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It is Android-only.</p><p>The event subscriptions are called in reverse order (i.e. the last registered subscription is called first).</p><ul><li><strong>If one subscription returns true,</strong> then subscriptions registered earlier will not be called.</li><li><strong>If no subscription returns true or none are registered,</strong> it programmatically invokes the default back button functionality to exit the app.</li></ul><blockquote><p><strong>Warning for modal users:</strong> If your app shows an opened <code>Modal</code>, <code>BackHandler</code> will not publish any events (<a href="/docs/next/modal#onrequestclose">see <code>Modal</code> docs</a>).</p></blockquote><h2><a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" class="anchor enhancedAnchor_3pqN" id="pattern"></a>Pattern<a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" class="hash-link" href="#pattern" title="Direct link to heading">#</a></h2><div class="mdxCodeBlock_xYIz"><div class="codeBlockContent_rlEb"><button tabindex="0" type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" class="copyButton_kOW4">Copy</button><div class="prism-code language-jsx codeBlock_1AP7"><div class="codeBlockLines_1boI" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><div class="token-line" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><span class="token plain">BackHandler</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">.</span><span class="token function" style="color:#79b6f2">addEventListener</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">(</span><span class="token string" style="color:#8dc891">&#x27;hardwareBackPress&#x27;</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">,</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style="color:#c5a5c5">function</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">(</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">{</span><span class="token plain"></span></div><div class="token-line" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style="color:#93a1a1">/**</span></div><div class="token-line" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><span class="token comment" style="color:#93a1a1"> * this.onMainScreen and this.goBack are just examples,</span></div><div class="token-line" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><span class="token comment" style="color:#93a1a1"> * you need to use your own implementation here.</span></div><div class="token-line" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><span class="token comment" style="color:#93a1a1"> *</span></div><div class="token-line" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><span class="token comment" style="color:#93a1a1"> * Typically you would use the navigator here to go to the last state.</span></div><div class="token-line" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><span class="token comment" style="color:#93a1a1"> */</span><span class="token plain"></span></div><div class="token-line" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><span class="token plain" style="display:inline-block">
</span></div><div class="token-line" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style="color:#c5a5c5">if</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">(</span><span class="token operator" style="color:#fc929e">!</span><span class="token keyword" style="color:#c5a5c5">this</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">.</span><span class="token function" style="color:#79b6f2">onMainScreen</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">(</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">{</span><span class="token plain"></span></div><div class="token-line" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style="color:#c5a5c5">this</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">.</span><span class="token function" style="color:#79b6f2">goBack</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">(</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">;</span><span class="token plain"></span></div><div class="token-line" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style="color:#93a1a1">/**</span></div><div class="token-line" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><span class="token comment" style="color:#93a1a1"> * When true is returned the event will not be bubbled up</span></div><div class="token-line" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><span class="token comment" style="color:#93a1a1"> * &amp; 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let other event listeners</span></div><div class="token-line" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><span class="token comment" style="color:#93a1a1"> * or the system&#x27;s default back action to be executed.</span></div><div class="token-line" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><span class="token comment" style="color:#93a1a1"> */</span><span class="token plain"></span></div><div class="token-line" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style="color:#c5a5c5">return</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token boolean" style="color:#ff8b50">false</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">;</span><span class="token plain"></span></div><div class="token-line" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">}</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">;</span></div></div></div></div></div><h2><a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" class="anchor enhancedAnchor_3pqN" id="example"></a>Example<a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" class="hash-link" href="#example" title="Direct link to heading">#</a></h2><p>The following example implements a scenario where you confirm if the user wants to exit the app:</p><div><ul role="tablist" aria-orientation="horizontal" class="tabs"><li role="tab" tabindex="0" aria-selected="true" class="tabs__item tabItem_3gSF tabs__item--active" style="outline:none">Function Component</li><li role="tab" tabindex="0" aria-selected="false" class="tabs__item tabItem_3gSF" style="outline:none">Class Component</li></ul><div role="tabpanel" class="margin-vert--md"><div><div class="snack-player" data-snack-name="BackHandler" data-snack-description="Example usage" data-snack-code="import%20React%2C%20%7B%20useEffect%20%7D%20from%20%22react%22%3B%0Aimport%20%7B%20Text%2C%20View%2C%20StyleSheet%2C%20BackHandler%2C%20Alert%20%7D%20from%20%22react-native%22%3B%0A%0Aconst%20App%20%3D%20()%20%3D%3E%20%7B%0A%20%20useEffect(()%20%3D%3E%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20const%20backAction%20%3D%20()%20%3D%3E%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20Alert.alert(%22Hold%20on!