity. The window you call `open applications` is the `recents` window: the last used applications that may or may not be running. — nhaarman, Jun 29 '14 at 10:20

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:49

You should think about closing your app twice, since it is not the way Android apps usually work. Instead of this you should use the code as follow:

@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    int id = item.getItemId();

    if (id == R.id.action_exit) {
        finish()
    }

    return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}

If you really want to exit your application manually, please check out the accepted answer from the following post: How to close Android application?

Can't end my android application

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