When the screen orientation changes the system will, by default, destroy the current activity and create a new one while preserving its state

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I can not able to understand this sentence in android documention. Since it is saying

When the screen orientation changes the system will, by default, destroy the current activity.

and it also saying

create a new one while preserving its state.

but actully it is contrary. How could it be? Can anybody explan to me.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:55

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