Android Fragment lifecycle over orientation changes

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You’re layering your Fragments one on top of the other.

When a config change occurs the old Fragment adds itself to the new Activity when it’s recreated. This is a massive pain in the rear most of the time.

You can stop errors occurring by using the same Fragment rather than recreating a new one. Simply add this code:

if (savedInstanceState == null) {
    // only create fragment if activity is started for the first time
    mFragmentManager = getSupportFragmentManager();
    FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction = mFragmentManager.beginTransaction();

    FragmentOne fragment = new FragmentOne();

    fragmentTransaction.add(R.id.fragment_container, fragment);
    fragmentTransaction.commit();
} else {        
    // do nothing - fragment is recreated automatically
}

Be warned though: problems will occur if you try and access Activity Views from inside the Fragment as the lifecycles will subtly change. (Getting Views from a parent Activity from a Fragment isn’t easy).

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