I am building an app that requires the user to login to get access to their information. Within the app there are four branches all accessible via menu options. W开发者_Python百科hen the user logs in he is placed on the first screen of one of the branches.
I programmed the app so that when the user BACKs to the first screen of any branch, the activity stack is flushed and pressing back again exits the app.
The question: What is the best practice for exiting?
- Should pressing back a second time log the user out and return to the login screen.
- Or should pressing back log the user out and return the user to the android home screen?
I have seen both ways of doing it and not sure what criteria I should look at to make the proper usability decision.
To clarify the flow:
[Android Home Screen] -> [App Login Screen] -> [Internal App Branch]
I usually capture the Back button, give the user a Toast notification like "Press Back button again to exit". I capture the System.currentTimeMillis and compare subsequent presses for a threshold of 2 seconds or something close to that. I've seen a couple apps do that and it seems pretty intuitive to me.
If the home screen does not require authentication then I would prefer this method. This is a highly subjective question, though. I'm sure there are other people who would disagree with me and say they prefer the log in screen. That's why it's pretty subjective :)
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