# Is there a way to disable a device back button?

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-disable-a-device-back-button/41232>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [August 15, 2018, 1:26am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-disable-a-device-back-button/41232 "2018-08-15T01:26:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![compass1312](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@compass1312](https://community.thunkable.com/u/compass1312)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 1:26am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-disable-a-device-back-button/41232/1 "2018-08-15T01:26:55Z")

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I don’t want users to be able to use the back button in my app. How to overcome this?

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**Author:** ![actech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 5:08am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-disable-a-device-back-button/41232/2 "2018-08-15T05:08:02Z")

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In the current version of Thunkable X, this can not be done.

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-disable-a-device-back-button/41232/3 "2024-11-08T12:00:46Z")

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