I’m confused, are you referring to a specific app that doesn’t have a back button or do you literally want the iPad itself to have a back button?
I literally want a back button on the iPad.
The YouTube app on iOS is a perfect example. Half the time the back button is not available, or at least not immediately obvious, so when I want to go back to the list of videos from a currently playing video, it’s either not possible or a pain in the ass. On Android all I have to do is hit the back button on the phone.
That’s the YouTube app’s fault for not understanding standard iOS conventions.
You’re missing the point. On Android it doesn’t matter.
I guess I have to take back my declaration of the end of the conversation.
Even if it doesn’t matter on Android, the system on Android is broken.
What?
I’ve said the reason before. I’ll even quote it here, so that you don’t have to do any dreadful work:
The fact that the iPad does not have a back button is the stupidest thing ever.
The back button has a fundamental flaw: You don’t know what you’re going back to. It could be anything. That’s user hostile behavior.
The way iOS handles this is better, and gives more clarity. You understand exactly what’s going on when you click a back button. That’s better for the user, and avoids confusion. If a user is constantly confused by a paradigm, they’re more likely to stop using it.