onBackPressed() method not triggered in AppCompatActivity

Question

AppCompatActivity onBackPressed() method fails to trigger in my activity.

I see the back arrow button and get the animation when pressing it, but nothing else happens. a

Answer 1

back_button on the actionbar

this will wok

Toolbar toolbar=(Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.appBar);
setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
getSupportActionBar().setDisplayOptions(ActionBar.DISPLAY_HOME_AS_UP);
getSupportActionBar().setDisplayShowHomeEnabled(true);

@Override
public void onBackPressed() {
super.onBackPressed();
this.finish();

}

or set which activity load when click back