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The back button

The back button

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This page is part of the Android device basics guide and was last updated on October 29, 2020
Android device basics Guide Index
  1. Introduction
  2. Home button
  3. The back button
  4. App overview button

Here we will look at the back button. The back button is used to move back a step when using your device. For example, going back to the previous page you were looking at.​ If you use the back button on the home page of an app, you will normally close the app.

This resource is part of the Android device basics guide and was last updated on October 29, 2020

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