What Is Android launchMode singleTask?
Contents in This Launch Mode a New Task Will Always Be Created and a New Instance Will Be Pushed to the Task as the Root One. If an Instance of Activity Exists...
In this launch mode a new task will always be created and a new instance will be pushed to the task as the root one. If an instance of activity exists on the separate task, a new instance will not be created and Android system routes the intent information through onNewIntent() method.
What is Launchmode singleTask?
If you look at androids documentation it says. ” A “singleTask” activity allows other activities to be part of its task. It’s always at the root of its task, but other activities (necessarily “standard” and “singleTop” activities) can be launched into that task.”
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What is single instance in Android?
A “singleInstance” activity stands alone as the only activity in its task. If it starts another activity, that activity will be launched into a different task regardless of its launch mode — as if FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK was in the intent. In all other respects, the “singleInstance” mode is identical to “singleTask”.
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