title: android.view.WindowManager$BadTokenException: Unable to add window -- token android.os.BinderProxy@739b5ae is not valid
body: <p>I am calling another activity from main activity for download quotes in background. It's working fine sometimes, but if the user presses back button and leaves application, then tries to open the application again, sometimes the application crashes with the error below.   </p>
  
  <p>I have added logcat of error as well my class which I am calling from main activity. Whats is wrong in my code that crashes the app?</p>
  
  <p>The class that I am calling from Main Activity</p>
  
  <pre><code>private class CheckUpdates extends AsyncTask&lt;String, Void, Void&gt; {
  
          ProgressDialog mProgressDialog;
  
          @Override
          protected void onPostExecute(Void result) {
  
              mProgressDialog.dismiss();
              Log.d("DESOLF", "dismiss loading dialog");
              if (json != null) {
                  if (jsonResultNull.equals("true")) {
  
                      AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(
                              context);
                      builder.setTitle("Check Updates");
                      builder.setMessage("There are not any updates!");
  
                      builder.setNeutralButton("OK",
                              new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
  
                                  public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog,
                                          int id) {
  
                                  }
  
                              });
                      if(SettingsActivity.tocheck==1){
                      builder.show();
                      }
  
                  } else if(SettingsActivity.tocheck==1) {
                      AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(
                              context);
                      builder.setTitle("New Data Available");
                      String messageTxt = "";
                      if (authors.length() != 0 &amp;&amp; quotes.length() != 0) {
                          messageTxt = String.valueOf(authors.length())
                                  + " Categories and "
                                  + String.valueOf(quotes.length()) + " Quotes";
                      } else if (authors.length() != 0 &amp;&amp; quotes.length() == 0) {
                          messageTxt = String.valueOf(authors.length())
                                  + " Categories";
                      } else if (authors.length() == 0 &amp;&amp; quotes.length() != 0) {
                          messageTxt = String.valueOf(quotes.length())
                                  + " Status";
                      }
                      builder.setMessage("There are new " + messageTxt
                              + " Arrived. Download?");
  
                      builder.setPositiveButton("Yes",
                              new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
  
                                  public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog,
                                          int id) {
  
  
  
  
                                      Log.d("DESOLF", "start updates service");
                                      Intent getUpdates = new Intent(context,
                                              GetUpdatesService.class);
                                      jsonString = json.toString();
                                      //getUpdates.putExtra("json", json.toString());
                                      context.startService(getUpdates);
  
  
                                  }
  
  
                              });
  
  
                      builder.setNegativeButton("No",
                              new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
  
                                  public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog,
                                          int id) {
  
                                  }
  
                              });
  
                      builder.show();
                  }
                  else if(SettingsActivity.tocheck==0)
                  {
                      Log.d("DESOLF", "start updates service");
                      Intent getUpdates = new Intent(context,
                              GetUpdatesService.class);
                      jsonString = json.toString();
                      //getUpdates.putExtra("json", json.toString());
                      context.startService(getUpdates);
                  }
              } else {
                  AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(context);
                  builder.setTitle("Internet Connection Error");
                  builder.setMessage("Please connect to an internet connection!");
  
                  builder.setNeutralButton("OK",
                          new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
  
                              public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int id) {
  
                              }
  
                          });
                  builder.show();
              }
  
          }
  
          // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
          @Override
          protected void onPreExecute() {
              Log.d("DESOLF", "show loading dialog");
              mProgressDialog = ProgressDialog.show(context, "Please Wait",
                      "Downloading New Status...");
              mProgressDialog.setOnKeyListener(new OnKeyListener() {
                  @Override
                  public boolean onKey(DialogInterface dialog, int keyCode,
                          KeyEvent event) {
                      if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK
                              &amp;&amp; event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_UP)
                          mProgressDialog.dismiss();
                      return false;
                  }
              });         
          }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>My error logcat: </p>
  
