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Icons moved without user action

  • /e/ version: 0.21-r-stable-20220123158735
  • Device model(s): FP4
  • Device rooted: no

Summary

After an app is installed and Bliss Launcher is restarted (either by closing Bliss Launcher or by restarting the device), icons are moved to alphabetic orders (or in a more random way).

The problem

Steps to reproduce

Here is what the logs below contains:

  • Clear data of Bliss Launcher in order to start from scratch.
  • Move back the few user app icons after the system apps icon.
  • Install a new app.
  • Restart Bliss Launcher or the device.
  • The icons have moved.

What is the current behavior?

What is the expected correct behavior?

The icons shouldn't move by themselves.

Technical informations

Relevant logs (adb logcat)

FP4blissLauncherIconmess.log

Relevant screenshots

Apps order chosen by the user:

Screenshot_20220208-130129_Bliss_Launcher

Apps order after the "GPSLogger" app has been installed and Bliss Launcher restarted:

Screenshot_20220208-130052_Bliss_Launcher

Another exemple of what this issue can do (it was after a phone restart):

Screenshot_20220208-124638_Bliss_Launcher

Solutions

Workaround

Possible fixes

Edited by Nicolas Gelot