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Launcher: pressing Back does not close an opened home screen folder

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
70/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile

Research direction

Reproduce the bug by opening a home screen folder and pressing Back, then compare with Back behavior for the app drawer and tapping outside the folder. Trace the launcher’s Back handling and folder open/close behavior. Done means one Back press closes the open folder and returns to the normal home screen.

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Description

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  • I have read the FAQs inside the app (Menu -> About -> FAQs) and my problem isn't listed.
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  • This issue contains only one bug.
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Affected app version

1.10.0 / code 16

Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Android 14 (API 34)

Affected device model

Android emulator, Pixel 6 profile (1080 x 2400)

How did you install the app?

None

Steps to reproduce the bug
  1. Install the APK cleanly, set it as the default home app, and drag one home screen app onto another to create a folder.
  2. Tap the folder to open it and confirm the panel expands and the child icons are visible.
  3. Press the system Back button once.
  4. Check: the folder panel is still in place, the folder name and its child icons are all still shown, and the launcher is still in the foreground.
Expected behavior

With a home screen folder open, pressing the system Back button once should close the folder panel and return to the normal home screen, in the same way Back closes the app drawer or a folder closes when you tap outside it.

Actual behavior

After opening a home screen folder, pressing Back leaves the folder panel open: the folder name and its child icons stay on screen and the launcher stays in the foreground. Pressing Back three times makes no difference. Tapping outside the folder closes it normally, and pressing Back with the app drawer open closes the drawer normally.

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Additional information

Package: org.fossify.home
Version: 1.10.0.

Back works normally elsewhere (it closes the app drawer), it just does nothing while a folder is open. Tapping outside the folder closes it fine.

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