The likes of Nova, Lawnchair, Apex, and Microsoft are just some of the noteworthy names in this domain. Each of them possesses some handy tweaks and customization options, and have their own set of USPs as well. However, as of now, it seems not everyone is able to make full use of these launchers. Various users have voiced their concern that the custom launcher is conflicting with the recent apps button on their device. Joining all the dots, and we found out that most of the issues were on the device running the latest Android 12. Likewise, the latest Pixel flagships were the ones that were facing this problem most frequently. In this regard, users are able to temporarily put a pause to this issue by either switching back to the stock launcher or using gesture navigation instead of the three-button styles. But since both of them requires sacrificing with your preferred choices, they couldn’t be categorized as a feasible or viable rectification. Fortunately, there does exist a method through which you could easily fix the issue of the Recents Apps button not working with custom launchers. And you wouldn’t even have to bid adieu to your custom launcher or three-button navigation! So without any further ado, let’s check out the workaround.
Recent Apps button not working with Custom Launchers
The reason for this issue seems to be the incompatibility of the Android 12 Window Animation Scale with third-party launchers. Whenever you hit the Recents Apps button, the OS invokes the window switching animations, which in turn is conflicting with the Recents Apps functionality. So to fix this issue, you will have to disable this animation scale (along with the animator and transition scales in some instances). Here’s how it could be carried out. Once all the three animations have been disabled, the issue of the Recent Apps button not working with custom launchers would have been fixed as well. So on that note, we round off the guide. All your queries regarding the aforementioned instructions are welcomed in the comments section below.
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