In android app when ever activities changes their orientation (portal/landscape) ,they are going to loss their UI state. To avoid this, we use OnSaveInstantState Method. activity_main.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin" android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin" android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin" android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin" tools:context="com.blogspot.csdevbin.onsaveinstantstatemethod.MainActivity"> <EditText android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_...