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How to switch between your recently used apps on Android
Android is inherently capable of multitasking, and has a sophisticated mechanism for deciding which applications should be kept running in the background, and which should be killed to conserve system resources. That means Android keeps tabs on which applications are running, and when.
It turns out there's a simple way to tap into this mechanism: A long press of the Home hardware button on your device pops up an overlay screen showing the most recently-used applications. You can then just tap an application's icon to instantly switch to it. Handy!
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Subscribe to commentsderk pJan 24th 2011 3:27PM
who uses sipdroid successfully and with what is the bigger question
Erez ZukermanJan 24th 2011 6:37PM
@derk p: Wow, that's a keen eye right there! I've been using it with sipme.me, an Israeli SIP provider. It's dirt-cheap, and it _sucks_. I'm not sure if it's Sipdroid's or Sipme's fault, but something is definitely not working right in this whole set-up.
The frustrating thing is that it's hit and miss -- every now and then it _does_ work well, so I never quite give up on it.
Kevin WellsJan 24th 2011 5:32PM
Hooray for Android 101
HexDSLJan 25th 2011 5:37AM
yeah i discovered this a while back pretty much by accident now its a feature i use regularly.
once saved me a factory reset when i installed a broken launcher as default
Martin H. HamstadJan 25th 2011 4:58PM
Nice one, I had read that android phones were multitasking, but didn't know how to switch btw. apps.
I found out another function the other day just by accident, I put my Samsung Galaxy S in my inner "phone" pocket, obviously doing something on the screen, and when I pulled it out all my 7 homescreens were minimized so I could pick any of them. Took me ages to find out that by minimizing the home screen (by dragging the fingers towards each other) I could get an overview over the seven home screens my Galaxy S offers.