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> because that behavior was hand-coded by a JS developer using the history API.

Yes, the app developer (which happens to be using javascript and makes their app available via https://) decided how the back button works in their application. The only difference between the web and an UEFI-based OS is that the browser has defaults for the back button or ctrl-f, while the traditional OS will, at most, handle the window border + minimizing and maximizing.



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