Activity has leaked window that was originally added

Question

What is this error, and why does it happen?

05-17 18:24:57.069: ERROR/WindowManager(18850): Activity com.mypkg.myP has leaked window com.android.internal.pol         


        

Answer 1

This problem arises when trying to show a Dialog after you've exited an Activity.

I just solved this problem just by writing down the following code:

@Override
public void onDestroy(){
    super.onDestroy();
    if ( progressDialog!=null && progressDialog.isShowing() ){
        progressDialog.cancel();
    }
}

Basically, from which class you started progressDialog, override onDestroy method and do this way. It solved "Activity has leaked window" problem.