Chrome Custom Tab does not go back to app

Question

I have a WebView that loads a HTML with links inside. Those links are opened using Chrome Custom Tabs.

Strange scenario:

Open Chrome browser
Open app
Press any link (this will open a Chrome Custom Tab)
Press the back button or the "x" button on the Custom Tab
Instead of going back to the app the chrome browser is shown.

[updated] The launch mode of my activity, set in the AndroidManifest, is singleInstance.

Luan Barbosa · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-07T06:11:59.253

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The problem is that my activity had the launch mode "singleInstance". Changing to "singleTask" or not having a launchMode set in the AndroidManifest solves the problem.

Don't know why is that. If you know why, I will gladly mark your explanation as the solution.

edited Jul 07 '16 at 06:11

answered Jul 06 '16 at 13:08

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score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 28 '16 at 07:42

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This can also happen if you use the application context instead of an activity context.

answered Dec 28 '16 at 07:42

Tyler Pfaff

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This was exactly my problem, thank you for leaving this comment even though it was not selected as the answer. – Jeff Jun 22 '17 at 16:02
Thanks @JeffB. Glad it helped! – Tyler Pfaff Jun 22 '17 at 22:49

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Feb 12 '20 at 21:29

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add android:noHistory="true" to manifest.xml where you've defined activity. It is working perfectly

edited Feb 12 '20 at 21:29

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answered Feb 12 '20 at 19:30

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Chrome Custom Tab does not go back to app

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