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BackHandler

You can use BackHandler to detect the presses on the device back button inside of Compose

Example

@Composable
fun BackHandlerExample() {
    var backPressedCount by remember { mutableStateOf(0) }
    BackHandler(enabled = true, onBack = {
        backPressedCount += 1
    })
    Text(text="Backbutton was pressed : $backPressedCount times")
}

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Last update: July 27, 2022