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<a id="content"></a><h1><a class="anchor" name="backandroid"></a>BackAndroid <a class="hash-link" href="docs/backandroid.html#backandroid">#</a></h1><div><div><p>Deprecated.  Use BackHandler instead.</p></div><span><h3><a class="anchor" name="methods"></a>Methods <a class="hash-link" href="docs/backandroid.html#methods">#</a></h3><div class="props"><div class="prop"><h4 class="methodTitle"><a class="anchor" name="exitapp"></a><span class="methodType">static </span>exitApp<span class="methodType">()</span> <a class="hash-link" href="docs/backandroid.html#exitapp">#</a></h4></div><div class="prop"><h4 class="methodTitle"><a class="anchor" name="addeventlistener"></a><span class="methodType">static </span>addEventListener<span class="methodType">(eventName, handler)</span> <a class="hash-link" href="docs/backandroid.html#addeventlistener">#</a></h4></div><div class="prop"><h4 class="methodTitle"><a class="anchor" name="removeeventlistener"></a><span class="methodType">static </span>removeEventListener<span class="methodType">(eventName, handler)</span> <a class="hash-link" href="docs/backandroid.html#removeeventlistener">#</a></h4></div></div></span></div><p class="edit-page-block"><a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/facebook/react-native/blob/master/Libraries/Utilities/BackAndroid.js">Improve this page</a> by sending a pull request!</p><div class="docs-prevnext"><a class="docs-prev" href="docs/asyncstorage.html#content">← Prev</a><a class="docs-next" href="docs/backhandler.html#content">Next →</a></div>