<activity
    android:launchMode=["standard" | "singleTop" | "singleTask" | "singleInstance"] />

<activity
     android:name=".B"
     android:noHistory="true">

finish();
startActivity(new Intent(context, C.class));

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    private final String LOG_TAG = MainActivity.class.getSimpleName();
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        Log.d(LOG_TAG, "calling onCreate from MainActivity");
    }
    @Override
    protected void onStart() {
        super.onStart();
        Log.d(LOG_TAG, "calling onStart from MainActivity");
    }
    @Override
    protected void onResume() {
        super.onResume();
        Log.d(LOG_TAG, "calling onResume  from MainActivity");
    }

    @Override
    protected void onPause() {
        super.onPause();
        Log.d(LOG_TAG, "calling onPause  from MainActivity");
    }

    @Override
    protected void onStop() {
        super.onStop();
        Log.d(LOG_TAG, "calling onStop  from MainActivity");
    }

    @Override
    protected void onDestroy() {
        super.onDestroy();
        Log.d(LOG_TAG, "calling onDestroy  from MainActivity");
    }

    @Override
    protected void onRestart() {
        super.onRestart();
        Log.d(LOG_TAG, "calling onRestart  from MainActivity");
    }
    public void toNextActivity(){
        Log.d(LOG_TAG, "calling Next Activity");
        Intent intent = new Intent(this, NextActivity.class);
        startActivity(intent);
    } }

public class NextActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
    private final String LOG_TAG = NextActivity.class.getSimpleName();
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_next);
        Log.d(LOG_TAG, "calling onCreate from Next Activity");
    }
    @Override
    protected void onStart() {
        super.onStart();
        Log.d(LOG_TAG, "calling onStart from Next Activity");
    }
    @Override
    protected void onResume() {
        super.onResume();
        Log.d(LOG_TAG, "calling onResume  from Next Activity");
    }

    @Override
    protected void onPause() {
        super.onPause();
        Log.d(LOG_TAG, "calling onPause  from Next Activity");
    }

    @Override
    protected void onStop() {
        super.onStop();
        Log.d(LOG_TAG, "calling onStop  from Next Activity");
    }

    @Override
    protected void onDestroy() {
        super.onDestroy();
        Log.d(LOG_TAG, "calling onDestroy  from Next Activity");
    }

    @Override
    protected void onRestart() {
        super.onRestart();
        Log.d(LOG_TAG, "calling onRestart  from Next Activity");
    } }

<activity
        android:name="com.your_example_app.activities.ExitActivity"
        android:autoRemoveFromRecents="true"
        android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoDisplay" />

/**
 * Activity to exit Application without staying in the stack of last opened applications
 */
public class ExitActivity extends Activity {
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

        if (Utils.hasLollipop()) {
            finishAndRemoveTask();
        } else if (Utils.hasJellyBean()) {
            finishAffinity();
        } else {
            finish();
        }
    }

   /**
    * Exit Application and Exclude from Recents
    *
    * @param context Context to use
    */
    public static void exitApplication(ApplicationContext context) {
        Intent intent = new Intent(context, ExitActivity.class);
        intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NO_ANIMATION | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_EXCLUDE_FROM_RECENTS);
        context.startActivity(intent);
    }
}

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent" >

    <TextView android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Hello" /> 

</FrameLayout>

public final class MainActivity extends Activity {

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

        // The resource will be inflated, 
        // adding all top-level views to the activity.
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
    }
}

public final class MainActivity extends Activity {

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

        // Creating view with container
        final FrameLayout root = new FrameLayout(this);
        final TextView text = new TextView(this);
        text.setText("Hello");
        root.addView(text);

        // Set container as content view
        setContentView(root);
    }
}

Intent intent = new Intent(this, LoginActivity.class);
intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK |Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
startActivity(intent);
finish();

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />

<application
    android:name=".SkillSchoolApplication"
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:supportsRtl="true"
    android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
    <activity
        android:name=".ui.activities.SplashActivity"
        android:theme="@style/SplashTheme">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>
    <activity android:name=".ui.activities.MainActivity" />
    <activity android:name=".ui.activities.HomeActivity"
     android:parentActivityName=".ui.activities.MainActivity/> // HERE I JUST TOLD THE SYSTEM THAT MainActivity is the parent of HomeActivity
</application>

public class HomeActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
    @BindView(R.id.toolbar)
    Toolbar toolbar;    

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_home);
        ButterKnife.bind(this);
        //Since i am using custom tool bar i am setting refernce of that toolbar to Actionbar. If you are not using custom then you can simple leave this and move to next line
        setSupportActionBar(toolbar); 
        getSupportActionBar.setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true); // this will show the back arrow in the tool bar.
}
}

@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    switch (item.getItemId()) {
    // Respond to the action bar's Up/Home button
    case android.R.id.home:
        NavUtils.navigateUpFromSameTask(this); // Here you will write your logic for handling up navigation
        return true;
    }
    return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}

@Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
        int id = item.getItemId();
        switch (id) {
            case android.R.id.home:
                onBackPressed();
                return true;
        }
        return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }