Android: have back-button close tab instead of exit app

Feature requests
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Use case or problem

On Android, I often go back to previous notes with the back-button as it is fast and acessible.
Sometimes (e.g. opening a link in a new tab) the back-button behavior changes in Obsidian. it going back is not possible (new tab) it offers to close the app on a second press of the back-button.
Instead, I think it would be more useful to close the tab instead and go back to the previously active tab.
This would be more consistent with a back-key behavior.

Proposed solution

Make the back-key close the tab if no further back-history exists. (or make this an option)

Current workaround (optional)

I try to not work in tabs at all to keep the back-button behavior consistent.
Unfortunately, opening links in Excalidraw will always open in a new tab if no modifiers are held.

Related feature requests (optional)

bug-more-consistent-back-navigation-on-android/26296
request-change-backbutton-behavior-on-android/17513

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Will be implemented in V1.9.5/6

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What was implemented in 1.9.5 was

Android: Pressing the ‘back’ button to exit the app now minimizes instead of quitting.

That is not what this feature request is asking for, so it shouldn’t be marked as solved.

This feature request should be marked as solved:
Make it that the two back button does not close the mobile app (android ) - Feature requests - Obsidian Forum

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My bad, I marked the wrong one.