Here is a simple and efficient mode to switch tabs from inside a Activity that is in a tab.
//this code need to be inserted in your Activity from where you want to switch tab //MyTabActivity is your class that extends TabActivity MyTabActivity myTabActivity = (MyTabActivity) this.getParent(); TabHost tabHost = myTabActivity.getTabHost(); tabHost.setCurrentTab(0); //0 may be any tab you want to set
