WM22 Android - prevent re-starting on Overview button

Hi All,

I think this has been asked before but I can't find the post.

When using the 'Overview' button with WM apps, they sometimes re-start rather than allowing the user to pick up where they left off. Not every time, but enough to make it a problem.

Is there a way to prevent a re-start happening from the Overview?

Thanks

Pete

Hi Peter,

I have seen the same thing happening for one of my application, and numerous applications that I'm using on different phones and tablet... It SEEMS that it started with android 7 and is NOT windev mobile specific (I found multiple references to the problem on android development forums).

I have contacted PCSoft regarding that problem and unfortunately, even with all my details, they were not able to reproduce the problem.

So the workaround I coded BEFORE contacting PCSoft is still in function to this day. Here is how I made it work:
- First, I have to tell you that my application is using a persistant thread, and that thread is NOT stopped in your circumstances; but the windows ARE closed.
- in the project code area "loosing focus" (can't remember the exact name) which is fired each time your application is loosing the screen, basically; I run a global procedure saving everything that needs to be saved (windows/plane/fields visibility/content)
- in the project code area "gaining focus" (can't remember the exact name) which is fired when the window is coming back to the screen, whether it has been closed or not, I reset everything based on what I saved. On the phones where the problem does not appear, this code runs for nothing as everything is already set up properly, but when the problem IS there, my code reset instantly everything that is needed, and it's invisible to the user

FYI: all this was done in v22 (not tested in v23 yet)

Hope this helps

Best regards

Fabrice Harari
International WinDev, WebDev and WinDev mobile Consulting

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/18/2018 01:34PM by fabriceharari.

Thanks Fabrice