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how to restore last opened fragment inside an activity after getting back from another actvivty

I'm using multiple fragments inside an activity like this flow: Fragment A has a list on it's item click Fragment B opens and it also has a list opens Fragment C which has a list Open another Activity , The problem is when I go back from the other Activity I found Fragment A is opened, How I restore the last Fragment C when go back from the other activity?
here is the code of replacing Fragment inside my activity
protected void showFragment(Fragment fragment) {
String TAG = fragment.getClass().getSimpleName();
FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction = getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
fragmentTransaction.replace(R.id.container_home, fragment, TAG);
fragmentTransaction.addToBackStack(TAG);
fragmentTransaction.commit();
}

replace removes the existing fragment and adds a new fragment. This means when you press back button the fragment that got replaced will be created with its onCreateView being invoked. Whereas add retains the existing fragments and adds a new fragment that means existing fragment will be active.
Use add instead of replace
fragmentTransaction.add(R.id.container_home, fragment, TAG);
I had the same issue solved using the above code.

You can use
fragmentTransaction.addToBackStack(null);
instead of,
fragmentTransaction.addToBackStack(TAG);
Hope Your problem will solve.

FragmentTransaction::replace() with or without addToBackStack()

Having a flow to add fragment and later replace() fragment. All fragment are dynamically added, but not all call addToBackStack().
getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction()
.add(R.id.frgment_holder, frgmtA, frgmtA.NAME)
.commit();
and in somewhere it could add another, like:
getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction()
.replace(R.id.frgment_holder, frgmtB)
.addToBackStack(frgmtB.NAME)
.commit();
the replace() with the frgmtB will remove the frgmtA from the container R.id.frgment_holder.
if press back button at this state, it will pop the frgmtB. But will it recreate the frgmtA even if it did not call addToBackStack() when did the adding?
if in the flow of adding fragment into same container with a serials mixed add() and replace() calls, and someone call addToBackStack() but someone do not, how would the back button behavior?
EDIT:
after
getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction()
.replace(R.id.frgment_holder, frgmtB)
.addToBackStack(frgmtB.NAME)
.commit();
will the
getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentByTag(frgmtA.NAME);
still find the the frgmtA? what if when add frgmtA also called addToBackStack();
The doc says "This first searches through fragments that are currently added to the manager's activity; if no such fragment is found, then all fragments currently on the back stack are searched."
The case would be
adding frgmtA; not call add to stack; UI state changed here;
(what if the frgmtA is not dynamically added by add(), but sepcified in layout file with class="frgmtA"?).
replace() with frgmtB; addToStack();
replace() with frgmtC; addToStack();
then if the stackTop is frgmtC, would like the back button press to bring back the first frgmtA with its last UI state.

1.
.add(R.id.frgment_holder, frgmtA, frgmtA.NAME)
.commit();
.replace(R.id.frgment_holder, frgmtB, frgmtB.NAME)
.addToBackStack(frgmtB.NAME)
.commit();`
the replace will remove the frgmtA from the the holder and its onDestroyView will be called (but since it is referenced in the backstack’s transaction data, frgmtA is NOT destroyed). And the frgmtB will be added to the holder.
Since the frgmtA is not destroyed, the
getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentByTag(frgmtA.NAME);
will find it.
after then, press on back button, it will pop the top transaction from the backStack, then reversing the transaction. i.e. remove frgmtB from the holder and add frgmtA back to the holder. Since there is no more reference to frgmtB its onDestroy is called.
2.
in the case of
add frgmtA;
replace() with frgmtB; addToStack();
replace() with frgmtC; addToStack();
If want to back press to jump to frgmtA, need to override onBackPressed(), in it
do
popBackStack(frgmtB.NAME, POP_BACK_STACK_INCLUSIVE),
which will toss out the transaction in the stack above stack entry named frgmtB.NAME and do reverse the transaction on it, which will add back the frgmtA in the holder.

