Is the "Recent Apps" soft key that useful to be a soft key?

[CrazyRussian007]

I found myself never, not even once, used the "Recent Apps" soft key in my whole month owning the GN. I find all my apps more easily accessed from home screens. Or am i doing it wrong?
Is recent apps soft key useful for you guys?

 

[Polymira]

Very useful! I use it to bounce back and forth between apps (twitter, gallery, browser, xda, etc). It's nicer then bouncing to home and finding the other app to launch.

 

[Grawbad]

I use it a lot.

For instance, I can hop from a page on the internet to the calculator and back without ever closing anything. Its for good for multitasking.

However, I would like to see it have the ability to open something that you haven't recently used but really that's not what its for.
But I find myself at times wanting something I haven't recently used and having to just close that program and open the other and then I can hop back and forth.

 

[Revolutionary]

I use it constantly. More than the home key.

 

[macmitten]

I have been told you can shut down running apps quickly by swiping them in the drop down menu. Primarily use it for that. I liked the long hold home better to view recent apps. Don't really use the button for actual multitasking. Plus it is kind of laggy, often I double tap it and end up opening and closing it.

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[jafels]

I never used it till I decided to start making an effort to try it out and do things the "ICS" way......and waddya know its awesome. I now use it quite often to bounce around to different apps....like from browser to messaging back to browser to email to a game back to browser to twitter blah blah blah......I am pretty convinced now that these three buttons are all we need....although their is a small part of me still holding onto my beloved search button......but Im over it....kinda.

 

[Laineyc]

I use it occasionally, for "multitasking". I'd probably miss it if it wasnt there, though.

 

[pool_shark]

To me they could have left pressing and holding the home key to access the last few apps, just increase the number of apps it kept.

 

[CrazyRussian007]

Sounds cool and conenient. I'll pay more attention to that soft key and from what you guys said it should make my switching between apps quicker

 

[jpprice]

I use it constantly. However in most custom ROMS holding down the home key does the same thing

 

[yosteve]

Still needs fixing when going to some apps or in between the web and apps. My biggest gripe.

 

[pauldroidr2d2]

I found myself never, not even once, used the "Recent Apps" soft key in my whole month owning the GN. I find all my apps more easily accessed from home screens. Or am i doing it wrong?
Is recent apps soft key useful for you guys?

I love it. For me it is similar to my task bar on my computer. It allows me to easily switch between apps.

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[DenverRalphy]

I use it fairly often. But to be honest, I'd much prefer it was a longpress on the Home button like it used to be. Then bring the Menu or Search button back. It just irks me a bit when you're never 100% certain where the current Menu button (three dots) is going to be. I know, I know, it's not rocket science to look in the two places it's normally found, but it's nice to find your buttons in the same place when you're operating One-Handed.

Menu and Search are used more often than Task-Switching... so you'd think they'd deserve a dedicated button.

 

[samkatz]

I use it a lot when I press a wrong button and get kicked out of an app I'm using, eg entering data or a url, hit wrong key. Luckily, the stuff is still there if you hit the recent apps key.

What I wish is that you can set the number of recent apps that stay in there. sometimes there's so many and in no logical order, hard to find.

 

[mjt1265]

Its great for multi tasking. I use it a lot more than I originally thought I would.
(As long as I remember lol)


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[bespinct]

I find my self using it often as I generally use the same few Apps all day long and it's nice to pop back and forth. I definitely prefer it to the long press action, which I don't find very intuitive. I used it, but I know many android users that don't even know it's an option. I like that Google is taking UI serious and making changes that are intuitive even for my 4 year old daughter.

Steve in CT

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[_JKK_]

I use it so much.

Can I be honest and say that I have absolutely no idea how you are using the phone without using the Recent Apps button?

 

[TabGuy]

I use it all the time. But, I've been using it since April when I got a Honeycomb tablet.

You'll get used to it.

 

[Stardate Tab 10.1]

Agree, use it all the time. But I am used to it from my galaxy tab.

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[yosteve]

I use it so much.

Can I be honest and say that I have absolutely no idea how you are using the phone without using the Recent Apps button?

Prior to it we would just hit home then open the app again.