diff --git a/internal/driver/mobile/app/GoNativeActivity.java b/internal/driver/mobile/app/GoNativeActivity.java
index 866f3246bd..06f6442533 100644
--- a/internal/driver/mobile/app/GoNativeActivity.java
+++ b/internal/driver/mobile/app/GoNativeActivity.java
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ public class GoNativeActivity extends NativeActivity {
     private native void insetsChanged(int top, int bottom, int left, int right);
     private native void keyboardTyped(String str);
     private native void keyboardDelete();
-    private native void backPressed();
     private native void setDarkMode(boolean dark);
 
 	private EditText mTextEdit;
@@ -314,21 +313,6 @@ protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
         filePickerReturned(uri.toString());
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void onBackPressed() {
-        // skip the default behaviour - we can call finishActivity if we want to go back
-        backPressed();
-    }
-
-    public void finishActivity() {
-        runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
-            @Override
-            public void run() {
-                GoNativeActivity.super.onBackPressed();
-            }
-        });
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration config) {
         super.onConfigurationChanged(config);
diff --git a/internal/driver/mobile/app/android.c b/internal/driver/mobile/app/android.c
index 0d73683f4b..a0c5d2efba 100644
--- a/internal/driver/mobile/app/android.c
+++ b/internal/driver/mobile/app/android.c
@@ -66,6 +66,23 @@ jint JNI_OnLoad(JavaVM* vm, void* reserved) {
 
 static int main_running = 0;
 
+void set_global(ANativeActivity *activity){
+	JNIEnv* env = activity->env;
+    if (current_class != NULL){
+	   (*env)->DeleteGlobalRef(activity->env, current_class);
+	}
+    // Note that activity->clazz is mis-named.
+    current_class = (*env)->GetObjectClass(env, activity->clazz);
+	current_class = (*env)->NewGlobalRef(env, current_class);
+	key_rune_method = find_static_method(env, current_class, "getRune", "(III)I");
+	show_keyboard_method = find_static_method(env, current_class, "showKeyboard", "(I)V");
+	hide_keyboard_method = find_static_method(env, current_class, "hideKeyboard", "()V");
+	show_file_open_method = find_static_method(env, current_class, "showFileOpen", "(Ljava/lang/String;)V");
+	show_file_save_method = find_static_method(env, current_class, "showFileSave", "(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)V");
+	finish_method = find_method(env, current_class, "finish", "()V");
+	setCurrentContext(activity->vm, (*env)->NewGlobalRef(env, activity->clazz));
+}
+
 // Entry point from our subclassed NativeActivity.
 //
 // By here, the Go runtime has been initialized (as we are running in
@@ -77,19 +94,7 @@ static int main_running = 0;
 void ANativeActivity_onCreate(ANativeActivity *activity, void* savedState, size_t savedStateSize) {
 	if (!main_running) {
 		JNIEnv* env = activity->env;
-
-		// Note that activity->clazz is mis-named.
-		current_class = (*env)->GetObjectClass(env, activity->clazz);
-		current_class = (*env)->NewGlobalRef(env, current_class);
-		key_rune_method = find_static_method(env, current_class, "getRune", "(III)I");
-		show_keyboard_method = find_static_method(env, current_class, "showKeyboard", "(I)V");
-		hide_keyboard_method = find_static_method(env, current_class, "hideKeyboard", "()V");
-		show_file_open_method = find_static_method(env, current_class, "showFileOpen", "(Ljava/lang/String;)V");
-		show_file_save_method = find_static_method(env, current_class, "showFileSave", "(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)V");
-		finish_method = find_method(env, current_class, "finishActivity", "()V");
-
-		setCurrentContext(activity->vm, (*env)->NewGlobalRef(env, activity->clazz));
-
+		set_global(activity); // useless? OnStart?
 		// Set FILESDIR
 		if (setenv("FILESDIR", activity->internalDataPath, 1) != 0) {
 			LOG_INFO("setenv(\"FILESDIR\", \"%s\", 1) failed: %d", activity->internalDataPath, errno);
@@ -281,10 +286,6 @@ void Java_org_golang_app_GoNativeActivity_keyboardDelete(JNIEnv *env, jclass cla
     keyboardDelete();
 }
 
-void Java_org_golang_app_GoNativeActivity_backPressed(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz) {
-    onBackPressed();
-}
-
 void Java_org_golang_app_GoNativeActivity_setDarkMode(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz, jboolean dark) {
     setDarkMode((bool)dark);
 }
diff --git a/internal/driver/mobile/app/android.go b/internal/driver/mobile/app/android.go
index fdc09b8597..d7f1707631 100644
--- a/internal/driver/mobile/app/android.go
+++ b/internal/driver/mobile/app/android.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ void hideKeyboard(JNIEnv* env);
 void showFileOpen(JNIEnv* env, char* mimes);
 void showFileSave(JNIEnv* env, char* mimes, char* filename);
 void finish(JNIEnv* env, jobject ctx);
+void set_global(ANativeActivity *activity);
 
 void Java_org_golang_app_GoNativeActivity_filePickerReturned(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz, jstring str);
 */
@@ -78,18 +79,6 @@ var mimeMap = map[string]string{
 	".txt": "text/plain",
 }
 
