# Android Workstation prevent multiple instances

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/android-workstation-prevent-multiple-instances/98731>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, perspective\
**Created:** [November 18, 2024, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/android-workstation-prevent-multiple-instances/98731 "2024-11-18T12:25:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![bruno.nunes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a5b964/32.png) [@bruno.nunes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bruno.nunes)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/android-workstation-prevent-multiple-instances/98731/1 "2024-11-18T12:25:49Z")

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Hello,

Is there anyway to prevent Ignition Workstation to open multiple instances on Android.

We have a situation were we want users to use phone and workstation on the same mobile (limited to those 2 functions), but they are not very tech savvy.

They were taught to alternate between apps, but sometimes this still happens:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/5/f/5f89681e36924162efddade9c17d8c809a52f574.jpeg)

Anyway to prevent this natively, or will I have to find another way.

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Benjamin\_Furlani](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/benjamin_furlani/32/66084_2.png) [@Benjamin\_Furlani](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Benjamin_Furlani)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 1:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/android-workstation-prevent-multiple-instances/98731/2 "2024-11-18T13:20:56Z")

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What version of Android is this?

On my OneUI v6.1 If I exit the application without closing and then choose the Perspective App again it just opens the currently running application...

This seems like standard Android behavior, so I am interested to know more about what you do to create this situation.

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**Author:** ![bruno.nunes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a5b964/32.png) [@bruno.nunes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bruno.nunes)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/android-workstation-prevent-multiple-instances/98731/3 "2024-11-18T15:27:40Z")

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Thank you for the reply, and I already identified the problem.

If I create a shortcut for the app, it opens multiple instances.

If I use the Workstation app, with project auto launch, it always pushes the opened instance forward.

Consider this solved.

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/android-workstation-prevent-multiple-instances/98731/4 "2024-11-18T17:16:10Z")

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A clarification in terminology in case anyone in the future comes across this thread:  
"Workstation" is our specific name for the **desktop** applications that run on Windows/MacOS/Linux to launch Perspective sessions. The mobile apps you get on Android/iOS are just called "Ignition Perspective" or "the mobile apps"; we don't have a different dedicated name for them.

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/android-workstation-prevent-multiple-instances/98731/5 "2024-11-18T17:25:03Z")

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> [@paul-griffith](#):
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> we don't have a different dedicated name for them

Huh. Thought it was "Perspective Mobile".