Configuration changed (orientation change) and destroying Activities - is this the way it's supposed to work?

Question

I read up on how Android handles \"configuration changes\" - by destroying the active Activity.

I really want to know from Android Team why this is. I would apprecia

Answer 1

@Alex's approach above pointed me to a really, really useful solution when using fragments:

Fragments usually get recreated on configuration change. If you don't wish this to happen, use

setRetainInstance(true); in the Fragment's constructor(s)

This will cause fragments to be retained during configuration change.

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Fragment.html#setRetainInstance(boolean)