# How do I activate the back button on the phone?
**URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-activate-the-back-button-on-the-phone/59681
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X
**Created:** [December 7, 2018, 4:29am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-activate-the-back-button-on-the-phone/59681 "2018-12-07T04:29:16Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@tharles\_Limberger](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tharles_Limberger)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2018, 4:29am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-activate-the-back-button-on-the-phone/59681/1 "2018-12-07T04:29:16Z")
If is possible the activation button,please help for my complete my project.
I don`t have a none informations .
Ever press the button return of my phone, the aplication close.
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### Author:  [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2018, 8:46am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-activate-the-back-button-on-the-phone/59681/2 "2018-12-07T08:46:11Z")
Now there is no possibility to use this button.
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### Author:  [@Venkatvdr](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Venkatvdr)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2018, 10:41am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-activate-the-back-button-on-the-phone/59681/3 "2018-12-07T10:41:46Z")
You mean when back button pressed application is closing right
and what do you want when back button pressed
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### Author:  [@tharles\_Limberger](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tharles_Limberger)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2018, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-activate-the-back-button-on-the-phone/59681/4 "2018-12-07T15:52:33Z")
Yes, When you press the back button, return to the previous page
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### Author:  [@Mark](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Mark)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2018, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-activate-the-back-button-on-the-phone/59681/5 "2018-12-07T17:37:21Z")
That’s a known bug. We’re hoping to get a fix in sometime soon.
-Mark
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### Author:  [@danibarzo16i718](https://community.thunkable.com/u/danibarzo16i718)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2020, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-activate-the-back-button-on-the-phone/59681/6 "2020-03-18T22:04:47Z")
Hi @Mark, already solved this issue? Thanks in advance!
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### Author:  [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2020, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-activate-the-back-button-on-the-phone/59681/7 "2020-03-29T21:08:12Z")
@danibarzo16i718 the blocks for Screen1 now includes a back pressed event.
Is that what you were looking for?
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### Author:  [@danibarzo16i718](https://community.thunkable.com/u/danibarzo16i718)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2020, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-activate-the-back-button-on-the-phone/59681/8 "2020-04-01T18:37:16Z")
hi @domhnallohanlon, could you please show me?, and what about a back pressed event from the other screens?
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### Author:  [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2024, 11:39am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-activate-the-back-button-on-the-phone/59681/9 "2024-11-08T11:39:28Z")