QuantumBadger / QuantumBadger/RedReader

Can't swipe down with status bar hidden

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Description

When the status bar is hidden, the only safe spot to swipe down from to show it without activating some control is between the subreddit name and the sort button...and very often that space doesn't exist. Worse yet, after doing this, I reflexively hot the back button to get myself back where I was, Wich makes the issue even worse--it either sends me out of the app, or back to another screen entirely.

Please watch the top few pixels on the screen, and if a touch is initiated there, don't process it. Having the status bar enabled is distracting (it shows me how many notifications for more important things I'm avoiding), but that doesn't mean I never want to access it. Moving the toolbar to the bottom is useful, but then I've got the issue of being unable to find that.

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue in the Android app with the status bar hidden, then trace the top-toolbar touch handling described in the report. Done means initiating a touch at the top edge can reveal the status bar without activating a control or navigating away from the current screen.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, java
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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