Thanks. I guess that you understood correctly, anyway, despite actually the problem is not the Back key but the "Home" key that closes, without any chance, the app, ( if I don't miss something: the Home keypress event is not accessible). My idea to put the back button explictly, and not rely on the system Back key, is just to limit "physically" the possibility that a user presses the Home, instead of the Back, closing the App. (The two keys are very near in a Samsung Tablet). Being manageable, the Back button is not a problem.. the problem is the "unmanageable" Home.. There should be a good reason for it, otherwise we have to thank some genius at Google dev team..