# How to click on home back and recent button in android? **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [March 13, 2015, 4:31am UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/how-to-click-on-home-back-and-recent-button-in-android/3348 "2015-03-13T04:31:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sudhanvam](https://discuss.appium.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@sudhanvam](https://discuss.appium.io/u/sudhanvam)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 4:31am UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/how-to-click-on-home-back-and-recent-button-in-android/3348/1 "2015-03-13T04:31:39Z")
![](https://discuss.appium.io/uploads/default/770/a7f0e0ea672f0516.jpg) please help me to click on these buttons… thanks in advance. regards, Sudhanva.M ---
**Author:** ![willosser](https://discuss.appium.io/user_avatar/discuss.appium.io/willosser/32/2454_2.png) [@willosser](https://discuss.appium.io/u/willosser)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 2:22pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/how-to-click-on-home-back-and-recent-button-in-android/3348/2 "2015-03-13T14:22:09Z")
You can simulate pressing these keys using the appium driver’s press\_keycode method, which calls adb’s “input keyevent”, shown here in Ruby ``` appium_driver.driver.press_keycode ``` Back is 4 Menu is 82 Recent Apps is 187 (APP\_SWITCH) You can find the full list of keycodes here: [http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html) ---
**Author:** ![pendu\_adi](https://discuss.appium.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@pendu\_adi](https://discuss.appium.io/u/pendu_adi)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/how-to-click-on-home-back-and-recent-button-in-android/3348/3 "2016-04-21T13:05:02Z")
Hi Can you help with the above code appium\_driver.driver.press\_keycode in Java ---
**Author:** ![willosser](https://discuss.appium.io/user_avatar/discuss.appium.io/willosser/32/2454_2.png) [@willosser](https://discuss.appium.io/u/willosser)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 3:02pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/how-to-click-on-home-back-and-recent-button-in-android/3348/4 "2016-04-21T15:02:41Z")
appium\_driver.driver.pressKeyCode ---
**Author:** ![Aleksei](https://discuss.appium.io/user_avatar/discuss.appium.io/aleksei/32/6267_2.png) [@Aleksei](https://discuss.appium.io/u/Aleksei)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/how-to-click-on-home-back-and-recent-button-in-android/3348/5 "2016-04-21T15:15:11Z")
```auto ((AndroidDriver) driver).pressKeyCode(AndroidKeyCode.BACK); ((AndroidDriver) driver).pressKeyCode(AndroidKeyCode.HOME); ``` ---
**Author:** ![pendu\_adi](https://discuss.appium.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@pendu\_adi](https://discuss.appium.io/u/pendu_adi)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2016, 5:41am UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/how-to-click-on-home-back-and-recent-button-in-android/3348/6 "2016-04-22T05:41:13Z")
the driver which i am using is of AndroidDriver so i guess there is no need to type cast that. Any which ways the ide is not prompting me with pressKeyCode method 😓 ---
**Author:** ![pendu\_adi](https://discuss.appium.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@pendu\_adi](https://discuss.appium.io/u/pendu_adi)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2016, 6:39am UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/how-to-click-on-home-back-and-recent-button-in-android/3348/7 "2016-04-22T06:39:56Z")
I got the solution for the same driver.sendKeyEvent(keycode) for menu button the key code is 82 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Aleksei](https://discuss.appium.io/user_avatar/discuss.appium.io/aleksei/32/6267_2.png) [@Aleksei](https://discuss.appium.io/u/Aleksei)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2016, 6:57am UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/how-to-click-on-home-back-and-recent-button-in-android/3348/8 "2016-04-22T06:57:18Z")
the same is: ```auto ((AndroidDriver) driver).pressKeyCode(AndroidKeyCode.KEYCODE_MENU); ``` ---
**Author:** ![Aleksei](https://discuss.appium.io/user_avatar/discuss.appium.io/aleksei/32/6267_2.png) [@Aleksei](https://discuss.appium.io/u/Aleksei)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2016, 7:19am UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/how-to-click-on-home-back-and-recent-button-in-android/3348/9 "2016-04-22T07:19:17Z")
> [@pendu\_adi](#): > > Any which ways the ide is not prompting me with pressKeyCode method your java-client is old version 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Suraj786](https://discuss.appium.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@Suraj786](https://discuss.appium.io/u/Suraj786)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 12:12pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/how-to-click-on-home-back-and-recent-button-in-android/3348/10 "2016-08-26T12:12:05Z")
