Android - Build a notification, TaskStackBuilder.addParentStack not working

Question

I\'m trying to launch an activity from a notification like the Android docs explain, but when I open the notification and then press the back button, the HomeActivity (paren

Answer 1

You need to add the parent stack for the activity you're launching, not the parent of it.

Replace:

stackBuilder.addParentStack(MainActivity.class);

with:

stackBuilder.addParentStack( MatchActivity.class );

This assumes that you've defined the parent in your Manifest (API 16+):

If you're developing for under API 16, then you have to define the parent as: