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f6ba75fb | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @948015c9 Back to what?
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5aae70c8 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @c3f6e3f1 Android I guess.
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f6ba75fb | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @948015c9 For a while they did pretend they could/did solve that unsolvable problem.
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5aae70c8 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @c3f6e3f1 Yeah. It’s a cute idea that didn’t stand up to the real interaction model. Command-Tab style switch may be nice.
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f6ba75fb | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @948015c9 
Google did come to this from the dead-trees, static, web/document model, wherein a linear progress works semi-OK like a browser. 

In the mobile/app universe the notion of wanting to go “back” is contextually slippery: previous page, one step back inside the current app, back to previously used app, all the way to Home? What happens when an action on current page changes state and you go “back”, what does the app show now (old|new state)? What does a random *user* expect to see?