Using onBackPressed() in Android Fragments

I didn't find any good answer about this problem, so this is my solution.

If you want to get backPress in each fragment do the following.

create interface OnBackPressedListener

public interface OnBackPressedListener {
    void onBackPressed();
}

That each fragment that wants to be informed of backPress implements this interface.

In parent activity , you can override onBackPressed()

@Override
public void onBackPressed() {
    List<Fragment> fragmentList = getSupportFragmentManager().getFragments();
    if (fragmentList != null) {
        //TODO: Perform your logic to pass back press here
        for(Fragment fragment : fragmentList){
           if(fragment instanceof OnBackPressedListener){
               ((OnBackPressedListener)fragment).onBackPressed();
           }
        }
    }
}

Why don't you want to use the back stack? If there is an underlying problem or confusion maybe we can clear it up for you.

If you want to stick with your requirement just override your Activity's onBackPressed() method and call whatever method you're calling when the back arrow in your ActionBar gets clicked.

EDIT: How to solve the "black screen" fragment back stack problem:

You can get around that issue by adding a backstack listener to the fragment manager. That listener checks if the fragment back stack is empty and finishes the Activity accordingly:

You can set that listener in your Activity's onCreate method:

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    FragmentManager fm = getFragmentManager();
    fm.addOnBackStackChangedListener(new OnBackStackChangedListener() {
        @Override
        public void onBackStackChanged() {
            if(getFragmentManager().getBackStackEntryCount() == 0) finish();
        }
    });
}