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AutoInput accessibility service bug causes manual screen rotate button to glitch

Hello João!

I have an issue that causes the manual screen rotate button to glitch. This is the button that allows you to rotate the screen orientation when auto-rotate is off and the device is tilted. Normally it appears in the bottom right corner and shows a smooth animation. However with the AutoInput accessibility service enabled, the button flickers erratically and the animation restarts tens of times per second. This bug is purely cosmetic and does not affect the functionality of the button.

I noticed the issue over a year ago on my old phone but only found out AI is the culprit when I recently bought a new phone and it happened again. My old phone is an OPPO running Android 13 ColorOS, the new one is a Motorola running near-stock A14. The glitch frankly looks awful and is the reason I keep the accessibility service disabled until needed. This at the cost of the performance of my tasks. I have included two videos in the attachments showing the normal animation and the glitched animation.

How to reproduce:

1. Turn on AI accessibility service and ensure Androids three button navigation is used. With gesture navigation the problem doesn't show.

2. Turn off auto-rotate.

3. Tilt the device sideways in an app that supports landscape mode. The flickering button should appear bottom right.

I can't find anything on this problem online. Maybe because everyone uses the auto-rotate feature?

Thank you for looking into it.

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Hi there, thanks for the report! Can you please try this version? https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_MCmNfnK4FpFB7HFOgkQxNKbtbmbb8Rs/view

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Hey, it's working like a charm! Thank you so much. Your reputation precedes you.

Awesome :) Glad it works!

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