Resume application and stack from notification

Question

I want to resume my app from a status bar notification in the exact same manner as when the user taps its icon in the launcher.

That is: I want the stack to be in th

Answer 1

Just use the same intent filters as Android uses when it launches the app:

final Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(context, YourActivity.class);
notificationIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
notificationIntent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_LAUNCHER);
notificationIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);

As the Intent you created to open your Activity from the notification bar is the same as Android used for launching your app, the previously opened Activity will be shown instead of creating a new one.