Apps showing up as blank white screens in recent apps list when in landscape orientation
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I've noticed some odd behavior on the recent apps screen on Android that I can't find an explanation for anywhere. When I open apps on a phone while in landscape view and switch to the recent apps screen all I see is a white square for that app, no preview thumbnail.
This is how it looks on a OnePlus 6 when I open Chrome in portrait mode and open the recent apps screen, and when I open Chrome while in landscape and then go to the recent apps screen
And similar behavior on a Pixel 3:
Opening Chrome in portrait and in landscape, then switching to recent apps
If I give the Pixel 3 some time it will eventually generate a thumbnail for the landscape app though about half the time it looks squished and the other half it isn't up to date with what was actually being shown on the screen.
My question is why does Android seem to struggle with generating landscape preview thumbnails for the recent apps screen? Has anyone else experienced this behavior or know of a fix for it?





Asked by Kaleb Olson
(31 rep)
Nov 15, 2019, 05:21 PM
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