-// GoBack asks the OS to go to the previous app / activity
-func GoBack() {
-	err := RunOnJVM(func(_, jniEnv, ctx uintptr) error {
-		env := (*C.JNIEnv)(unsafe.Pointer(jniEnv))
-		C.finish(env, C.jobject(ctx))
-		return nil
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("app: %v", err)
-	}
-}
-
 // RunOnJVM runs fn on a new goroutine locked to an OS thread with a JNIEnv.
 //
 // RunOnJVM blocks until the call to fn is complete. Any Java
@@ -133,10 +122,12 @@ func callMain(mainPC uintptr) {
 
 //export onStart
 func onStart(activity *C.ANativeActivity) {
+	C.set_global(activity)
 }
 
 //export onResume
 func onResume(activity *C.ANativeActivity) {
+	C.set_global(activity)
 }
 
 //export onSaveInstanceState
@@ -152,7 +143,6 @@ func onPause(activity *C.ANativeActivity) {
 func onStop(activity *C.ANativeActivity) {
 }
 
-//export onBackPressed
 func onBackPressed() {
 	k := key.Event{
 		Code:      key.CodeBackButton,
@@ -230,6 +220,15 @@ type windowConfig struct {
 	pixelsPerPt float32
 }
 
+func Finish() {
+	RunOnJVM(func(vm, jniEnv, ctx uintptr) error {
+		println("finish")
+		env := (*C.JNIEnv)(unsafe.Pointer(jniEnv)) // not a Go heap pointer
+		C.finish(env, C.jobject(ctx))
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
 func windowConfigRead(activity *C.ANativeActivity) windowConfig {
 	aconfig := C.AConfiguration_new()
 	C.AConfiguration_fromAssetManager(aconfig, activity.assetManager)
@@ -555,21 +554,22 @@ func runInputQueue(vm, jniEnv, ctx uintptr) error {
 	}
 }
 
+
 func processEvents(env *C.JNIEnv, q *C.AInputQueue) {
 	var e *C.AInputEvent
 	for C.AInputQueue_getEvent(q, &e) >= 0 {
 		if C.AInputQueue_preDispatchEvent(q, e) != 0 {
 			continue
 		}
-		processEvent(env, e)
-		C.AInputQueue_finishEvent(q, e, 0)
+		handle := processEvent(env, e)
+		C.AInputQueue_finishEvent(q, e, C.int(handle))
 	}
 }
 
-func processEvent(env *C.JNIEnv, e *C.AInputEvent) {
+func processEvent(env *C.JNIEnv, e *C.AInputEvent) int {
 	switch C.AInputEvent_getType(e) {
 	case C.AINPUT_EVENT_TYPE_KEY:
-		processKey(env, e)
+		return processKey(env, e)
 	case C.AINPUT_EVENT_TYPE_MOTION:
 		// At most one of the events in this batch is an up or down event; get its index and change.
 		upDownIndex := C.size_t(C.AMotionEvent_getAction(e)&C.AMOTION_EVENT_ACTION_POINTER_INDEX_MASK) >> C.AMOTION_EVENT_ACTION_POINTER_INDEX_SHIFT
@@ -596,21 +596,29 @@ func processEvent(env *C.JNIEnv, e *C.AInputEvent) {
 	default:
 		log.Printf("unknown input event, type=%d", C.AInputEvent_getType(e))
 	}
+	return 0
 }
 
-func processKey(env *C.JNIEnv, e *C.AInputEvent) {
+func processKey(env *C.JNIEnv, e *C.AInputEvent) int {
 	deviceID := C.AInputEvent_getDeviceId(e)
 	if deviceID == 0 {
 		// Software keyboard input, leaving for scribe/IME.
-		return
+		return 0
+	}
+	keyCode := C.AKeyEvent_getKeyCode(e)
+	if (keyCode == C.AKEYCODE_BACK) {
+		println("back ok")
+		go onBackPressed()
+		return 1 // Handle back button press and return handle
+	} else if (keyCode == C.AKEYCODE_MENU) {
+		return 1 // Handle menu button press
 	}
-
 	k := key.Event{
 		Rune: rune(C.getKeyRune(env, e)),
-		Code: convAndroidKeyCode(int32(C.AKeyEvent_getKeyCode(e))),
+		Code: convAndroidKeyCode(int32(keyCode)),
 	}
 	if k.Rune >= '0' && k.Rune <= '9' { // GBoard generates key events for numbers, but we see them in textChanged
-		return
+		return 0
 	}
 	switch C.AKeyEvent_getAction(e) {
 	case C.AKEY_STATE_DOWN:
@@ -621,7 +629,8 @@ func processKey(env *C.JNIEnv, e *C.AInputEvent) {
 		k.Direction = key.DirNone
 	}
 	// TODO(crawshaw): set Modifiers.
-	theApp.events.In() <- k
+	go func() {theApp.events.In() <- k}()
+	return 0
 }
 
 func eglGetError() string {
diff --git a/internal/driver/mobile/app/darwin_desktop.go b/internal/driver/mobile/app/darwin_desktop.go
index 5b7041f465..d34a522a3e 100644
--- a/internal/driver/mobile/app/darwin_desktop.go
+++ b/internal/driver/mobile/app/darwin_desktop.go
@@ -63,10 +63,6 @@ func main(f func(App)) {
 	C.runApp()
 }
 
