Android - Performing stop of activity that is not resumed

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Salmaan picture Salmaan · Oct 15, 2014 · Viewed 77.4k times · Source

When I push my app to background, and do some other stuff like whatsapp or sms, onResume it works great.
But I recently discovered that when I open/launch facebook app while my app is on background, I don't know what happens...
But onResume, the app misbehaves...
Don't do what it is required to do, but when I go back to homepage and come back it works fine Please help me out.. how to fix it ???

Logcat with all messages (without filter)

10-15 12:53:59.899: I/Adreno-EGL(32033): Remote Branch: quic/LNX.LA.3.5.1_RB1.1
10-15 12:53:59.899: I/Adreno-EGL(32033): Local Patches: NONE
10-15 12:53:59.899: I/Adreno-EGL(32033): Reconstruct Branch: AU_LINUX_ANDROID_LNX.LA.3.5.1_RB1.04.04.02.048.018 + f2fd134 +  NOTHING
10-15 12:53:59.924: D/OpenGLRenderer(32033): Enabling debug mode 0
10-15 12:54:00.000: V/AlarmManager(7677): sending alarm Alarm{42cfa490 type 3 android}
10-15 12:54:00.110: I/ActivityManager(7677): Displayed uk.org.humanfocus.hfi/.EvaluateTrainingActivity: +838ms
10-15 12:54:00.114: D/WifiStateMachine(7677): handleMessage: E msg.what=151572
10-15 12:54:00.114: D/WifiStateMachine(7677): processMsg: ConnectedState
10-15 12:54:00.114: D/WifiStateMachine(7677): processMsg: L2ConnectedState
10-15 12:54:02.258: V/AlarmManager(7677): sending alarm Alarm{42ebd600 type 1 com.facebook.katana}
10-15 12:54:02.274: V/AlarmManager(7677): sending alarm Alarm{42ec0ff0 type 1 com.android.chrome}
10-15 12:54:02.428: D/hardware_info(7386): hw_info_append_hw_type : device_name = speaker
10-15 12:54:03.011: W/BroadcastQueue(7677): Permission Denial: broadcasting Intent { act=android.net.conn.INET_CONDITION_ACTION flg=0x4000010 (has extras) } from null (pid=-1, uid=-1) requires com.facebook.permission.prod.FB_APP_COMMUNICATION due to registered receiver BroadcastFilter{41fdecd0 u0 ReceiverList{42b2f608 31941 com.facebook.katana/10103/u0 remote:429a17e8}}
10-15 12:54:03.011: W/BroadcastQueue(7677): Permission Denial: broadcasting Intent { act=android.net.conn.CONNECTIVITY_CHANGE flg=0x4000010 (has extras) } from null (pid=-1, uid=-1) requires com.facebook.permission.prod.FB_APP_COMMUNICATION due to registered receiver BroadcastFilter{41fdecd0 u0 ReceiverList{42b2f608 31941 com.facebook.katana/10103/u0 remote:429a17e8}}
10-15 12:54:03.118: D/WifiStateMachine(7677): handleMessage: E msg.what=151572
10-15 12:54:03.118: D/WifiStateMachine(7677): processMsg: ConnectedState
10-15 12:54:03.118: D/WifiStateMachine(7677): processMsg: L2ConnectedState
10-15 12:54:03.140: D/WifiStateMachine(7677): handleMessage: X
10-15 12:54:03.141: D/GCoreFlp(8174): Unknown pending intent to remove.
10-15 12:54:03.145: W/fb4a(:<default>):AbstractMqttPushService(31941): Attempt to start service that is already started
10-15 12:54:03.242: D/WifiStateMachine(7677): handleMessage: E msg.what=131155
10-15 12:54:03.242: D/WifiStateMachine(7677): processMsg: ConnectedState
10-15 12:54:03.243: D/WifiStateMachine(7677): processMsg: L2ConnectedState
10-15 12:54:03.245: D/WifiStateMachine(7677): handleMessage: X
10-15 12:54:03.319: D/dalvikvm(31941): GC_CONCURRENT freed 1833K, 9% free 20190K/22072K, paused 5ms+7ms, total 86ms
10-15 12:54:03.320: D/dalvikvm(31941): WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 68ms
10-15 12:54:03.323: W/MediaPlayer-JNI(31941): MediaPlayer finalized without being released
10-15 12:54:03.452: W/BroadcastQueue(7677): Permission Denial: broadcasting Intent { act=android.net.conn.CONNECTIVITY_CHANGE flg=0x4000010 (has extras) } from null (pid=-1, uid=-1) requires com.facebook.permission.prod.FB_APP_COMMUNICATION due to registered receiver BroadcastFilter{42b51d68 u0 ReceiverList{429feb50 31941 com.facebook.katana/10103/u0 remote:41fb8788}}
10-15 12:54:03.573: W/fb4a(:<default>):JACKSON_FALLBACK(31941): Using com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.std.EnumDeserializer@42914bc8 to deserialize [simple type, class com.facebook.common.util.TriState]
10-15 12:54:03.587: W/fb4a(:<default>):JACKSON_FALLBACK(31941): Using com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.std.EnumDeserializer@42bb3100 to deserialize [simple type, class com.facebook.contacts.graphql.contactprofiletype.ContactProfileType]
10-15 12:54:03.957: D/dalvikvm(31941): GC_CONCURRENT freed 3400K, 15% free 20455K/23952K, paused 4ms+7ms, total 88ms
10-15 12:54:03.957: D/dalvikvm(31941): WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 75ms
10-15 12:54:04.099: W/fb4a(:<default>):JACKSON_FALLBACK(31941): Using BeanSerializer for com.facebook.katana.newbookmark.qe.NewBookmarkConfig to serialize class com.facebook.katana.newbookmark.qe.NewBookmarkConfig
10-15 12:54:04.119: D/WifiStateMachine(7677): handleMessage: E msg.what=151572
10-15 12:54:04.120: D/WifiStateMachine(7677): processMsg: ConnectedState
10-15 12:54:04.120: D/WifiStateMachine(7677): processMsg: L2ConnectedState
10-15 12:54:04.124: D/WifiStateMachine(7677): handleMessage: X
10-15 12:54:04.177: W/fb4a(:<default>):JACKSON_FALLBACK(31941): Using com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.std.EnumDeserializer@42a30980 to deserialize [simple type, class com.facebook.platform.webdialogs.PlatformWebViewActionManifest$FetchState]
10-15 12:54:04.197: I/dalvikvm(31941): Could not find method com.android.internal.widget.ILockSettings$Stub.a, referenced from method com.facebook.keyguardtype.LockSettingsServiceKeyguardTypeResolver.b
10-15 12:54:04.197: W/dalvikvm(31941): VFY: unable to resolve static method 5338: Lcom/android/internal/widget/ILockSettings$Stub;.a (Landroid/os/IBinder;)Lcom/android/internal/widget/ILockSettings;
10-15 12:54:04.197: D/dalvikvm(31941): VFY: replacing opcode 0x71 at 0x0023
10-15 12:54:04.440: I/SBar.NetworkController(7758): onSignalStrengthsChanged SignalStrength: 19 0 -120 -160 -120 -1 -1 99 2147483647 2147483647 2147483647 2147483647 2147483647 gsm|lte 0 -108 -1 false 5 5 0 0 0 99 99 99 5 level=5
10-15 12:54:04.814: V/WebViewChromiumFactoryProvider(31941): Binding Chromium to main looper Looper (main, tid 1) {41f8cbd0}
10-15 12:54:04.815: I/LibraryLoader(31941): Expected native library version number "",actual native library version number ""
10-15 12:54:04.816: I/chromium(31941): [INFO:library_loader_hooks.cc(116)] Chromium logging enabled: level = 0, default verbosity = 0
10-15 12:54:04.817: I/BrowserStartupController(31941): Initializing chromium process, renderers=0
10-15 12:54:04.822: E/AudioManagerAndroid(31941): BLUETOOTH permission is missing!
10-15 12:54:04.864: W/chromium(31941): [WARNING:proxy_service.cc(890)] PAC support disabled because there is no system implementation
10-15 12:54:05.121: D/WifiStateMachine(7677): handleMessage: E msg.what=151572
10-15 12:54:05.121: D/WifiStateMachine(7677): processMsg: ConnectedState
10-15 12:54:05.122: D/WifiStateMachine(7677): processMsg: L2ConnectedState

