Android: Go back to previous activity

intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);

This will get you to a previous activity keeping its stack and clearing all activities after it from the stack.

For example, if stack was A->B->C->D and you start B with this flag, stack will be A->B

Add this in your onCLick() method, it will go back to your previous activity

finish();

or You can use this. It worked perfectly for me

 @Override
  public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
  int id = item.getItemId();

      if ( id == android.R.id.home ) {
         finish();
         return true;
       }

  return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
  }

If you have setup correctly the AndroidManifest.xml file with activity parent, you can use :

NavUtils.navigateUpFromSameTask(this);

Where this is your child activity.

Got the same problem and

finish();  OR super.onBackPressed();

worked fine for me, both worked same, but no luck with return

There are few cases to go back to your previous activity:

Case 1: if you want take result back to your previous activity then ActivityA.java

 Intent intent = new Intent(ActivityA.this, FBHelperActivity.class);
               startActivityForResult(intent,2);

FBHelperActivity.java

 Intent returnIntent = new Intent();
 setResult(RESULT_OK, returnIntent);
 finish();

Case 2: ActivityA --> FBHelperActivity---->ActivityA

ActivityA.java

 Intent intent = new Intent(ActivityA.this, FBHelperActivity.class);
               startActivity(intent);

FBHelperActivity.java

after getting of result call finish();
 By this way your second activity will finish and because 
 you did not call finish() in your first activity then
 automatic first activity is in back ground, will visible.

First, thing you need to keep in mind that, if you want to go back to a previous activity. Then don't call finish() method when goes to another activity using Intent.

After that you have two way to back from current activity to previous activity:

Simply call:

finish()

OR

super.onBackPressed();

To go back from one activity to another by clicking back button use the code given below use current activity name and then the target activity.

@Override
public void onBackPressed() {
    // do something on back.
    startActivity(new Intent(secondActivity.this, MainActivity.class));
    return;
}