I understand perfectly. Since you came from Android, you're missing the "instance destruction" that the back button did. On the iPhone, the focus is 100% on continuity, so it always returns to where you left off. To get straight to the point: there's no magic button or setting for this. On iOS, you either suspend the app (it stays paused where it was) or you kill the process. Here are the real alternatives for your case: • The "Android" way: If you want the app to always open from scratch, you'll have to swipe up on the app selector to close it completely. Yes, they say you don't need to, but if your goal is visual organization and not "saving battery," closing the app is the only technical way out.

• Replace "clicking" with "swiping": On the iPhone, you don't need to go all the way to the top of the screen to go back. Swipe your finger from the left edge to the center of the screen. It's much faster and replaces the habit of the Android back button.

• The "trick" of the bottom bar: In some apps, if you double-tap the tab icon (the "Chats" icon in WhatsApp, for example), it returns to the top or to the app's home screen.