Android Action Bar navigation up button not working on devices

Question

Action Bar up navigation button Action Bar Back Button works fine in emulator but does not work in device can any one help me out

MainActivity

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);     
    setContentView(R.layout.mainpage);

    tf = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(), "font/AGENCYB.TTF");

    Button btnWeatherDetails = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnWeather);
    Button btnMovieDetails = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnMovies);
    Button btnHoroscopeDetails = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnHoroscope);

    btnWeatherDetails.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {               
            Intent i = new Intent(MainActivity.this, WeatherActivity.class);
            MainActivity.this.startActivity(i);
        }
    });


    btnMovieDetails.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

        @Override
        public void onClick(View arg0) {

            Intent i = new Intent(MainActivity.this, MovieActivity.class);
            MainActivity.this.startActivity(i);             
        }
    });

    btnHoroscopeDetails.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

        @Override
        public void onClick(View arg0) {

            Intent i = new Intent(MainActivity.this, HoroscopeActivity.class);
            MainActivity.this.startActivity(i);     
        }
    });

}

@Override
protected void onDestroy() {

    SharedPreferences settingsPreferences = getSharedPreferences(PREF_NAME, MODE_PRIVATE);
    SharedPreferences.Editor settingsEditor= settingsPreferences.edit();
    settingsEditor.putBoolean(MovieActivity.MOVIEUPDATED, false);
    settingsEditor.putBoolean(HoroscopeActivity.HOROSCOPEAVAILABLE, false);
    settingsEditor.commit();

    super.onDestroy();
}

WeatherActivity

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.scrollmain);
    getActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);

    settingsPreferences = getSharedPreferences(MainActivity.PREF_NAME, MODE_PRIVATE);
    SavedString = settingsPreferences.getString(JSONWEATHERSTRING, "Not Found");

    new JSONParse().execute(WeatherUrl);

}

public boolean onCreateOptionMenu(Menu menu)
{
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
    return true;
}


public boolean onOptionItemSelected(MenuItem item)
{
    switch(item.getItemId()){
    case android.R.id.home:
        NavUtils.navigateUpFromSameTask(this);
        return true;
    }
    return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}

public void onBackPressed()
{
    moveTaskToBack(true);
    WeatherActivity.this.finish();
}

MovieActivity

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    settingsPreferences = getSharedPreferences(MainActivity.PREF_NAME, MODE_PRIVATE);

    MovieJsonString = settingsPreferences.getString(JSONMOVIESTRING, "Not Found");
    isMovieUpdated = settingsPreferences.getBoolean(MOVIEUPDATED, false);

    setContentView(R.layout.main_list_view);        
    getActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);

    movieList = new ArrayList<HashMap<String, String>>();

    list = getListView();
    // Calling async task to get json
    if(!isMovieUpdated)
        new GetMovieDetails().execute();
    else
        GetMoviePreferences();

}

public boolean onCreateOptionMenu(Menu menu)
{
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
    return true;
}


public boolean onOptionItemSelected(MenuItem item)
{
    switch(item.getItemId()){
    case android.R.id.home:
        NavUtils.navigateUpFromSameTask(this);
        return true;
    }
    return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}

public void onBackPressed()
{
    moveTaskToBack(true);
    MovieActivity.this.finish();
}

HoroscopeActivity

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.horoscope);
    getActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);

    settingsPreferences = getSharedPreferences(MainActivity.PREF_NAME, MODE_PRIVATE);

    isHoroAvailable = settingsPreferences.getBoolean(HOROSCOPEAVAILABLE,false);

    if(!isHoroAvailable)
        new XMLParse().execute();
    else
        GetHoroscopeFromPreference();
}

public boolean onCreateOptionMenu(Menu menu)
{
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
    return true;
}


public boolean onOptionItemSelected(MenuItem item)
{
    switch(item.getItemId()){
    case android.R.id.home:
        NavUtils.navigateUpFromSameTask(this);
        return true;
    }
    return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}

public void onBackPressed()
{
    moveTaskToBack(true);
    HoroscopeActivity.this.finish();
}

Manifest File

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="in.datumdata.weather"
    android:installLocation="auto"
    android:versionCode="1"
    android:versionName="1.0" >

    <uses-sdk
        android:minSdkVersion="8"
        android:targetSdkVersion="18" />

