cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/34248249
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?
I have the same problem with Nova. That said, have you tried updating to the latest version?
https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/362911257/google-pixel-update-august-2025?hl=en
Fix for issues with 3-button navigation and gesture navigation in certain conditions*[1]
*[1] Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 7a, Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 8a, Pixel Fold, Pixel Tablet, Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, Pixel 9 Pro Fold, Pixel 9a
Thanks, the 6a is on the latest, but notably absent from that list. I’ll try the 8a on the update though!