I'd just make an automatic response explain to her that hitting home is like you're minimizing the application, or getting it out of the way. Or ask her where in what other program or place do you hit home and expect the application to close or exit?
Ask here what happens when she hits back on her browser. I agree, developers adding these buttons to their apps are NOT helping. Even in web apps, users are stupid. They don't know what they want so you have to make a standard that people conform to. I wouldn't change my app if it's going against standard practices. It's like when a teacher dumbs down the lessons because of a couple stupid students. In the end you lower the standard for everyone. On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 8:04 AM, kernelpanic <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been debating this myself, so have been following this discussion > here with interest. > > Another good read is this article > > http://blog.radioactiveyak.com/2010/05/when-to-include-exit-button-in-android.html > > I had a user contact me yesterday who said this > > "And I just discovered if you do not get out of the program with the > exit button you can hit the back button and it takes you back the to > the last copy you had open and will do so until you have gone back on > all you did not exit from...hmm again...." > > This is more of a user issue really - she's been using the "Home" key > to "quit" the app. If I include an "Exit" command that simply does > what the "Back" button does and they actually use it instead of > hitting "Home", then I feel like I've helped my users. > > Granted, a better way to help the users is to explain what the the > Home and Back button are for, which I have done many times, but that's > a bit out of my jurisdiction really. > > > On Oct 24, 11:17 pm, Frank Weiss <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I might add that we should contact developers who add "exit" buttons to >> their apps (against Android development guidelines) that they are >> contributing to the confusion of new developers. If any such developers read >> this, I'd be interested to hear their defense. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- ~ Jeremiah:9:23-24 Android 2D MMORPG: http://developingthedream.blogspot.com/, http://www.youtube.com/user/revoltingx -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