  <pre><code>05-05 11:03:33.856: E/AndroidRuntime(19379): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
  05-05 11:03:33.856: E/AndroidRuntime(19379): Process: com.example.app, PID: 19379
  05-05 11:03:33.856: E/AndroidRuntime(19379): android.view.WindowManager$BadTokenException: Unable to add window -- token android.os.BinderProxy@739b5ae is not valid; is your activity running?
  05-05 11:03:33.856: E/AndroidRuntime(19379):    at android.view.ViewRootImpl.setView(ViewRootImpl.java:574)
  05-05 11:03:33.856: E/AndroidRuntime(19379):    at android.view.WindowManagerGlobal.addView(WindowManagerGlobal.java:282)
  05-05 11:03:33.856: E/AndroidRuntime(19379):    at android.view.WindowManagerImpl.addView(WindowManagerImpl.java:85)
  05-05 11:03:33.856: E/AndroidRuntime(19379):    at android.app.Dialog.show(Dialog.java:298)
  05-05 11:03:33.856: E/AndroidRuntime(19379):    at android.app.AlertDialog$Builder.show(AlertDialog.java:993)
  05-05 11:03:33.856: E/AndroidRuntime(19379):    at com.example.app.UpdateClass$CheckUpdates.onPostExecute(UpdateClass.java:207)
  05-05 11:03:33.856: E/AndroidRuntime(19379):    at com.example.app.UpdateClass$CheckUpdates.onPostExecute(UpdateClass.java:1)
  05-05 11:03:33.856: E/AndroidRuntime(19379):    at android.os.AsyncTask.finish(AsyncTask.java:636)
  05-05 11:03:33.856: E/AndroidRuntime(19379):    at android.os.AsyncTask.access$500(AsyncTask.java:177)
  05-05 11:03:33.856: E/AndroidRuntime(19379):    at android.os.AsyncTask$InternalHandler.handleMessage(AsyncTask.java:653)
  05-05 11:03:33.856: E/AndroidRuntime(19379):    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
  05-05 11:03:33.856: E/AndroidRuntime(19379):    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135)
  05-05 11:03:33.856: E/AndroidRuntime(19379):    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5930)
  05-05 11:03:33.856: E/AndroidRuntime(19379):    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
  05-05 11:03:33.856: E/AndroidRuntime(19379):    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)
  05-05 11:03:33.856: E/AndroidRuntime(19379):    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1405)
  05-05 11:03:33.856: E/AndroidRuntime(19379):    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1200)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The whole class</p>
  
  <pre><code>package com.example.app;
  import org.json.JSONArray;
  import org.json.JSONException;
  import org.json.JSONObject;
  import android.app.AlertDialog;
  import android.app.ProgressDialog;
  import android.content.Context;
  import android.content.DialogInterface;
  import android.content.DialogInterface.OnKeyListener;
  import android.content.Intent;
  import android.database.Cursor;
  import android.os.AsyncTask;
  import android.util.Log;
  import android.view.KeyEvent;
  import android.widget.Button;
  import android.widget.Toast;
  
  import com.example.app.R;
  
  public class UpdateClass {
  
      public Context context;
  
      Button zain;
  
      String siteUrl, updatesUrl;
  
      DAO db;
      Cursor c;
  
      String auPictureDir;
  
      int lastAuthor, lastQuote;
  
      JSONArray authors = null;
      JSONArray quotes = null;
  
      JSONObject json;
      static String jsonString;
      String jsonResultNull = "";
  
      private ConnectionDetector cd;
      Boolean isSDPresent = android.os.Environment.getExternalStorageState()
              .equals(android.os.Environment.MEDIA_MOUNTED);
  
      // ==============================================================================
  
      public UpdateClass(Context context) {
          this.context = context;
  
          db = new DAO(context);
          db.open();
  
          lastAuthor = db.getLastAuthor();
          lastQuote = db.getLastQuote();
  
          siteUrl = context.getResources().getString(R.string.siteUrl);
          updatesUrl = siteUrl + "site/get_updates/" + String.valueOf(lastAuthor)
                  + "/" + String.valueOf(lastQuote);
  
          auPictureDir = siteUrl + "global/uploads/levels/";
  
      }
  
      // ==============================================================================
  
      public void handleUpdates() {
  
          // check first for internet
          cd = new ConnectionDetector(context);
  
          if (!cd.isConnectingToInternet()) {
              // Internet Connection is not present
  
              AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(context);
              builder.setTitle("Internet Connection Error");
              builder.setMessage("Please connect to an internet connection!");
  
              builder.setNeutralButton("OK",
                      new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
  
                          public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int id) {
  
                          }
  
                      });
  
              builder.show();
  
          } else {
              new CheckUpdates().execute(new String[] { updatesUrl });
          }
  
