Swipe left along the bottom bar

Switch to Last App on Android

Android · Navigation & Gestures
ActionSwitch to Last App
ShortcutSwipe left along the bottom bar
PlatformAndroid
CategoryNavigation & Gestures

About this shortcut

On Android, you can switch to last app with Swipe left along the bottom bar. Quickly jumps back to the previous app (gesture navigation). It sits in the Navigation & Gestures group and is one of the Android shortcuts people look up most, so it is worth committing to memory — it works the same way across almost every app that follows standard Android conventions.

How to use it

1

Get ready

Open the app or screen where you want to switch to last app.

2

Press the keys

Press Swipe left along the bottom bar.

3

Done

Quickly jumps back to the previous app (gesture navigation).

More Navigation & Gestures shortcuts

Go Home
Swipe up from bottom
or  Home button
Go Back
Swipe in from left/right edge
or  Back button
Recent Apps
Swipe up and hold
or  Recents button
Open App Drawer
Swipe up on home screen
Split Screen
Recents → tap app icon → Split screen
One-Handed Mode
Swipe down on the navigation bar
Close an App
Recents → swipe app up
Close All Apps
Recents → Close all