Entering Android Multi-Window mode restarts app

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Capacitor Version

@capacitor/cli 1.5.0
@capacitor/core 1.5.1
@capacitor/ios 1.5.1
@capacitor/android 1.5.1

Affected Platform(s)

• Android
• iOS
• Electron
• Web

Current Behavior

Entering multi-window mode on Android restarts the app. The splash screen shows and the last place in the app (navigation) is lost.

Expected Behavior

The splash screen is not shown and the app retains the current navigation state.

Sample Code or Sample Application Repo

Can be reproduced with starter template: ionic start multiWindowTest tabs --capacitor

Reproduction Steps

Create a starter template:

ionic start multiWindowTest tabs --capacitor

Add capacitor Android project:

cap add android

Open and launch Android Project with Android Studio.
Navigate to tab 3
Enter multi-window mode.
Watch the app restart and launch tab 1

Other Technical Details

Tested on Android API Level 25 and 29

[jcesarmobile]

I've sent a PR that add the required changes to the app template, but you'll have to apply it to your own apps, the changes will only apply to new apps after it's released.

see #2584

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