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Home Page Picker: Preview screen is dismissed with slight downward gestures

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[Pri] Low [Type] Enhancement Site Creation
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Description

Expected behavior

The home page picker does not dismiss on slight downward gestures.

Actual behavior

The preview screen seems very sensitive to any slight downward gesture. That makes it easy to unintentionally dismiss the screen.

Steps to reproduce the behavior
  1. Start the site creation flow (e.g. Choose site > Add button)
  2. Select the Create WordPress.com site option
  3. Select a design
  4. Press Preview
  5. Make a slight downward gesture
  6. Notice that the screen is dismissed

The same behavior can be observed in the Page Layout Chooser screen.

Internal ref: p5T066-1K5-p2#comment-6937

Tested on Google Pixel 2 XL, Android 11, WPAndroid 16.6

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the gesture in the site creation flow: Choose site > Add, Create WordPress.com site, select a design, then Preview. Compare the Preview screen with the Page Layout Chooser and verify that slight downward gestures no longer dismiss either screen, using the reported Pixel 2 XL and Android 11 setup if available.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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