You can "close" the browser and retain state by just pressing the Home key
-niko On Apr 16, 6:23 pm, Matt Kanninen <[email protected]> wrote: > It bugs me. Few activities override the back button this much. I > feel like the official exit button in Android is hit the back button 7 > times quickly, and I think the browser's behavior encourages this. > > I understand that Android reduces the need for an exit button, but > IMHO there are many use cases where it's needed. Largely for buggy > apps. I frequently have to order Pandora on my Moto Droid to quit, so > I can restart it and get it to work. Otherwise it just sits there > with a black screen. > > I'd prefer it if the default browser had an explicit back item in the > menu, and if the back key closed the whole browser activity (caching > state). > > My 2 cents, > -MK > > On Apr 16, 2:20 pm, AndroidAppDeveloper <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > I see that there is no provision for navigating back on Android > > Browser. I see that it does have a forward button. To go back, I am > > forced to use the back button on the device but the problem with that > > it does not retain the state of the page. I am curious if this is a > > feature or a bug ? If feature, what is the rationale to do so. I have > > seen this behvaiour on Nexus One and Motorola Devour. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Android Discuss" 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Discuss" 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en.
