I’m looking for some advice, recently my pixel 6a and a pixel 8a both have the same annoying behaviour, periodically the three bottom buttons stop working or lag to an extreme degree, so the back button, home button and app switcher.

I suspect it’s related to 3rd party launchers, I use Action Launcher but was able to replicate it on Lawnchair as well.

I’ve currently got the default Pixel/Nexus launcher selected as a test (I hate it), so far it seems to be immune from this issue. Are 3rd party launchers all suffering from the same issue? Anything I can do?

EDIT: Thankfully the pixel launcher also started doing this eventually so I can happily switch back to action launcher while I choose a new phone!

If you think the fairphone 6 is a silly choice, please persuade me otherwise as that’s what I’m currently thinking, with a view to a 5 year+ phone

  • VicksVaporBBQrub@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Btw, I have a 2024 Motorola with Android 15. Everything can be found under “Settings” (com.android.settings). And turning things off…

    Some switches may appear more fancy-looking, or that may be a Motorola-only thing.

    Developer Options…
    Animator Duration Scale = 1.5x (larger = slower)
    Windows animation scale = 1.5x
    Transition animation scale = 1.5x
    Predictive Back animations = off

    Settings\Gestures…
    I turned off most features.

    Settings\Display,…
    Refresh Rate 60hz only
    Swipe-to-Split = off
    3 finger swipe to screenshot = off

    Settings\Accessibility…
    I turned off the Accessibility Menu, live Captions, and anything else that added shortcuts to the volume and power buttons.

    Settings\System\Performance…
    Smart App Launch = off
    I think this is a “single tap & hold anywhere for fancy action”, I’ve no clue. When it’s on it shows a permanent button on the screen.

    Also I have a Settings\Home and Lock Screen Settings, but I’m certain 50% of the things in there are related to my phone’s native Motorola Moto Launcher. I’m using Nova Launcher, so uncertain if things there are in-effect or not as I cannot force stop the native launcher spp; it just restarts, even though I’m not using it.