is there any way to get back to the "home" screen without swiping left to close an app?

Mr. Smartyman · 11 Apr 2020, 20:17

Help! How do I get home?

Keneda · 4 Dec 2020, 01:13

Swap from left of screen to right and

Or, if you have a phone like MX4, you can also touch the "physical" home button.

Rondarius · 11 Apr 2020, 20:35

You are not able to get to the "Home" screen for the moment. You either close the app or open a new one.

Keneda · 11 Apr 2020, 20:40

@Rondarius said in is there any way to get back to the "home" screen without swiping left to close an app?:

You are not able to get to the "Home" screen for the moment. You either close the app or open a new one.

What are you talking about?!?

Rondarius · 11 Apr 2020, 20:42

Are you able to get to the "Home" screen? By that I don't mean the launcher.

Keneda · 4 Nov 2020, 20:46

@Rondarius

What do you call the "home" screen?

If that's the old canonical home scope, that is dead since a long time now... And you'll never get it back.

But as i understand, that's not what wants OP, but maybe i'm wrong.

Rondarius · 11 Apr 2020, 20:45

Well I think that was what Mr. Smartyman meant.

Keneda · 11 Apr 2020, 20:48

@Rondarius said in is there any way to get back to the "home" screen without swiping left to close an app?:

Well I think that was what Mr. Smartyman meant.

"is there any way to get back to the "home" screen without swiping left to close an app?"

That's not what i feel when reading this.

Rondarius · 11 Apr 2020, 20:51

It depends on how you interpret it.

PhoenixLandPirat · 11 Apr 2020, 20:55

I think he means how can he get to the "desktop"/"Background", there isn't a button that does that, but there has been talks about having a button that shows you that screen.

Rondarius · 11 Apr 2020, 20:56

:thumbup:

Mr. Smartyman · 11 Apr 2020, 22:15

yeah, I didn't know if there was a function I was missing that brought me back to the "desktop" or "home" or whatever that place is where you start.

I guess not. My device is the OPO, so no physical button.

Keneda · 4 Dec 2020, 14:35

@Mr-Smartyman said in is there any way to get back to the "home" screen without swiping left to close an app?:

I guess not.

You have 3 ways doing this,

kristatos · 12 Apr 2020, 06:54

Or you can swipe from the left edge to the right edge.

A Former User · 12 Apr 2020, 07:37

@Keneda well, Scopes will disapear with OTA12 (soon).

Mr. Smartyman · 12 Apr 2020, 14:10

Thanks for all the replies. I'm just so used to having a single button to get back to the desktop.

I guess I can swipe and press instead of just press.

Keneda · 4 Dec 2020, 16:53

@Mr-Smartyman
You can go github and ask them to implement a home button, in notification bar i.e.

Edit : something like that maybe

PhoenixLandPirat · 12 Apr 2020, 14:41

@Mr-Smartyman well as soon as OTA 12 is out, you will have to close all apps to get to the "desktop" but maybe by OTA 13, you'll be able to get to the background by swiping and tapping, but I'm not so sure how thats working.

Its not a priority because I don't think many people will be asking to get to the "desktop" as opposed to other more pressing issues, or desired features.