Android back gesture conflicts with opening the "Contents" drawer
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	Lariscus
	May 3 2025, 8:56 PM

Description

Steps to reproduce

Use a newish Android Device with "Gesture navigation" instead of "3-button navigation".
Open the Wikipedia App and navigate to any article.
Try to open the contents drawer by sliding your finger from right to left starting at the screen edge.

Expected results

The content drawer opens.

Actual results

The back action is triggered and the app navigates back to the previous page.

Environments observed

App version: 2.7.50529-r-2025-04-21
Android OS versions: 15
Device model: Pixel 8
Device language: English

Event Timeline

Lariscus created this task.May 3 2025, 8:56 PM

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Hello @Lariscus ,
Thanks for reporting this issue and providing clear steps to reproduce it.
Could you please share a short screen recording showing the issue in action? This will help us follow along more accurately and determine the best next steps.
Thank you!

Hi @ARamadan-WMF,

Here is a short video of me demonstrating the bug.

https://peertube.wtf/w/5w2wdstng3YvGcocR5LnAC

@Lariscus , Thank you!

Dbrant moved this task from Needs Triage to Bug Backlog on the Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog board.May 27 2025, 4:15 PM

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