You can use this :
1) How can i know if activity is running or not?
class MyActivity extends Activity {
static boolean active = false;
@Override
public void onStart() {
super.onStart();
active = true;
}
@Override
public void onStop() {
super.onStop();
active = false;
}
}
2) How to check if activity is in foreground or in visible background?
public class MyApplication extends Application {
public static boolean isActivityVisible() {
return activityVisible;
}
public static void activityResumed() {
activityVisible = true;
}
public static void activityPaused() {
activityVisible = false;
}
private static boolean activityVisible;
}
Register your application class in AndroidManifest.xml:
<application
android:name="your.app.package.MyApplication"
android:icon="@drawable/icon"
android:label="@string/app_name" >
Add onPause and onResume to every Activity in the project (you may create a common ancestor for your Activities if you'd like to, but if your activity is already extended from MapActivity/ListActivity etc. you still need to write the following by hand):
@Override
protected void onResume() {
super.onResume();
MyApplication.activityResumed();
}
@Override
protected void onPause() {
super.onPause();
MyApplication.activityPaused();
}
In your finish() method, you want to use isActivityVisible() to check if the activity is visible or not. There you can also check if the user has selected an option or not. Continue when both conditions are met.