-func GoBack() {
-	// When simulating mobile there are no other activities open (and we can't just force background)
-}
-
 // loop is the primary drawing loop.
 //
 // After Cocoa has captured the initial OS thread for processing Cocoa
@@ -108,6 +104,8 @@ func (a *app) loop(ctx C.GLintptr) {
 	}
 }
 
+func Finish() {}
+
 var drawDone = make(chan struct{})
 
 // drawgl is used by Cocoa to occasionally request screen updates.
diff --git a/internal/driver/mobile/app/darwin_ios.go b/internal/driver/mobile/app/darwin_ios.go
index d40ec5a29e..dd5860d67e 100644
--- a/internal/driver/mobile/app/darwin_ios.go
+++ b/internal/driver/mobile/app/darwin_ios.go
@@ -82,10 +82,6 @@ var DisplayMetrics struct {
 	HeightPx int
 }
 
-func GoBack() {
-	// Apple do not permit apps to exit in any way other than user pressing home button / gesture
-}
-
 //export setDisplayMetrics
 func setDisplayMetrics(width, height int, scale int) {
 	DisplayMetrics.WidthPx = width
@@ -151,6 +147,8 @@ func updateConfig(width, height, orientation int32) {
 	theApp.events.In() <- paint.Event{External: true}
 }
 
+func Finish() {}
+
 // touchIDs is the current active touches. The position in the array
 // is the ID, the value is the UITouch* pointer value.
 //
diff --git a/internal/driver/mobile/app/shiny.go b/internal/driver/mobile/app/shiny.go
index 8784215080..3012b07255 100644
--- a/internal/driver/mobile/app/shiny.go
+++ b/internal/driver/mobile/app/shiny.go
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ func main(f func(a App)) {
 	fmt.Errorf("Running mobile simulation mode does not currently work on Windows.")
 }
 
-func GoBack() {
-	// When simulating mobile there are no other activities open (and we can't just force background)
+func Finish() {	// When simulating mobile there are no other activities open (and we can't just force background)
 }
 
 // driverShowVirtualKeyboard does nothing on desktop
diff --git a/internal/driver/mobile/app/x11.go b/internal/driver/mobile/app/x11.go
index 300297c3b1..27ccf342fb 100644
--- a/internal/driver/mobile/app/x11.go
+++ b/internal/driver/mobile/app/x11.go
@@ -80,9 +80,7 @@ func main(f func(App)) {
 	}
 }
 
-func GoBack() {
-	// When simulating mobile there are no other activities open (and we can't just force background)
-}
+func Finish() {}
 
 //export onResize
 func onResize(w, h int) {
diff --git a/internal/driver/mobile/driver.go b/internal/driver/mobile/driver.go
index 32ef317b54..3fae9b7390 100644
--- a/internal/driver/mobile/driver.go
+++ b/internal/driver/mobile/driver.go
@@ -128,11 +128,8 @@ func (d *mobileDriver) AbsolutePositionForObject(co fyne.CanvasObject) fyne.Posi
 	return pos.Subtract(inset)
 }
 
-func (d *mobileDriver) GoBack() {
-	app.GoBack()
-}
-
 func (d *mobileDriver) Quit() {
+	app.Finish()
 	// Android and iOS guidelines say this should not be allowed!
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/driver/mobile/mobileinit/ctx_android.go b/internal/driver/mobile/mobileinit/ctx_android.go
index b58881a26d..8a109ee29b 100644
--- a/internal/driver/mobile/mobileinit/ctx_android.go
+++ b/internal/driver/mobile/mobileinit/ctx_android.go
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ static char* checkException(uintptr_t jnienv) {
 static void unlockJNI(JavaVM *vm) {
 	(*vm)->DetachCurrentThread(vm);
 }
+static void deletePrevCtx(JNIEnv* env,jobject ctx){
+    (*env)->DeleteGlobalRef(env, ctx);
+}
+static int is_null(jobject ctx){
+	if (ctx == NULL) return 1;
+	return 0;
+}
 */
 import "C"
 
@@ -80,6 +87,13 @@ var currentCtx C.jobject
 // The android.context.Context object must be a global reference.
 func SetCurrentContext(vm unsafe.Pointer, ctx uintptr) {
 	currentVM = (*C.JavaVM)(vm)
+	if int(C.is_null(currentCtx)) == 1 {
+		RunOnJVM(func(vm, jniEnv, ctx uintptr) error {
+			env := (*C.JNIEnv)(unsafe.Pointer(jniEnv)) // not a Go heap pointer
+			C.deletePrevCtx(env, C.jobject(ctx))
+			return nil
+		})
+	}
 	currentCtx = (C.jobject)(ctx)
 }