Remember if the app was syncing when destroying and recreating the activity

app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
 
     <application
+        android:name=".utils.ReadropsApp"
         android:allowBackup="true"
         android:icon="@drawable/ic_readrops"
         android:label="@string/app_name"

app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/activities/MainActivity.java

@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SwipeRefreshLayou
 
     public static final String ACCOUNT_KEY = "account";
 
+    private static final String SYNCING_KEY = "SYNCING";
+
     private RecyclerView recyclerView;
     private MainItemListAdapter adapter;
     private SwipeRefreshLayout refreshLayout;
@@ -191,6 +193,10 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SwipeRefreshLayou
                 refreshLayout.setRefreshing(true);
                 onRefresh();
                 accountWeakReference.clear();
+            } else if (currentAccount == null && savedInstanceState != null && savedInstanceState.getBoolean(SYNCING_KEY)) {
+                refreshLayout.setRefreshing(true);
+                onRefresh();
+                savedInstanceState.clear();
             }
 
         });
@@ -650,6 +656,14 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SwipeRefreshLayou
         super.onDestroy();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
+        if (refreshLayout.isRefreshing())
+            outState.putBoolean(SYNCING_KEY, true);
+
+        super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
+    }
+
     public enum ListSortType {
         NEWEST_TO_OLDEST,
         OLDEST_TO_NEWEST

app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/utils/ReadropsApp.java

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package com.readrops.app.utils;
+
+import android.app.Application;
+
+import io.reactivex.plugins.RxJavaPlugins;
+
+public class ReadropsApp extends Application {
+
+    @Override
+    public void onCreate() {
+        super.onCreate();
+
+        RxJavaPlugins.setErrorHandler(e -> { });
+    }
+}