Android back key doesn't work

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There are always onscreen buttons to go back from e.g. settings screens, but 
when using a phone, I'm very used to hitting the hardware back-key, which 
brings me to the android home screen instead. It would be much more intuitive 
if it just did the same thing as the onscreen "back"-key, where it makes sense 
(otherwise nothing..?)

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 18 Sep 2011 at 8:10

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Original comment by [email protected] on 19 Sep 2011 at 4:35

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OK, from our discussion about mod files, I see that the back key is needed to 
exit the game. Wouldn't it be more logical to have a "quit" key somewhere, e.g. 
on the settings screen? I think most users expect the android keys to behave 
consistently inside all applications... in fact, I'd also expect the menu key 
to bring up the settings screen.

Original comment by [email protected] on 19 Sep 2011 at 6:05

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Of course, most android apps don't even have a "quit" option and I guess it's 
not even encouraged. But as far as I've seen, games often have it.

Original comment by [email protected] on 19 Sep 2011 at 6:15

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I was thinking if you back out of the geo screen, then that quits the game. 
(There's nothing else to back up to.) That's pretty typical of applications.

<sandbox>I think many games have this 'quit' thing because they take too long 
to start. If the game is quick to start, I don't think it matters as much - you 
can always restart. </sandbox>

Original comment by [email protected] on 19 Sep 2011 at 3:42

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True, starting Xenowar is very quick, although you still have to go by the 
title screen. How about the back-key going back to the title screen from the 
geo game, and then quit the game if pressed on the title screen? Then it could 
be used to stop the current game and start a new one, or just continue if you 
pressed it by mistake.

Original comment by [email protected] on 25 Sep 2011 at 5:07

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Original comment by [email protected] on 7 Oct 2011 at 1:08

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Requires moving around significant code. Good feature, but may wait a release.

Original comment by [email protected] on 10 Oct 2011 at 4:31

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Link to Android implemenation discussion: 
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7620847/android-back-button

Original comment by [email protected] on 10 Oct 2011 at 4:32