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I did not find any thread on StackOverflow that answer my question. I have already seen this Android singletop singleinstance and singletask but that question is related to his project scenario.
What are the differences between singleTask and singleInstance?? I have read the docs but could not understand..
I have read this thread also Android singleTask or singleInstance launch mode? but I could not understand. Sorry
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singleInstance:- Same as singleTask, except that the no activities instance can be pushed into the same task of the singleInstance's. Accordingly, the activity with launch mode is always in a single activity instance task.
standard and singleTop comes in one side and singleTask and singleInstance comes in another side. The main difference between standard and singleTop is in standard, every time a new intent for standard activity, a new instance is created.
A "singleInstance" activity stands alone as the only activity in its task. If it starts another activity, that activity will be launched into a different task regardless of its launch mode — as if FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK was in the intent. In all other respects, the "singleInstance" mode is identical to "singleTask".
3. singleTask. In this launch mode a new task will always be created and a new instance will be pushed to the task as the root one. If an instance of activity exists on the separate task, a new instance will not be created and Android system routes the intent information through onNewIntent() method.
What is unclear from the docs ?
The "singleTask" and "singleInstance" modes also differ from each other in only one respect: A "singleTask" activity allows other activities to be part of its task. It's always at the root of its task, but other activities (necessarily "standard" and "singleTop" activities) can be launched into that task. A "singleInstance" activity, on the other hand, permits no other activities to be part of its task. It's the only activity in the task. If it starts another activity, that activity is assigned to a different task — as if FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK was in the intent.
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singleTask :- A new task will always be created and a new instance will be pushed to the task as the root. However, if any activity instance exists in any tasks, the system routes the intent to that activity instance through the onNewIntent() method call. In this mode, activity instances can be pushed to the same task. This mode is useful for activities that act as the entry points.
singleInstance:- Same as singleTask, except that the no activities instance can be pushed into the same task of the singleInstance’s. Accordingly, the activity with launch mode is always in a single activity instance task. This is a very specialized mode and should only be used in applications that are implemented entirely as one activity.
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