Back Button React native exit app

Question

I have put android back button exit the app functionality in my react native app in my home screen. But when I press android back button on other screens then also it is getting called.

componentDidMount() {

    if (Platform.OS == "android") {
        BackHandler.addEventListener('hardwareBackPress', this.handleBackButton);                           
  }
    this._setupGoogleSignin();           
    this._getUserDetails();
    const { navigate } = this.props.navigation;
    console.log("object url is", this.state.postsArray[0].url);

}

handleBackButton = () => {               
    Alert.alert(
        'Exit App',
        'Exiting the application?', [{
            text: 'Cancel',
            onPress: () => console.log('Cancel Pressed'),
            style: 'cancel'
        }, {
            text: 'OK',
            onPress: () => BackHandler.exitApp()
        }, ], {
            cancelable: false
        }
     )
     return true;
   }
componentWillUnmount() {
    BackHandler.removeEventListener('hardwareBackPress', this.handleBackButton);
  }

Answer 1

If your HomeScreen is still mounted when you navigate to other screens or while unmounting the HomeScreen if you don't remove the EventListener it will be still called.

You should clear the EventListener on navigate or unmount,

onButtonPress = () => {
  BackHandler.removeEventListener('hardwareBackPress', this.handleBackButton);
  // then navigate
  navigate('NewScreen');
}

handleBackButton = () => {
 Alert.alert(
     'Exit App',
     'Exiting the application?', [{
         text: 'Cancel',
         onPress: () = > console.log('Cancel Pressed'),
         style: 'cancel'
     }, {
         text: 'OK',
         onPress: () = > BackHandler.exitApp()
     }, ], {
         cancelable: false
     }
  )
  return true;
} 

componentDidMount() {
  BackHandler.addEventListener('hardwareBackPress', this.handleBackButton);
}

componentWillUnmount() {
  BackHandler.removeEventListener('hardwareBackPress', this.handleBackButton);
}