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    Question Restore display of Google Search history

    I got this back with great difficulty. The tick box in the settings as shown in this screenshot didn't want to let me select it, kept staying greyed out. After trying to select it about 10 times I was finally able to turn on "additional web and app activity" and the recent searches are again...
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    Question Restore display of Google Search history

    Weeks ago I found the setting to turn off display of my recent Google Search history (in the search bar on my home page) & now can't find how to restore it. Android 13 on Samsung S20 FE. The search page hides my search history from me and when I click the link that says this is controlled from...
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    Question Is it legitimate for app developers (especially game apps) to disable the Back button?

    I guess I can check the list of app power usage to see but I've already deleted the app and would prefer not to add it back for that. Thanks for the info. about background apps not using power.
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    Question Is it legitimate for app developers (especially game apps) to disable the Back button?

    I am not a frequent player of games on my Samsung S20 but a few times, now, I have uninstalled games because they have disabled use of the back button to fully exit from the app. With the last one, commenters on a Facebook page about the app said they just exit using the home button, as that...