Hello.

When starting an application that is already running, is android smart enough to know that application is running before opening a new one? Or is this something the developer needs to code for?

It seems that I have multiple version of my app running at one time. I could be crazy...

Thanks.
Mike

Ofcourse Android is smart enough, if it wasn't the memory would be full after only a couple of text messages.
To start a new task, you can use a special flag in the Intent.

Thanks for the reply. Let me make sure we are talking about the same thing.

Here is the scenario.
I am in the application, doing whatever the app does. Then I hit the Home button on the phone. This takes me back to the home screen. I know my app is still running because I get notifications. At this point, if I go back to the apps screen and select my app again, will it open a new one or will it open the original.

I just need to be certain.

Thank you.

Android will reuse the existing process if it still exists (ie: it will try to open the original).

^^ what he (and I before) says(/said).

Btw: In the most cases, when an app needs to make continues notifications, you'd better use a service for that.

Okay, I just wanted to make sure we were on the same page.

BTW - I do use a service for notifications.

I appreciate the info.
Mike