Android: screen rotation, on destroy and services connundrum

Question

I\'ve modified the bluetooth chat example from the SDK demos to be able to control an arduino powered bluetooth LED matrix. Using the chat program, I can send messages to the

Answer 1

to add to @alex.veprix to the point (and correct I must mention) answer, if you're building for devices with API level 13 or higher, don't forget to add ScreenSize attribute in the following way: android:configChanges="orientation|screenSize"

Details here: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/activity-element.html