How to Stop Activity Restart on Rotation in Android

In this simple tip, I am going to show how to stop activity restart when rotating/changing orientation in android device and emulator. By default in android while rotating the screen, the activity gets automatically restarted. So, following example shows you how to prevent/solved it.

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To stop restarting android activity you have to add a line in AndroidManifest.xml file of android project.
android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation"

Android Example: How to Stop Activity Restart on Rotation

XML Layout File

res/layout/stop_restart_activity_when_rotate.xml

Java Activity File

src/StopRestartActivityWhenRotate.java

AndroidManifest.xml File

src/main/AndroidMainfest.xml

Now, run your Stop Activity Restart on Rotation application and type any word in edit box and rotate your device screen.