cordova - Send Application to background mode when back button is pressed in Phonegap -

i have problem phonegap application. want minimize application (send app in background it's still running) when button pressed.

here's code.

 document.addeventlistener("backbutton", onbackkeydown, false);  function onbackkeydown() {  } 

if use navigator.app.exitapp(); - application terminate , if use navigator.app.backhistory() - go previous page.

i want if press button, send me home screen , send application background it's still running. thank you.

you can use plugin when device ready listen backbutton , when onbackkeydown use plugin launch home screen

`document.addeventlistener("backbutton", onbackkeydown, false); function onbackkeydown() {     navigator.backbutton.gohome(function() {         console.log('success')     }, function() {         console.log('fail')     }); } ` 

this plugin updated dpa99c answer user cordova >=3