Some apps don't start when launched from GNOME Shell

Describe your issue

What's the expected behaviour?

When I click on an app, it should launch.

What's the current behaviour?

Some apps don't launch from Shell, but they do from the command line. So far I've noticed:

• Fractal (Flathub)
• Podcasts (Flathub)
• Shortwave (Flathub)

Shell ends up in a weird in-between state,

How to reproduce your issue?

Install any of these apps from Flathub on a systemd GNOME Shell install on a OnePlus 6, try to run these apps from Shell (they don't work) and from the command line (they do).

What device are you using?

OnePlus 6

On what postmarketOS version did you encounter the issue?

• edge (master branch)
• v24.06
• v23.12 (supported until 2024-07-16)
• edge (master_staging_systemd branch)
• I confirm that the issue still is present after running sudo apk upgrade -a

On what environment did you encounter the issue?

Environments

• GNOME Shell on Mobile
• Phosh
• Plasma Mobile
• Sxmo (Wayland/Sway) Please post the output of sxmo_version.sh
• Other: Please fill out

How did you get postmarketOS image?

• from https://images.postmarketos.org
• I built it using pmbootstrap
• It was preinstalled on my device

What's the build date of the image? (in yyyy-mm-dd format)

2024-06-15

Additional information

I asked verdre (the mobile Shell author) about it and he said:

the fact that shell ends up in the half-overview mode is a shell issue (it's actually the "normal" overview state that gnome-shell has, instead of the app grid state btw), the fact that the apps aren't starting is a pmOS issue, no clue why

Here is what the in-between state looks like: