# Improve Android back navigation consistency for deep links

**URL:** <https://forum.delta.chat/t/improve-android-back-navigation-consistency-for-deep-links/4952>\
**Category:** Feature Proposal\
**Tags:** android, user-interface\
**Created:** [March 24, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/improve-android-back-navigation-consistency-for-deep-links/4952 "2026-03-24T19:21:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![senyash](https://forum.delta.chat/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@senyash](https://forum.delta.chat/u/senyash)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/improve-android-back-navigation-consistency-for-deep-links/4952/1 "2026-03-24T19:21:26Z")

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Currently, back navigation on Android is inconsistent. When a user navigates to a new location (e.g., a specific chat) via an [i.delta.chat](http://i.delta.chat) link from another chat or a miniapp, the back button ignores the navigation history and forces the user back to the main chat list instead of the previous screen.

## Expected behavior

The Android back button should respect the app’s navigation stack. If a user navigates from “Chat A” to “Chat B” via a deep link, pressing “Back” should return the user to “Chat A.”

## Actual behavior

The back button prematurely exits the current navigation context and returns the user to the main chat list, forcing them to re-navigate to their previous location.