Android startActivity()

Have you ever been curious about how startActivity() works? I was thinking what will happen if I put some code after this method call. So I tried out.

The result is more or less as I expect. The code after startActivity() executes and then the new activity comes to foreground. So I guess there are a few things behind this simple call.

(1) of course, it is non-blocking. Invoking it tell the Android OS (or the main thread? of the app process) that a new activity is requested.

(2) after the control returns back to the main thread (??), i.e., the function containing startActivity() returns, the main thread will take care of the request.