diff --git a/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/webview/build/src/org/kivy/android/PythonActivity.java b/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/webview/build/src/org/kivy/android/PythonActivity.java
index ba00ab36f2..efc6043f3a 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/webview/build/src/org/kivy/android/PythonActivity.java
+++ b/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/webview/build/src/org/kivy/android/PythonActivity.java
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         Log.v("Python", "Device: " + android.os.Build.DEVICE);
         Log.v("Python", "Model: " + android.os.Build.MODEL);
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
-        
+
         PythonActivity.initialize();
 
         // Load shared libraries
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) {
         PythonActivity.nativeSetEnv("ANDROID_ENTRYPOINT", "main.pyo");
         PythonActivity.nativeSetEnv("PYTHONHOME", mFilesDirectory);
         PythonActivity.nativeSetEnv("PYTHONPATH", mFilesDirectory + ":" + mFilesDirectory + "/lib");
-        
+
         try {
             Log.v(TAG, "Access to our meta-data...");
             this.mMetaData = this.mActivity.getPackageManager().getApplicationInfo(
@@ -173,16 +173,24 @@ public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) {
             }
         } catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
         }
-        
+
         final Thread pythonThread = new Thread(new PythonMain(), "PythonThread");
         PythonActivity.mPythonThread = pythonThread;
         pythonThread.start();
 
         final Thread wvThread = new Thread(new WebViewLoaderMain(), "WvThread");
         wvThread.start();
+    }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onDestroy() {
+        Log.i("Destroy", "end of app");
+        super.onDestroy();
+        
+        // make sure all child threads (python_thread) are stopped
+        android.os.Process.killProcess(android.os.Process.myPid());
     }
-    
+
     public void loadLibraries() {
         PythonUtil.loadLibraries(getFilesDir());
     }
@@ -276,10 +284,48 @@ public void unpackData(final String resource, File target) {
         }
     }
 
+    public static void loadUrl(String url) {
+        class LoadUrl implements Runnable {
+            private String mUrl;
+
+            public LoadUrl(String url) {
+                mUrl = url;
+            }
+
+            public void run() {
+                mWebView.loadUrl(mUrl);
+            }
+        }
+
+        Log.i(TAG, "Opening URL: " + url);
+        mActivity.runOnUiThread(new LoadUrl(url));
+    }
+
     public static ViewGroup getLayout() {
         return   mLayout;
     }
 
+    long lastBackClick = SystemClock.elapsedRealtime();
+    @Override
+    public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
+        // Check if the key event was the Back button and if there's history
+        if ((keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK) && mWebView.canGoBack()) {
+            mWebView.goBack();
+            return true;
+        }
+        // If it wasn't the Back key or there's no web page history, bubble up to the default
+        // system behavior (probably exit the activity)
+        if (SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() - lastBackClick > 2000){
+            lastBackClick = SystemClock.elapsedRealtime();
+            Toast.makeText(this, "Click again to close the app",
+            Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        lastBackClick = SystemClock.elapsedRealtime();
+        return super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
+    }
+
 
     //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Listener interface for onNewIntent
@@ -350,7 +396,7 @@ protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent intent)
         }
     }
 
-	public static void start_service(String serviceTitle, String serviceDescription,
+    public static void start_service(String serviceTitle, String serviceDescription,
                 String pythonServiceArgument) {
         Intent serviceIntent = new Intent(PythonActivity.mActivity, PythonService.class);
         String argument = PythonActivity.mActivity.getFilesDir().getAbsolutePath();
diff --git a/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/webview/build/templates/WebViewLoader.tmpl.java b/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/webview/build/templates/WebViewLoader.tmpl.java
index df6578bdee..fb2583654a 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/webview/build/templates/WebViewLoader.tmpl.java
+++ b/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/webview/build/templates/WebViewLoader.tmpl.java
@@ -16,22 +16,21 @@ public class WebViewLoader {
 	private static final String TAG = "WebViewLoader";
 
     public static void testConnection() {
-        
+
         while (true) {
             if (WebViewLoader.pingHost("localhost", {{ args.port }}, 100)) {
                 Log.v(TAG, "Successfully pinged localhost:{{ args.port }}");
                 Handler mainHandler = new Handler(PythonActivity.mActivity.getMainLooper());
-                
                 Runnable myRunnable = new Runnable() {
                         @Override
                         public void run() {
-                            PythonActivity.mActivity.mWebView.loadUrl("http://127.0.0.1:{{ args.port }}/");
+                            PythonActivity.mActivity.loadUrl("http://127.0.0.1:{{ args.port }}/");
                             Log.v(TAG, "Loaded webserver in webview");
                         }
                     };
                 mainHandler.post(myRunnable);
                 break;
-                    
+
             } else {
                 Log.v(TAG, "Could not ping localhost:{{ args.port }}");
                 try {
@@ -55,5 +54,3 @@ public static boolean pingHost(String host, int port, int timeout) {
         }
     }
 }
-        
-
diff --git a/testapps/testapp_flask/main.py b/testapps/testapp_flask/main.py
index cf0c69c83f..f9d0feff60 100644
--- a/testapps/testapp_flask/main.py
+++ b/testapps/testapp_flask/main.py
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@ def vibrate():
     vibrator.vibrate(float(args['time']) * 1000)
     print('vibrated')
 
+@app.route('/loadUrl')
+def loadUrl():
+    args = request.args
+    if 'url' not in args:
+        print('ERROR: asked to open an url but without url argument')
+    print('asked to open url', args['url'])
+    activity.loadUrl(args['url'])
+
 @app.route('/orientation')
 def orientation():
     args = request.args
@@ -69,7 +77,7 @@ def orientation():
     direction = args['dir']
     if direction not in ('horizontal', 'vertical'):
         print('ERROR: asked to orient to neither horizontal nor vertical')
-        
+
     if direction == 'horizontal':
         activity.setRequestedOrientation(
             ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE)
diff --git a/testapps/testapp_flask/templates/index.html b/testapps/testapp_flask/templates/index.html
index 08750f6154..78c38b3eaa 100644
--- a/testapps/testapp_flask/templates/index.html
+++ b/testapps/testapp_flask/templates/index.html
@@ -24,6 +24,20 @@ <h2>Page one</h2>
      }
 </script>
 
+<button onClick="loadUrl()">
+    open url
+</button>
+<input type="text" value="http://www.google.com" id="url_field"/>
+
+<script>
+ function loadUrl() {
+     var request = new XMLHttpRequest();
+     var url = document.getElementById("url_field").value
+     request.open('GET', 'loadUrl?url=' + url, true);
+     request.send();
+     }
+</script>
+
 <button onClick="vertical()">
     vertical orientation
 </button>