Rick McFish
Lurker
Hi all,
I have a Samsung Galaxy S4, and am fairly new to Android.
I want to know what is the "best" way to "exit"/get out of applications that I am finished with.
I understand that it's not advisable to "kill" the app/task as this can be a waste on resources/battery power when re-launching. My question centres around the home vs back key for exiting apps.
I understand the difference (from googling), and that using the home key effectively "minimizes" the app and it still appears in "active applications" page. My problem, coming from an iPhone background whcih gave me one button only to "exit"/get out of apps, is mashing the back key x number of times to exit the app feels cumbersome. It seems more intuitive to mash the home key to get back to the home page in order to do other stuff.
When using WhatsApp, if I use home to get out of the application, I have noticed that some messages are delayed when being delivered. They often appear when I unlock my phone. Doesn't happen every time, but intermittently.
I've googled sync settings etc and all is fine there.
My question is what is the official way of exiting an app? Mash the back button? Home key? Is using the home key exclusively OK?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S4, and am fairly new to Android.
I want to know what is the "best" way to "exit"/get out of applications that I am finished with.
I understand that it's not advisable to "kill" the app/task as this can be a waste on resources/battery power when re-launching. My question centres around the home vs back key for exiting apps.
I understand the difference (from googling), and that using the home key effectively "minimizes" the app and it still appears in "active applications" page. My problem, coming from an iPhone background whcih gave me one button only to "exit"/get out of apps, is mashing the back key x number of times to exit the app feels cumbersome. It seems more intuitive to mash the home key to get back to the home page in order to do other stuff.
When using WhatsApp, if I use home to get out of the application, I have noticed that some messages are delayed when being delivered. They often appear when I unlock my phone. Doesn't happen every time, but intermittently.
I've googled sync settings etc and all is fine there.
My question is what is the official way of exiting an app? Mash the back button? Home key? Is using the home key exclusively OK?
