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Recents provides an efficient way of switching between recently used applications. It provides a clear navigation path between multiple ongoing tasks.

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Recents screen

Recents provides an efficient way of switching between recently used applications. It provides a clear navigation path between multiple ongoing tasks.

The Recents button at the right side of the navigation bar displays the apps that the user has interacted with most recently. They are organized in reverse chronological order with the most recently used app at the bottom.

Switch to an app by touching it. Remove an item by swiping left or right.

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Is possible to write an xposed module that hides the recent apps button in Android?

I wonder, is it possible to write an xposed module (xposed framework module) that can completely remove the recent apps button from the navigation bar or all completely disable the recent apps selection activity? Everyone are free to write xposed…
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Preserve activity state after swiping it from recent app list?

I'd like to preserve the state of my activity when it's swiped away from the Recent Apps list, so that when the user launches my app again, it would be in the same state that the user had left it. Based on my debugging, it looks like my activity's…
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Exclude from recent apps list for Android 4.4.2 only

I would like to exclude my app from the recent apps list (long press home, multitasking button, etc) BUT only for Android 4.4.1 and 4.4.2. The reason being is that on these Android versions, services can't restart themselves and my service is killed…
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How to avoid having the live wallpaper respond to touch events on recent tasks on Lollipop

Background I've made a live wallpaper that can handle touch events . The problem There are some cases which I don't want it to handle touches (or listen to other events). This help prevent weird drawing and also save on the battery a bit. For…
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android: how to close recent activities when activities start from service

How to close recent activities(press and hold button home) when activity started from services? Tried android:excludeFromRecents="true" and android:noHistory="true", but it works if I close manual from myActivity. But, when close finish() from…
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How to display all applications which run in background?

When I click on "Home" button, it will display applications which I open and haven't been killed on the background. Example: First, I open WhatsApp and then go to home screen without killing it. Then I open Facebook and do the same again. Do the…
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How to restart the application when a sub activity start from recent list in android

My app has two activities. When launching app with touching app icon, main activity starts. And go to sub activity then press home button. Then Kill app using task Killer. It is a point that I want restart app when user select app from recent…
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how disable recent apps dialog button?

I have a launcher with two profile: parent and child the child can not access to the store and settings. I am using a tablet 8". home button and access to recent tasks button are not in the status bar. My problem that if child access to recent…
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Removing activity from recent apps keeping older one

I have this challenge with my Android APP: I have and "dialog" - I mean an activity created as a dialog. Now, user presses the home button and leaves the app ~ later holds the home button and displays the Recent apps list. He will see the dialog as…
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How to get recently viewed images in Android

Im a beginner in android..I would like to know how to retrieve the recently viewed images/svideos in the gallery programmatically..Is there any way to do that?
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Android - Activity launched from the OS's app recent apps list

When the app is started from the OS's recent list, is there a way to ensure the normal launching activity actually starts or set the launching activity in the Manifest, or even prevent the app from OS launching from history? i.e.
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Hide Home and Recent Button in Android App Programatically

I need to hide Buttons in the images I need to hide Recent Button and Home Button if the My App is opened.. I have searched for so much codes. nothings seems to be working... Please someone help me out.. Thanks in advance :)
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Android - Already Loaded data not display when first time start the application from recent app

In my application, I have some data to display in the dashboard which are coming from the sqlite db. But when I put the app to the recent app and open the app from the recent app list on next day, those data don't display and showing the error…
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In android device When I click back button till go back to home screen why the app is not removed from recent?

I found from google Docsenter link description here If the user continues to press Back, then each activity in the stack is popped off to reveal the previous one, until the user returns to the Home screen (or to whichever activity was running…
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How to clean the Android Recent App List

I'm looking for a way to clean the android recent app list programmatically. The list which pop up when the "2 superposed boxes" button is pressed. Has anyone a idea or hint for me, how can I do this ? The background is, I develop a little app and…
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