Swipe-up from bottom is launching Opera in android apps

answered 2015-03-18 23:42:42 +0200

Self-Perfection
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updated 2015-04-27 20:40:02 +0200

According to my experience it is kind of a feature but you trigger it accidentally and unwillingly. Let's start with normal way to call search from android app.

Put your finger on "back" button on bottom bar in android app. Make sure that "back" button became highlighted. If it did not it means that you have put your finger too far below and SailfishOS considers your touch as a beginning of swipe from bottom screen edge. Than drag your finger up, you'll notice that arc with search icon appears. Release your finger on the search icon. See animation below:

If you have any Android browser installed this sequence will launch search in that browser. For users which do not have any android browser this search icon seems to do nothing.

Now considering proper way to launch search from android app we might imagine why you trigger this action accidentally:

1. As bottom bar with "back" button is black as screen surroundings you might confuse it with screen edge and start your swipe on this bar instead of outside of the screen;
2. I have a feeling that SailfishOS is a bit laggy (sometimes?) on detection of screen taps. So it might notice your touch for the first time a fraction of second after you started your swipe and have already moved a finger inside screen boundaries.

Finally here is my advice: try to start your swipe further below the screen edge and perform it a bit more slowly.

My notes are based on findings from another question that I have asked before regarding this situation.