restart android application programmatically

ActivityRestart.kt

fun triggerRestart(context: Activity) {
    val intent = Intent(context, MainActivity::class.java)
    intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK)
    context.startActivity(intent)
    if (context is Activity) {
        (context as Activity).finish()
    }
    Runtime.getRuntime().exit(0)
}

You could at least cite your sources...
https://github.com/JakeWharton/ProcessPhoenix/blob/trunk/process-phoenix/src/main/java/com/jakewharton/processphoenix/ProcessPhoenix.java

which was featured here on SO https://stackoverflow.com/a/22345538/12871582

Sorry i didn't understand how put the code in a project. I must put in a different class? I must put a Receive, Service? Thank you so much!

Awesome, this satisfies The app called finish() on an activity very recently.

Also,
Runtime.getRuntime().exit(0) can be replaced with kotlin.system.exitProcess(0)

Finally! It helped me to delete database and recreate with default data. Thanks.

I can't get it work, sorry

package com.mycompany.myapp.util

import android.app.Activity
import android.content.Intent
import com.mycompany.myapp.ui.MainActivity

fun triggerRestart(context: Activity) {
    val intent = Intent(context, MainActivity::class.java).apply {
        addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK)
    }
    context.startActivity(intent)
    context.finish()
    kotlin.system.exitProcess(0)
}

@russellhoff how about to replace kotlin.system.exitProcess(0) with Runtime.getRuntime().exit(0)?

already tried but with no success

already tried but with no success
Try to explain what is not working. It works on Andoid SDK 31, called from the main thread.

@easterapps thank you very much it works like a charm on all devices ❤️

awesome, help me solve memory leak of DexClassLoader