एक Activity हे एक एकल स्क्रीन प्रतिनिधित्व करते ज्यामध्ये user interface असते — एक मूलभूत Android component. त्याचा lifecycle (states आणि callbacks चा क्रम जो तो create, show, hide आणि destroy होतो) हा resources आणि state योग्यरित्या manage करण्यासाठी समजणे महत्वाचे आहे.
Activity म्हणजे काय
An ACTIVITY = one screen of the app (a UI the user interacts with):
→ an app is typically several activities (a login screen, a home screen, etc.)
→ the OS manages activities and calls LIFECYCLE methods as their state changes
Activity lifecycle
Key lifecycle callbacks (the OS calls these as the activity's state changes):
onCreate() → activity is being CREATED → initialize UI, set up (called once)
onStart() → becoming VISIBLE to the user
onResume() → now in the FOREGROUND, interactive (user can interact)
onPause() → losing focus (another activity coming in front) → pause/save lightly
onStop() → no longer VISIBLE → release resources, stop heavy work
onDestroy() → being DESTROYED → final cleanup
→ Flow: onCreate → onStart → onResume → [running] → onPause → onStop → onDestroy
