I just updated my Lenovo tab 4 8 from Android version 7 to Android version 8 Oreo. Now there is no recent apps lock which is quite frustrating. does anyone know if there is a method of activating this on Oreo?
"B. Diddy
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Welcome to Android Central! What do you mean by recent apps lock? Do you mean disabling the Recent Apps button?"
My Lenovo using Android 7 was able to lock the recent apps (or intents) by using a lock/unlock icon on the top bar of the displayed app. Hence if you wiped all the recent apps, it would leave the locked ones. But after upgrading to Android 8 the lock/unlock icon is no longer there.
It may be a problem with Lenovo software as my wifes Huawei phone running on Android 8 has this lock unlock function.
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-make-use-of-the-android-nougat-recent-apps-lock/
Senior Ambassador
Welcome to Android Central! What do you mean by recent apps lock? Do you mean disabling the Recent Apps button?"
My Lenovo using Android 7 was able to lock the recent apps (or intents) by using a lock/unlock icon on the top bar of the displayed app. Hence if you wiped all the recent apps, it would leave the locked ones. But after upgrading to Android 8 the lock/unlock icon is no longer there.
It may be a problem with Lenovo software as my wifes Huawei phone running on Android 8 has this lock unlock function.
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-make-use-of-the-android-nougat-recent-apps-lock/
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Oh, I see. That's not a native feature of Android (i.e., it's not available on Google devices like Pixel or Nexus devices), so it's a modification the manufacturer made. They presumably decided to get rid of it with the Oreo update.
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