How to press the same in C#… I tried but not able to find any near function to above solutions!!! Help will be appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![willosser](https://discuss.appium.io/user_avatar/discuss.appium.io/willosser/32/2454_2.png) [@willosser](https://discuss.appium.io/u/willosser)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 4:09pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/how-to-click-on-home-back-and-recent-button-in-android/3348/11 "2016-08-26T16:09:56Z")
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**Author:** ![shijukonline](https://discuss.appium.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@shijukonline](https://discuss.appium.io/u/shijukonline)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/how-to-click-on-home-back-and-recent-button-in-android/3348/12 "2016-10-10T23:50:55Z")
Python code for hardware back button driver.press\_keycode(4) ---
**Author:** ![crujzo](https://discuss.appium.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@crujzo](https://discuss.appium.io/u/crujzo)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 6:59am UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/how-to-click-on-home-back-and-recent-button-in-android/3348/13 "2016-10-25T06:59:25Z")
driver.navigate().back(); works perfectly for me ---
**Author:** ![ranjith\_hs](https://discuss.appium.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/8dc957/32.png) [@ranjith\_hs](https://discuss.appium.io/u/ranjith_hs)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 6:16am UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/how-to-click-on-home-back-and-recent-button-in-android/3348/14 "2017-03-02T06:16:46Z")
> [@crujzo](#): > > driver.navigate().back(); This is fine to navigate back…but if i want to click on CAMERA button pressKeyCode is not working for me even after using java client 5.0 please let me know if someone has implemented the same. ---
**Author:** ![crujzo](https://discuss.appium.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@crujzo](https://discuss.appium.io/u/crujzo)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 3:25am UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/how-to-click-on-home-back-and-recent-button-in-android/3348/15 "2017-03-07T03:25:13Z")
Hello @ranjith_hs, Which Event Number you are using? ---
**Author:** ![ranjith\_hs](https://discuss.appium.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/8dc957/32.png) [@ranjith\_hs](https://discuss.appium.io/u/ranjith_hs)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 6:28am UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/how-to-click-on-home-back-and-recent-button-in-android/3348/16 "2017-03-07T06:28:02Z")
I was using appium java client 3.4.1 with SendKeyEvent now that i am not able to use **PressKeyCode** with 3.4.1 ---
**Author:** ![viswesvar](https://discuss.appium.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/aca169/32.png) [@viswesvar](https://discuss.appium.io/u/viswesvar)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2017, 4:10pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/how-to-click-on-home-back-and-recent-button-in-android/3348/17 "2017-12-29T16:10:34Z")
Hi willosser, I’m new to Appium, I have the same question how to use the return button in Ruby, I already tried _driver.sendKeyEvent(4)_ but it gives me error. can you help me with this > undefined local variable or method `appium\_driver’ ---
**Author:** ![willosser](https://discuss.appium.io/user_avatar/discuss.appium.io/willosser/32/2454_2.png) [@willosser](https://discuss.appium.io/u/willosser)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 5:51pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/how-to-click-on-home-back-and-recent-button-in-android/3348/18 "2018-01-29T17:51:54Z")
Hi Viswesvar, You’ll have to provide a bit more information, such as your code. I’m guessing that you expect the object appium\_driver to be your appium driver. Where did you set that? ---
**Author:** ![Prarna](https://discuss.appium.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Prarna](https://discuss.appium.io/u/Prarna)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2018, 6:41am UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/how-to-click-on-home-back-and-recent-button-in-android/3348/19 "2018-05-28T06:41:32Z")
> [@Aleksei](#): > > ((AndroidDriver) driver).pressKeyCode(AndroidKeyCode.BACK); I am using the above code but its not working for me. ---
**Author:** ![suban](https://discuss.appium.io/user_avatar/discuss.appium.io/suban/32/5497_2.png) [@suban](https://discuss.appium.io/u/suban)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 5:07am UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/how-to-click-on-home-back-and-recent-button-in-android/3348/20 "2018-07-13T05:07:03Z")
since pressKeyCode has been depreciated you can use ``` import io.appium.java_client.AppiumDriver; import io.appium.java_client.MobileElement; import io.appium.java_client.android.AndroidDriver; import org.openqa.selenium.remote.DesiredCapabilities; import io.appium.java_client.android.nativekey.AndroidKey; import io.appium.java_client.android.nativekey.KeyEvent; //initialize AppiumDriver and DesiredCapabilities ((AndroidDriver) driver).pressKey(new KeyEvent(AndroidKey.HOME)); ((AndroidDriver) driver).pressKey(new KeyEvent(AndroidKey.APP_SWITCH)); ``` [Next page](https://discuss.appium.io/t/how-to-click-on-home-back-and-recent-button-in-android/3348.md?page=2)