%22%2C%20%22Are%20you%20sure%20you%20want%20to%20go%20back%3F%22%2C%20%5B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20text%3A%20%22Cancel%22%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20onPress%3A%20()%20%3D%3E%20null%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20style%3A%20%22cancel%22%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7B%20text%3A%20%22YES%22%2C%20onPress%3A%20()%20%3D%3E%20BackHandler.exitApp()%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%5D)%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20return%20true%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%3B%0A%0A%20%20%20%20const%20backHandler%20%3D%20BackHandler.addEventListener(%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%22hardwareBackPress%22%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20backAction%0A%20%20%20%20)%3B%0A%0A%20%20%20%20return%20()%20%3D%3E%20backHandler.remove()%3B%0A%20%20%7D%2C%20%5B%5D)%3B%0A%0A%20%20return%20(%0A%20%20%20%20%3CView%20style%3D%7Bstyles.container%7D%3E%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3CText%20style%3D%7Bstyles.text%7D%3EClick%20Back%20button!%3C%2FText%3E%0A%20%20%20%20%3C%2FView%3E%0A%20%20)%3B%0A%7D%3B%0A%0Aconst%20styles%20%3D%20StyleSheet.create(%7B%0A%20%20container%3A%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20flex%3A%201%2C%0A%20%20%20%20alignItems%3A%20%22center%22%2C%0A%20%20%20%20justifyContent%3A%20%22center%22%0A%20%20%7D%2C%0A%20%20text%3A%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20fontSize%3A%2018%2C%0A%20%20%20%20fontWeight%3A%20%22bold%22%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D)%3B%0A%0Aexport%20default%20App%3B" data-snack-platform="web" data-snack-supported-platforms="android" data-snack-theme="light" data-snack-preview="true" data-snack-loading="lazy"></div></div></div></div><p><code>BackHandler.addEventListener</code> creates an event listener &amp; returns a <code>NativeEventSubscription</code> object which should be cleared using <code>NativeEventSubscription.remove</code> method.</p><p>Additionally <code>BackHandler.removeEventListener</code> can also be used to clear the event listener. Ensure the callback has the reference to the same function used in the <code>addEventListener</code> call as shown the following example ﹣</p><div><ul role="tablist" aria-orientation="horizontal" class="tabs"><li role="tab" tabindex="0" aria-selected="true" class="tabs__item tabItem_3gSF tabs__item--active" style="outline:none">Function Component</li><li role="tab" tabindex="0" aria-selected="false" class="tabs__item tabItem_3gSF" style="outline:none">Class Component</li></ul><div role="tabpanel" class="margin-vert--md"><div><div class="snack-player" data-snack-name="BackHandler" data-snack-description="Example usage" data-snack-code="import%20React%2C%20%7B%20useEffect%20%7D%20from%20%22react%22%3B%0Aimport%20%7B%20Text%2C%20View%2C%20StyleSheet%2C%20BackHandler%2C%20Alert%20%7D%20from%20%22react-native%22%3B%0A%0Aconst%20App%20%3D%20()%20%3D%3E%20%7B%0A%20%20const%20backAction%20%3D%20()%20%3D%3E%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20Alert.alert(%22Hold%20on!%22%2C%20%22Are%20you%20sure%20you%20want%20to%20go%20back%3F%22%2C%20%5B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20text%3A%20%22Cancel%22%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20onPress%3A%20()%20%3D%3E%20null%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20style%3A%20%22cancel%22%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7B%20text%3A%20%22YES%22%2C%20onPress%3A%20()%20%3D%3E%20BackHandler.exitApp()%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%5D)%3B%0A%20%20%20%20return%20true%3B%0A%20%20%7D%3B%0A%0A%20%20useEffect(()%20%3D%3E%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20BackHandler.addEventListener(%22hardwareBackPress%22%2C%20backAction)%3B%0A%0A%20%20%20%20return%20()%20%3D%3E%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20BackHandler.removeEventListener(%22hardwareBackPress%22%2C%20backAction)%3B%0A%20%20%7D%2C%20%5B%5D)%3B%0A%0A%20%20return%20(%0A%20%20%20%20%3CView%20style%3D%7Bstyles.container%7D%3E%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3CText%20style%3D%7Bstyles.text%7D%3EClick%20Back%20button!%3C%2FText%3E%0A%20%20%20%20%3C%2FView%3E%0A%20%20)%3B%0A%7D%3B%0A%0Aconst%20styles%20%3D%20StyleSheet.create(%7B%0A%20%20container%3A%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20flex%3A%201%2C%0A%20%20%20%20alignItems%3A%20%22center%22%2C%0A%20%20%20%20justifyContent%3A%20%22center%22%0A%20%20%7D%2C%0A%20%20text%3A%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20fontSize%3A%2018%2C%0A%20%20%20%20fontWeight%3A%20%22bold%22%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D)%3B%0A%0Aexport%20default%20App%3B" data-snack-platform="web" data-snack-supported-platforms="android" data-snack-theme="light" data-snack-preview="true" data-snack-loading="lazy"></div></div></div></div><h2><a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" class="anchor enhancedAnchor_3pqN" id="usage-with-react-navigation"></a>Usage with React Navigation<a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" class="hash-link" href="#usage-with-react-navigation" title="Direct link to heading">#</a></h2><p>If you are using React Navigation to navigate across different screens, you can follow their guide on <a href="https://reactnavigation.org/docs/custom-android-back-button-handling/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Custom Android back button behaviour</a></p><h2><a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" class="anchor enhancedAnchor_3pqN" id="backhandler-hook"></a>Backhandler hook<a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" class="hash-link" href="#backhandler-hook" title="Direct link to heading">#</a></h2><p><a href="https://github.com/react-native-community/hooks#usebackhandler" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">React Native Hooks</a> has a nice <code>useBackHandler</code> hook which will simplify the process of setting up event listeners.</p><hr><h1><a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" class="anchor enhancedAnchor_3pqN" id="reference"></a>Reference<a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" class="hash-link" href="#reference" title="Direct link to heading">#</a></h1><h2><a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" class="anchor enhancedAnchor_3pqN" id="methods"></a>Methods<a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" class="hash-link" href="#methods" title="Direct link to heading">#</a></h2><h3><a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" class="anchor enhancedAnchor_3pqN" id="addeventlistener"></a><code>addEventListener()</code><a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" class="hash-link" href="#addeventlistener" title="Direct link to heading">#</a></h3><div class="mdxCodeBlock_xYIz"><div class="codeBlockContent_rlEb"><button 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