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		zbowling on Oct 3, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 4 inches You can still support it sure, but the recommendation from google is to move away from them on phones. IIRC (don't quote me) on tablets, it's a requirement.

css771 on Oct 4, 2012 [–]

There was never any such recommendation. The back button is an essential android feature.

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