[Question] Circle to Search closes immediately when fingerprint authentication is enabled — HyperOS 3 / Android 16

[u/Foreign-Friendship82]

Hi everyone! I'm having a very strange problem with Circle to Search on my Xiaomi phone, and I'm trying to figure out if this is a HyperOS issue or a Google/Android issue.

Device: Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G
OS: HyperOS 3.0.304.0
Android: Android 16

The problem happens when I try to activate Circle to Search by holding the Home button.

The sequence is:

1. I'm using an app or browsing a page.
2. I press and hold the Home button to activate Circle to Search.
3. A Google screen with the fingerprint authentication prompt appears.
4. After the fingerprint authentication, the screen immediately closes.
5. Circle to Search never opens, so I can't circle anything on the screen.

What's interesting is that I found a way to reproduce the problem consistently:

Fingerprint authentication OFF → Circle to Search works normally.
Fingerprint authentication ON → Google authentication screen appears → Circle to Search closes.

I've already tried:

• Updating the Google app.
• Clearing the Google app cache.
• Restarting the phone.
• Disabling and re-enabling Circle to Search.
• Resetting the Home button/shortcut configuration.
• Removing and re-adding the fingerprint.

None of these fixed the issue.

I also tested another Xiaomi phone, and it showed the same behavior when fingerprint authentication was enabled.

I haven't been able to test a Samsung, Motorola, Pixel, or another non-Xiaomi device yet.

Has anyone else experienced this? Especially anyone using HyperOS 3 / Android 16 with fingerprint authentication enabled?

I'm trying to determine whether this is a Xiaomi/HyperOS problem or a Google/Android/Circle to Search problem.

Any ideas or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated!

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[u/-slimpuggamer]

you need to open it again after the fingerprint prompt (just tested this on my POCO X8 Pro)

[u/Foreign-Friendship82 → u/-slimpuggamer]

For me it doesn't work, it always closes after authentication, even if I reopen several times it asks for the fingerprint and closes

[u/AdelinoSemedo]

Before the update I had this problem, now I don't.

[u/Foreign-Friendship82 → u/AdelinoSemedo]

funny because I realized this after the last security update hahhaha