Android android:parentActivityName go to previous Activity

Question

When I press the arrow back I want to navigate to my previous screen(where I came from). So if I'm in MainActivity and go to setting I want the arrow to point back to MainActivity, but if I'm in another Activity I want it to go back to that activity.

<activity
    android:name=".SettingsActivity"
    android:label="@string/action_settings"
    android:parentActivityName=".MainActivity" >
</activity>

possible duplicate of [Android: Go back to previous activity](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4038479/android-go-back-to-previous-activity) — Faiyaz, Aug 19 '15 at 11:21
WHen you write "the arrow back" do you mean the hardware BACK button (at the bottom of the phone) or the soft arrow shown on the left side of the title bar? — David Wasser, Aug 19 '15 at 19:03

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 19 '15 at 11:21

How do you start settings activity?

Just use startActivity(intent) in main activity and don't call finish() method. It should be handled automatically.

sample code:

Intent intent = new Intent(MainActivity.this, SettingsActivity.class);
startActivity(intent);

just comment what's your problem exactly and I'll edit my answer.

Android android:parentActivityName go to previous Activity

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