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What methods are used for navigation between screens in Android applications?

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Answer from AI

Navigation between screens (Activity or Fragment) in Android applications can be done in several ways:

  1. Using Intent to transition between Activities

    Intent intent = new Intent(CurrentActivity.this, NextActivity.class);
    startActivity(intent);
    
  2. Navigation using FragmentManager to replace fragments within a single Activity

    FragmentTransaction transaction = getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
    transaction.replace(R.id.container, new NextFragment());
    transaction.addToBackStack(null);
    transaction.commit();
    
  3. Navigation Component — a modern way of navigation that simplifies managing transitions and passing data between screens, using a navigation graph (nav_graph.xml).

  4. Using third-party libraries — for example, Flow or others, but most often the standard tools are sufficient.

The choice of method depends on the application's architecture and navigation requirements.

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