Intent in MainActivity starting another activity, prevents MainActivity code from executing

Question

Im new to kotlin and Im trying to make a navigation bar with a time selector based on NumberPicker, with 2 other empty fragments (for now atleast), but my problem is that if I start an intent the Navigation bar doesnt show, when I dont put it in code (intent) the navigation bar shows up working correctly, what Im doing wrong, am I missing something??

MainActivity.kt

package com.example.helloworld
import android.content.Intent
import android.os.Bundle
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
import com.example.helloworld.databinding.ActivityMainBinding




class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {


    private lateinit var binding: ActivityMainBinding

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        binding = ActivityMainBinding.inflate(layoutInflater)
        setContentView(binding.root)



        binding.bottomNavigationView.setOnItemSelectedListener {

            when (it.itemId) {
                R.id.first -> replaceFragment(Home())
                R.id.second -> replaceFragment(Voices())
                R.id.third -> replaceFragment(Settings())

                else -> {
                }
            }
            true
        }


        replaceFragment(Home())

            Intent(this, SecondActivity::class.java).also {
            startActivity(it)


    }
    }

    private fun replaceFragment(fragment: Fragment) {
        val fragmentManager = supportFragmentManager
        val fragmentTransaction = fragmentManager.beginTransaction()
        fragmentTransaction.replace(R.id.frameLayout, fragment)
        fragmentTransaction.commit()
    }

}

SecondActivity.kt

package com.example.helloworld

import android.os.Bundle
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.activity_second.*

class SecondActivity : AppCompatActivity()  {

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_second)


        numPickerMin2.minValue = 0
        numPickerMin2.maxValue = 23

        numPickerSec2.minValue = 0
        numPickerSec2.maxValue = 59

        var min = 0
        var sec = 0
        var amOrPm = ""


        val str = arrayOf<String>("AM", "PM")
        numPickerAM2.minValue = 0
        numPickerAM2.maxValue = (str.size - 1)
        numPickerAM2.displayedValues = str

        numPickerMin2.setOnValueChangedListener { numberPicker, i, i2 ->
            min = numberPicker.value
        }

        numPickerSec2.setOnValueChangedListener { numberPicker, i, i2 ->
            sec = numberPicker.value
        }

        numPickerAM2.setOnValueChangedListener { numberPicker, i, i2 ->
            val i = numberPicker.value
            amOrPm = str[i]
        }


        btGetValue2.setOnClickListener {
            reminderTime2.text = "$min : $sec : $amOrPm"
        }

    }
}

AndroidManifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    package="com.example.helloworld"
    android:installLocation="preferExternal"
    android:versionCode="1"
    android:versionName="0.2">

    <uses-sdk
        android:minSdkVersion="18"
        android:targetSdkVersion="27" />

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:dataExtractionRules="@xml/data_extraction_rules"
        android:fullBackupContent="@xml/backup_rules"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        tools:targetApi="31"
        android:theme="@style/Theme.HelloWorld">
        <activity
            android:name=".MainActivity"
            android:exported="true"
            android:screenOrientation="sensorPortrait"
            android:label="@string/app_name"
            android:launchMode="singleInstance">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>

        <activity
            android:name=".SecondActivity">
        </activity>

    </application>

</manifest>

ActivityMain.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">


    <FrameLayout
        android:id="@+id/frameLayout"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@id/bottomNavigationView"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent">

    </FrameLayout>

    <com.google.android.material.bottomnavigation.BottomNavigationView
        android:id="@+id/bottomNavigationView"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:menu="@menu/bottom_nav"/>



</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

activity_second.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:layout_marginStart="1dp"
    android:layout_marginTop="1dp"
    android:layout_marginEnd="1dp"
    android:layout_marginBottom="1dp"
    android:background="@color/BackgroundFirst"
    tools:context=".Home">



    <com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
        android:id="@+id/textInputLayout4"
        style="@style/Widget.MaterialComponents.TextInputLayout.OutlinedBox.Dense.ExposedDropdownMenu"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_margin="16dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="55dp"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@+id/guideline2"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@+id/guideline2"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@+id/guideline3">

        <AutoCompleteTextView
            android:id="@+id/dropdown_field"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:inputType="none"
            android:text="Choose Alert"/>
    </com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>


