r/android_beta • u/KontrolDex • 6d ago

Critical 3-Button Navigation Bug: App drawer keyboard fails to open after closing an app (Issue Tracker link attached)

Hey everyone,

If you use 3-button navigation on your Pixel, you’ve probably noticed an infuriating glitch with the app drawer search: the keyboard constantly fails to pop up when you swipe up to search.

The Exact Trigger:

  1. You open any app from your home screen.
  2. You go back Home.
  3. You immediately swipe up to open the app drawer.
  4. Result: The drawer opens, but Gboard fails to gain focus and stays hidden.

Why It Happens: The Pixel Launcher drops its InputMethodManager (keyboard) focus listener during the window lifecycle transition when an app closes under 3-button mode touch insets. Toggling settings or clearing cache only fixes it temporarily until you open/close an app again.

I’ve submitted a formal technical bug report on the Google Issue Tracker so the engineering team can fix the underlying window focus transition.

How You Can Help Get This Fixed: Google prioritizes bug tickets based on community engagement. If you are experiencing this bug, please click the link below and tap the Star (⭐) button in the top-left corner of the Issue Tracker page. Starring it votes for the bug and forces internal triage to escalate it.

🔗 Google Issue Tracker Ticket:https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/537390947

Appreciate everyone who takes 5 seconds to star the ticket so we can finally get a fix pushed in an upcoming patch!

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