Apps immediately minimize to homescreen

[Crowscoup]

Apps minimize to homescreen immediately or within seconds of opening. Happens on all apps : phone clock calendar chrome Gmail GoogleGo search maps YouTube settings.

Cheap acatel 1x phone.
Oreo 8.1 Purchased Nov 11, 2 wks ago. Barely used. Haven't installed anything. Have allowed auto updates

I have read to :
*stop battery savers. Did not work.
*disable pic n pic. Is draw over other apps same as pic n pic? No pic n pic listed
*check for match of firmware /hardware. No clue how to do this.

I HATE this phone and GoogleGo. Lost my Samsung

 

[Javier P]

Welcome to the forums. Have you already tried safe mode? Did you originally set it up from a previous Google backup?

 

[Javier P]

Found these instructions for a similar device.

After booting in safe mode see if the same problems persist. To exit safe mode just restart the phone normally.

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Do you have a screen protector on? If so, take it off and see if that makes a difference. A poorly fitted or installed screen protector can cause phantom touches, and if those touches are near the Back or Home buttons, that could cause apps to close without warning.

 

[Rukbat]

Is draw over other apps same as pic n pic?

No, totally different.

No pic n pic listed

Maps minimizes to a small inset on the homescreen. That's picture-in-picture. I assume you mean "minimizes to where it can't be seen, except as an icon".

I HATE this phone and GoogleGo.

It's like Google Lite - a small system for small, less powerful phones. Don't expect it to fully replace Android.

 

[Crowscoup]

Hi Javier,
have not checked safemode and phone was not from a backup

 

[Crowscoup]

Will try this thank you. I have notic

 

[Crowscoup]

No screen protector. I tested to be sure I wasn't touching anything so set on table reopened and did not touch phone. Still happened.

I read something about how phone set up to handle memory. Assume rom. That seems a logical hypothesis but no idea how to check . Or to fix. for that matter

 

[Crowscoup]

Ty for clarifying

Yes, I have been told my phone has a watered down version . I am seriously considering having my old phone set back up since I have it back now. I am using it like a tablet anyway.

 

[B. Diddy]

I agree with Javier P, the first thing to test is Safe Mode, in case a 3rd party app you installed is causing the instability.