Unless you interfere with the Back button logic using onBackPressed() or addOnBackStackChangedListener(), things are straight forward
if you add a fragment through addToBackStack(), it will be removed when Back is tapped
if there are no other fragments left in the back stack, app will be closed

try this anyone line as your demand
its 4 differnt lines code you have checked
getActivity().getSupportFragmentManager().popBackStack(null, FragmentManager.POP_BACK_STACK_INCLUSIVE);
getActivity().getSupportFragmentManager().popBackStackImmediate(null, FragmentManager.POP_BACK_STACK_INCLUSIVE);
FragmentTransaction transaction = getActivity().getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
transaction.replace(R.id.framelayout, fragment);
transaction.addToBackStack(null);
getActivity().getSupportFragmentManager().popBackStack();

Get that a fragment is first item in stackk

I have an activity that manages a list of fragments. Each Time I want to add a fragment to the stack i call
FragmentTransaction ft = getFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
ft.replace(R.id.layout, fragment, tag);
ft.addToBackStack(null);
Then I constantly push/pop different fragments on and off the stack. When I push them off i call
getFragmentManager().popBackStackImmediate();
Does anyone know of a way for the Fragment to know that it is now the top fragment in the stack? i.e. I have a fragments on a stack in order of A B C D. If i pop D off the stack, is there anyway for C to know that it is currently on the top of the stack?
Thanks in advance!

In your ft.addToBackStack(null);, set a name instead of null. You can then use this to identify a backstack entry.
i.e.
BackStackEntry currentBackStack = getSupportFragmentManager().getBackStackEntryAt(getSupportFragmentManager().getBackStackEntryCount()-1);
currentBackStack.getName();//your identifier
This gets the last item in the backstack, and gets the name of that backstack entry.
You can do this in each fragment, and check if the name matches.

Android fragment instances avoid duplicates

Hi I am not sure I am doing the right thing. I have several fragments in one activity (not shown at the same time). When I add the fragment do I have to check if a previous instance exists? I am using the compatibility package and my fragment CameraFragment is a separate class (in its own file):
private void addNewFragment(Fragment fragment, String tag) {
FragmentTransaction ft = getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
ft.replace(R.id.frag1, fragment, tag);
ft.setTransition(FragmentTransaction.TRANSIT_FRAGMENT_OPEN);
ft.addToBackStack(null);
ft.commit();
}
and then :
public void startPicTaking() {
addNewFragment(CameraFragment.newInstance(), TAG_PIC_TAKING);
}
So each time a user clicks a button to take a picture I use this methods BUT shall I verify if the fragment already exists and remove it first or does the static method newInstance make sure the fragment is not duplicated?
I have read the doc several times but I don't understand why the line:
ft.addToBackStack(null);
what is it for? I know you can pop the back stack and it keeps the transaction but how can it be used and for what? Is it necessary or if I don't use it I can skip it?
thanks

I have several fragments in one activity (not shown at the same time). When I add the fragment do I have to check if a previous instance exists?
No, it will just create a new instance of that Fragment when it adds the next instance of it. It will not affect the previous instance of it.
So each time a user clicks a button to take a picture I use this methods BUT shall I verify if the fragment already exists and remove it first or does the static method newInstance make sure the fragment is not duplicated?
You could do that if you wanted to, to ensure that no Fragment appears twice in the stack. (So when you hit back, you don't get the same activity again.) Depending on exactly what appears in your back stack, you may not want to remove stuff lower down. (Consider that a user expects previous fragments to appear when he hits the back button.)
I have read the doc several times but I don't understand why the line: ft.addToBackStack(null); what is it for?
When Fragment objects are added to the back stack, then each time the user hits back, they will go to the previous item on the stack. If you do not add an item to the back stack, the user will not encounter it when they hit the back button.

Not return to dialogfragment after fragment

I have Fragment1. On them, i pressed button and start DialogFramgent. On DialogFragment i pressed button and start Fragment2. When i pressed back, i am return to Fragment1, but not to DialogFragmnet

You can add the fragment to the backstack. A call addToBackStack() should solve the problem. Straight from the documentation: "This back stack is managed by the activity and allows the user to return to the previous fragment state, by pressing the Back button". See for details:
http://developer.android.com/guide/components/fragments.html
Jasper

A great feature about using fragments in your activity is the ability to add, remove, replace, and perform other actions with them, in response to user interaction. Each set of changes that you commit to the activity is called a transaction and you can perform one using APIs in FragmentTransaction. You can also save each transaction to a back stack managed by the activity, allowing the user to navigate backward through the fragment changes (similar to navigating backward through activities).
You can acquire an instance of FragmentTransaction from the FragmentManager like this:
FragmentManager fragmentManager = getFragmentManager();
FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction = fragmentManager.beginTransaction();
Each transaction is a set of changes that you want to perform at the same time. You can set up all the changes you want to perform for a given transaction using methods such as add(), remove(), and replace(). Then, to apply the transaction to the activity, you must call commit().
Before you call commit(), however, you might want to call addToBackStack(), in order to add the transaction to a back stack of fragment transactions. This back stack is managed by the activity and allows the user to return to the previous fragment state, by pressing the Back button.