90 C HAPTER 3 Managing lifecycle and state Figure 3.8 A logcat output demonstration of the lifecycle methods an activity undergoes after an orientation change Controlling configuration change settings If you don't want your Activity to be destroyed and recreated in its entirety when a configuration change occurs, you can set the android:configChanges attribute in the manifest. This allows you to list the individual types of configuration changes you'll have the Activity handle itself. It's good to be aware of this advanced setting, but you generally shouldn't use this as a substitute for correctly handling configuration