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# [Where Did My Screen Go? Reading the Android Back Stack Like a Map](https://android-expert.hashnode.dev/where-did-my-screen-go-reading-the-android-back-stack-like-a-map?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

A visual guide to singleTop, singleTask and singleInstance, plus the intent flag and PendingIntent traps behind back stack bugs.

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