      }
  
      public static String getJsonString(){
          return jsonString;
      }
  
      private class CheckUpdates extends AsyncTask&lt;String, Void, Void&gt; {
  
          ProgressDialog mProgressDialog;
  
          @Override
          protected void onPostExecute(Void result) {
  
              mProgressDialog.dismiss();
              Log.d("DESOLF", "dismiss loading dialog");
              if (json != null) {
                  if (jsonResultNull.equals("true")) {
  
                      AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(
                              context);
                      builder.setTitle("Check Updates");
                      builder.setMessage("There are not any updates!");
  
                      builder.setNeutralButton("OK",
                              new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
  
                                  public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog,
                                          int id) {
  
                                  }
  
                              });
                      if(SettingsActivity.tocheck==1){
                      builder.show();
                      }
  
                  } else if(SettingsActivity.tocheck==1) {
                      AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(
                              context);
                      builder.setTitle("New Data Available");
                      String messageTxt = "";
                      if (authors.length() != 0 &amp;&amp; quotes.length() != 0) {
                          messageTxt = String.valueOf(authors.length())
                                  + " Categories and "
                                  + String.valueOf(quotes.length()) + " Quotes";
                      } else if (authors.length() != 0 &amp;&amp; quotes.length() == 0) {
                          messageTxt = String.valueOf(authors.length())
                                  + " Categories";
                      } else if (authors.length() == 0 &amp;&amp; quotes.length() != 0) {
                          messageTxt = String.valueOf(quotes.length())
                                  + " Status";
                      }
                      builder.setMessage("There are new " + messageTxt
                              + " Arrived. Download?");
  
                      builder.setPositiveButton("Yes",
                              new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
  
                                  public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog,
                                          int id) {
  
  
  
  
                                      Log.d("DESOLF", "start updates service");
                                      Intent getUpdates = new Intent(context,
                                              GetUpdatesService.class);
                                      jsonString = json.toString();
                                      //getUpdates.putExtra("json", json.toString());
                                      context.startService(getUpdates);
  
  
                                  }
  
  
                              });
  
  
                      builder.setNegativeButton("No",
                              new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
  
                                  public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog,
                                          int id) {
  
                                  }
  
                              });
  
                      builder.show();
  
                  }
                  else if(SettingsActivity.tocheck==0)
                  {
                      Log.d("DESOLF", "start updates service");
                      Intent getUpdates = new Intent(context,
                              GetUpdatesService.class);
                      jsonString = json.toString();
                      //getUpdates.putExtra("json", json.toString());
                      context.startService(getUpdates);
                  }
              } else {
                  AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(context);
                  builder.setTitle("Internet Connection Error");
                  builder.setMessage("Please connect to an internet connection!");
  
                  builder.setNeutralButton("OK",
                          new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
  
                              public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int id) {
  
                              }
  
                          });
                  if(!CheckUpdates.isFinishing()){
                  builder.show();
                  }
  
              }
  
          }
  
          // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
          @Override
          protected void onPreExecute() {
              Log.d("DESOLF", "show loading dialog");
              mProgressDialog = ProgressDialog.show(context, "Please Wait",
                      "Downloading New Status...");
              mProgressDialog.setOnKeyListener(new OnKeyListener() {
                  @Override
                  public boolean onKey(DialogInterface dialog, int keyCode,
                          KeyEvent event) {
                      if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK
                              &amp;&amp; event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_UP)
                          mProgressDialog.dismiss();
                      return false;
                  }
              });         
          }
  
          // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
          @Override
          protected Void doInBackground(String... params) {
  
              // Creating JSON Parser instance
              JSONParser jParser = new JSONParser();
  
              // getting JSON string from URL
              // Log.e("url", params[0]);
              Log.d("DESOLF", "url : params[0]");
              json = jParser.getJSONFromUrl(params[0]);
              Log.d("DESOLF", "json string has been downloaded");
  
              try {
                  if (json != null) {
                      authors = json.getJSONArray("authors");
                      quotes = json.getJSONArray("quotes");
  
                      // Log.e("quotes", String.valueOf(quotes.length()));
                      if (authors.length() == 0 &amp;&amp; quotes.length() == 0) {
                          jsonResultNull = "true";
                      }
                  } else {
                      jsonResultNull = "true";
                  }
              } catch (JSONException e) {
                  // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                  e.printStackTrace();
              }
  
              return null;
          }
      }
  }
  </code></pre>