How can I prevent the current tab view from being lost when rotating the screen?

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I have tabhost with 4 tabs. If I (for example) open tab #3, start a simple alert dialog, and then rotate the phone a few times, it loses focus on which tab was open before, so when I press back, tab #1 shows up instead of tab #3.

I would be very grateful for a solution or any hints to solve this problem.

protected void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {   
        super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
        saveState();
    }
    protected void onPause() {
        super.onPause();
        saveState();
    }
    protected void onResume() {
        super.onResume();
        getTabHost().setCurrentTab(currentTab);
    }   
    private void saveState(){
        currentTab=getTabHost().getCurrentTab();
    }

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:04

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Did you try save state of TabHost? If not - check Reto Meier answer in this discussion.

You can save current position of TabHost using getCurrentTab at onSaveInstanceState, and restore it at onRestoreInstanceState using setCurrentTab.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:04

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answered Feb 11 '11 at 10:44

AlexKorovyansky

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Thank you very much for your response. I updated what I tried (that does not work). – Dan Feb 11 '11 at 10:54

How can I prevent the current tab view from being lost when rotating the screen?

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