And this is onResume()

super.onResume();

        if (backgroundThreadRunning == true) {
            backgroundThreadRunning = false;
        }

        if (Constants.isVideoEditing)
            editingProgress.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
        else
            editingProgress.setVisibility(View.GONE);

        if (Constants.isAudioProcessing)
            addAudioProgress.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
        else
            addAudioProgress.setVisibility(View.GONE);

        if (isHomeKeyPressed() && !(isRecentActivity)) {
            isRecentActivity = false;
            homeKeyPressed(false);
            AlertDialog.Builder ab = new AlertDialog.Builder(
                    CreateTrainingActivity.this);
            ab.setMessage(
                    "Due to Other Application Launches, video process will be cancelled!\nAre you sure you want to cancel?")
                    .setPositiveButton("Yes", dialogClickListener)
                    .setNegativeButton("No", dialogClickListener).show();
        }

    };

EDIT: HOW I FIXED THE ISSUE

I wrote this code in onResume() method 

try {
    // check if any view exists on current view
    style = ((Button) findViewById(R.id.xyz_button));   
} catch (Exception e) {
    // Button was not found
    // It means, your button doesn't exist on the "current" view
    // It was freed from the memory, therefore stop of activity was performed
    // In this case I restart my app
    Intent i = new Intent();
    i.setClass(getApplicationContext(), MainActivity.class);
    i.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
    startActivity(i);
    // Show toast to the user
    Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Data lost due to excess use of other apps", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}

Answer

Whisky picture Whisky · Oct 15, 2014

One Line: It seems some of your activity variables were freed from memory as Android OS needed memory for the Facebook application.

Explanation: When an application in foreground needs more memory than that is available, Android frees some memory from the apps that are running in background. Foreground tasks always have higher priority than background applications.

So, what might have happened to your application while it was in background is that some of its variables have lost their values which you are using in your onResume(). Because of this they are holding wrong values or default values (you can check by using Sysout) as they are re-created when you again bring your app to foreground and due to which some of your code is not working right.

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