Howto close browser

[stefanprivat]

Hi

Search for an action to close the browser window on a Android phone.
Found the action "open url in browser", but how can I close it? Note, really close, not only set browser in background through click on home button.



Thank you for the help


Stefan

[Pepy]

If you're looking to close an app completely, the "Kill App Process" action should work. It exits you out of the app, and also kills any background services/cached processes. However, it does require root.

In the action, select your browser app for the Package Name and "TERM (15)" for the Signal options.

[Desmanto]

I don't know with other browser, but for chrome you can use Ctrl+W to close only single tab (the tab on focus). To do this, you have to use Automagic keyboard and Control UI. Depends on your root status, you can change the default keyboard to Automagic keyboard, do the control UI and switch back to default keyboard. The Control UI script is simply :

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sendKey("W", "CTRL_ON");

[Pepy]

@Desmanto, wait... aren't those shortcuts you'd use on PC browsers? Do they really work on mobile as well?
If so, ctrl + shift + W might be more suitable as it closes the entire window perhaps? Maybe if he's using Firefox, ctrl + shift + q might be what the OP is looking for.

[Desmanto]

Some works, but a lot don't work at all. Fortunately close tab works. I find the list from here : https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic ... piX5wzrKKQ

CTRL+SHIFT+W doesn't work unfortunately. It is limited to android keyboard shortcut too.

[Pepy]

@Desmanto, interesting... I never knew that Android had keyboard shortcuts. Perhaps they're meant to be used with phones that have physical navigation keys or keyboards and not virtual ones, since nowadays phones don't come with a menu key.
I also saw another thread earlier today about the text selection shortcut (shift + D-pad) not working as well. Maybe it has something to do with the implantation of the app's keyboard but that's just a guess.

[anuraag]

Depends on your root status, you can change the default keyboard to Automagic keyboard, do the control UI and switch back to default keyboard.

it can also be done without root using Set System Setting and adb permission.

I also saw another threadeearlier today about the text selection shortcut (shift + dpad) not working as well. Maybe it has soemthing to do with the implantation of the app's keyboard but that's just a guess.

it has been fixed on 1.38 EAP build.

[Pepy]

@anuraag, good to know! Thanks for the info!