Android: Is onPause() guaranteed to be called after finish()?

Question

Couldn\'t find a solid answer to this anywhere. I have a method where finish() is being called, and onPause() is called afterward.

Is onPause() guaranteed to be cal

Answer 1

It is a bit late but may help future visitors.

I faced the problem of onPause() not being called when I tried to make an splash screen for my app following this tutorial.

After some fiddling around and forcing my mind I figured out why! the onCreate() method looks like this:

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    Intent intent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
    startActivity(intent);
    finish();
}

So before the activity gets a chance to get started or resumed I was forcing it to be finished and so bypassing the other state method calls!

But as far as I know from the official Activity documentation in any other situation (at least normal ones!) the onPause() method is guaranteed to be called!