    <com.shawnlin.numberpicker.NumberPicker
        android:id="@+id/numPickerMin2"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:layout_centerInParent="true"
        android:layout_marginEnd="23dp"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme.Picker"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@+id/numPickerSec2"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@+id/numPickerSec2"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@+id/numPickerSec2"
        app:np_dividerColor="@color/black"
        app:np_dividerDistance="55dp"
        app:np_dividerLength="100dp"
        app:np_dividerThickness="3dp"
        app:np_formatter=""
        app:np_height="180dp"
        app:np_max="12"
        app:np_min="0"
        app:np_selectedTextColor="@color/selected"
        app:np_selectedTextSize="60sp"
        app:np_textAlign="textAlignCenter"
        app:np_textColor="@color/black"
        app:np_textSize="40sp"
        app:np_typeface="@string/roboto_light"
        app:np_value="1"
        app:np_wheelItemCount="10"
        app:np_width="74dp"
        app:np_wrapSelectorWheel="true" />

    <com.shawnlin.numberpicker.NumberPicker
        android:id="@+id/numPickerSec2"


        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:layout_centerInParent="true"

        android:layout_marginTop="37dp"
        android:layout_marginEnd="9dp"
        android:layout_marginBottom="27dp"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme.Picker"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@+id/textInputLayout4"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@+id/numPickerAM2"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/imageView2"
        app:np_dividerColor="@color/black"
        app:np_dividerDistance="55dp"
        app:np_dividerLength="100dp"
        app:np_dividerThickness="3dp"
        app:np_formatter=""
        app:np_height="180dp"
        app:np_max="59"
        app:np_min="0"
        app:np_selectedTextColor="@color/selected"
        app:np_selectedTextSize="60sp"
        app:np_textAlign="textAlignCenter"
        app:np_textColor="@color/black"
        app:np_textSize="40sp"
        app:np_typeface="@string/roboto_light"
        app:np_value="1"
        app:np_wheelItemCount="10"
        app:np_width="74dp"
        app:np_wrapSelectorWheel="true" />

    <com.shawnlin.numberpicker.NumberPicker
        android:id="@+id/numPickerAM2"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:layout_centerInParent="true"

        android:layout_marginStart="56dp"
        android:layout_marginEnd="55dp"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme.Picker"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@+id/numPickerSec2"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@+id/imageView2"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@+id/guideline2"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@+id/numPickerSec2"
        app:np_dividerColor="@color/black"
        app:np_dividerDistance="55dp"
        app:np_dividerLength="100dp"
        app:np_dividerThickness="3dp"
        app:np_formatter=""
        app:np_height="180dp"
        app:np_max="1"
        app:np_min="0"
        app:np_selectedTextColor="@color/selected"
        app:np_selectedTextSize="60sp"
        app:np_textAlign="textAlignCenter"
        app:np_textColor="@color/black"
        app:np_textSize="40sp"
        app:np_typeface="@string/roboto_light"
        app:np_value="1"
        app:np_wheelItemCount="10"
        app:np_width="74dp"
        app:np_wrapSelectorWheel="true" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/btGetValue2"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="center"
        android:layout_marginBottom="78dp"
        android:backgroundTint="@color/selected"

        android:baselineAligned="false"
        android:text="Get Time"
        android:textSize="15sp"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@+id/reminderTime2"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@+id/guideline2"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@+id/guideline2" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/reminderTime2"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"

        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
        android:layout_marginBottom="63dp"
        android:text="Time"
        android:textSize="40sp"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@+id/guideline2"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@+id/guideline2" />

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/imageView2"
        android:layout_width="351dp"
        android:layout_height="103dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:scaleX="1.5"
        android:scaleY="1.5"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@+id/guideline2"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@+id/guideline2"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
        app:srcCompat="@drawable/helloday_logo" />

    <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.Guideline
        android:id="@+id/guideline2"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="vertical"
        app:layout_constraintGuide_percent="0.5"

        />

    <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.Guideline
        android:id="@+id/guideline3"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="horizontal"
        app:layout_constraintGuide_percent="0.5" />


</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

Answer 1

Instead of creating a second activity, I suggest that you create another fragment. Use it in the same way as the other fragments which you currently have in your app.