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Android Build a Self-Destructing Message Android App Adding Users Using Parse.com Logging Out

Posted by Carla Brooks
Carla Brooks
803 Points

What happens when the user press the backButton, is shows the previous activity? How can I prevent this?

How can i prevent the user to go into a previous state when he or she presses the backbutton?

Carla Brooks
Carla Brooks
803 Points

THANKS A LOT!!!!!! It works now!! :D

1 Answer

Deepak Bharanikana
Deepak Bharanikana
7,629 Points
Deepak Bharanikana
Deepak Bharanikana
7,629 Points

You can use finish() (finishing activity). So the previous activity will not be in your backstack

Harry James
Harry James
14,780 Points
Harry James
Harry James
14,780 Points

Thanks for that Deepak! I moved your comment to an answer so that Juan C Valverde S can mark it as the Best Answer at their will :)