[Guide] How to remove the app from recent tab

[Yashsehgal022 (Yash Sehgal)]

Hello guys Yash this side ,
In todays guide I will show you guys how can you remove your app from the recent tab

Prerequisite

• Windows / macOS / Linux
• Java ≥ 8
• Apk Editor Studio

Step 1

Open your app in APK Editor Studio

Step 2

click on Open Apk and select the apk that you want to edit

Step 3

Now open AndroidManifest.xml

Step 4

Find this line in the manifest

then after <activity this add android:excludeFromRecents="true" android:noHistory="true"

like this

Now save it and save your apk file and install it in your phone

Results

Apk that I Edited using APK Editor Studio

Remove_From_Recent1.apk (5.1 MB)

Useful Links
Sign apk by @bodymindpower
Use apk editor by @consoleheretohelp

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Here the tutorial finishes

I hope it helped you

for aab you guys can follow the guide by @Shreyaa

Edit or Modify the AAB file - change API 29 to 30 android 11

Edit or modify the aab file This process will convert the apk into aab file There is no way to edit or modify the file in aab because all file get encoded with protocol-buffers but we can edit the apk and modify it easily. So this process will convert modify apk into aab file requirements - python 3.6+ is required , Java 8 is required

Easy method - short

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you can follow the

and skip the 3rd step of her guide

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[Balajidev]

Can u tell me what’s the need of this don’t take as hate I just asking Because I don’t understand what does it mean

[Yashsehgal022 (Yash Sehgal)]

@Balajidev

its use is that to remove the app you need to manually swipe up to remove it, but if you follow this guide , it will automatically remove the app from the recent tab

PS: google assistant app also uses this functionality

[Avijit (Avijit Das)]

Nice tutorial

[Yashsehgal022 (Yash Sehgal)]

thanks @Avijit

[Raja_HarshVardhanSolanki]

Great!! Guide

[Yashsehgal022 (Yash Sehgal)]

Thanks @Raja_HarshVardhanSolanki

[dora_paz (Dora)]

Nice but I believe there is also an extension for that. Also since aab file is required to upload an app to Google Play Store I believe the guide isn’t complete till you show how you will convert apk to aab after the changes

Extension - Remove app from recent Apps

Remove app from recent This extension helps you to remove app from recent Apps. See example Methods [component_method] [component_method (1)] Downloads Aix:com.devyb.removeappfromrecent.aix (5.6 KB) Latest Version: 2 Released:2020-08-21T22:00:00Z (UTC) Last Updated:2020-09-23T22:00:00Z (UTC)

[Yashsehgal022 (Yash Sehgal)]

@dora_paz

Nice

Thanks @dora_paz

@dora_paz

Also since aab file is required to upload an app to Google Play Store I believe the guide isn’t complete till you show how you will convert apk to aab after the changes

ya I will add in few minutes, didn’t got that idea before

thanks for the idea

[Shreyaa (shreya)]

Nice

[Yashsehgal022 (Yash Sehgal)]

Thanks @Shreyaa