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT" />

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_hosurdata"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
        <activity
            android:name="in.datumdata.hosurdata.MainActivity"
            android:label="@string/app_name"
            android:screenOrientation="portrait" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <activity
            android:name="in.datumdata.hosurdata.MovieActivity"
            android:label="Movie Details"
            android:parentActivityName="in.datumdata.hosurdata.MainActvity"
            android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
        <activity
            android:name="in.datumdata.hosurdata.WeatherActivity"
            android:label="Weather Details"
            android:parentActivityName="in.datumdata.hosurdata.MainActvity"
            android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
        <activity
            android:name="in.datumdata.hosurdata.SingleContactActivity"
            android:label="Movie Details"
            android:parentActivityName="in.datumdata.hosurdata.MovieActivity"
            android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
        <activity
            android:name="in.datumdata.hosurdata.HoroscopeActivity"
            android:label="Horoscope Details"
            android:parentActivityName="in.datumdata.hosurdata.MainActvity"
            android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
        <activity
            android:name="in.datumdata.hosurdata.SingleHoroscopeActivity"
            android:label="Horoscope Details"
            android:parentActivityName="in.datumdata.hosurdata.HoroscopeActivity"
            android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
    </application>

</manifest>

In all the above activities the navigation button Action Bar Back Button works fine in emulator but on device it does not work and when i press the back button on the device enter image description here the application goes invisible i mean to say its running in the background. This thing happens on all activities on whatever activity i press back button the same thing happens

help me out. thanks in advance and sorry for my bad english.

Simas · Answer 1 · 2014-07-09T07:02:04.273

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You should use a meta data tags for Up button to work on older APIs:

        android:parentActivityName=".MainActivity">
        <meta-data
            android:name="android.support.PARENT_ACTIVITY"
            android:value="MainActivity" />

EDIT:

You already have the parentActivityName, so add only the meta tag to your AndroidManifest.xml file's tags. Like so:

    <activity
        android:name="in.datumdata.hosurdata.MovieActivity"
        android:label="Movie Details"
        android:parentActivityName="in.datumdata.hosurdata.MainActvity"
        android:screenOrientation="portrait">
        <meta-data
            android:name="android.support.PARENT_ACTIVITY"
            android:value="in.datumdata.hosurdata.MainActvity" />
    </activity>

edited Jul 09 '14 at 07:02

answered Jul 09 '14 at 06:51

Simas

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should i add this in each and every activity – Prashanth Jul 09 '14 at 07:03
To all activities that should have the **Up button**. Also change the activity names so they match the ones that should be called. – Simas Jul 09 '14 at 07:06
sorry din get u change activity name? – Prashanth Jul 09 '14 at 07:13
When you copy meta-data, change the `in.datumdata.hosurdata.MainActvity` to your activity. What's not to understand? – Simas Jul 09 '14 at 07:14
you mean to say instead of using in.datumdata.hosurdata.MainActvity just MainActivity is enough – Prashanth Jul 09 '14 at 07:17
I mean for different Activity you will use different meta-data. Like for Horscope Details, you will use `in.datumdata.hosurdata.HoroscopeActivity`, while for Movie Details you will use `in.datumdata.hosurdata.MovieActivity`. – Simas Jul 09 '14 at 07:25

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 09 '14 at 08:38

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Where you do this:

getActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);

Try doing this:

getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);

answered Jul 09 '14 at 08:38

masmic

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score 5 · Answer 3 · answered May 21 '19 at 08:59

If your activity gets called from multiple activities and specifying parent activity doesn't fit your use case, then you can fix it by adding this:

    getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);  (in onCreate)


    @Override
    public boolean onNavigateUp() {
        finish();
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onSupportNavigateUp() {
        finish();
        return true;
    }

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 11 '15 at 06:41

I had problems with support action bar and if you're using support actionbar then you've to add this line in your code.

getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);

And in the manifest you need to add

<meta-data
    android:name="android.support.PARENT_ACTIVITY"
    android:value="com.example.ParentActivity" />

So the activity declaration in manifest will look like:

<activity
    android:name="com.example.MyActivity"
    android:label="My Activity">
    <meta-data
        android:name="android.support.PARENT_ACTIVITY"
        android:value="com.example.ParentActivity" />
</activity>

You can't add android:parentActivityName="com.example.ParentActivity" in the activity declaration in manifest if you're using API level less than 16.

Android Action Bar navigation up button not working on devices

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