Terminating Applications

This topic describes how you can implement an application exit: through user interaction, or internally based on the application logic.

Related Info

When the user exits a TV application, JavaScript execution is paused, and the current application state is not stored. When the application is launched again, the application state is reset.

Note :

If you do not want the application to terminate, but only hide in the background, implement Multitasking.

Implementing the Exit

There are 2 ways to terminate a TV application:

Through user interaction, when the user long-presses the remote control "Return/Exit" key.

Important
Long-pressing the "Return/Exit" key forces the application to terminate. Do not register the "Return/Exit" key long-press.

Based on the application logic, by calling the exit() method

The getCurrentApplication().exit() method of the Application API terminates the application.
```
tizen.application.getCurrentApplication().exit();
```
Call this method to implement the "Yes" button on an exit confirmation popup.

Return Key Policy

The Samsung Apps TV policy defines requirements for the implementation of the "Return/Exit" key click:

From a detail page within an application, clicking the "Return/Exit" key must display the previous page.
From the home page of an application, clicking the "Return/Exit" key must display an exit confirmation popup.

The application is only terminated if the user clicks "Yes" in the popup.

Note :
You must make the application exit confirmation popup independently, using an HTML element.