View any repository in the starred list, and upon returning, it always goes back to the top of the list.

[LucaModric]

🏷️ Discussion Type

Bug

💬 Feature/Topic Area

Android

Body

When viewing any repository in the starred list, it should return to the position of the repository I viewed, just like how it works when browsing my own repository list—this is the correct behavior.This bug shows up in the latest Android version v1.269.0

but my iOS version v1.138.0 works fine with this feature, so I guess it's either a certain Android update that broke it, or it never had this feature in the first place, since I haven't used it before and I'm not sure.

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[Mr-Nilarnab]

@LucaModric

Thanks for reporting this. Based on your description, this does sound like an Android-specific regression rather than expected behavior.

Since your repository list correctly restores the previous scroll position, the Starred repositories screen would be expected to behave consistently. Resetting to the top of the list every time you return can be frustrating, especially when browsing through a large number of starred repositories.

A few additional details that could help the GitHub Mobile team reproduce the issue:

• Does this happen with both the system Back button and the in-app Back button?
• Does it occur every time or only after scrolling a certain distance?
• Approximately how many starred repositories do you have?
• Does the behavior persist after force-closing and reopening the app?
• Does it only affect the Starred tab, or do other paginated lists (Watching, Following, etc.) behave the same way?

If this is a regression, my expectation would be that the Android app should preserve the list state (scroll position and loaded items) when navigating back, matching both the iOS behavior and the existing behavior on the repository list.

Thanks again for including the app version (v1.269.0) and confirming that iOS (v1.138.0) doesn't exhibit the issue—that comparison should make it easier for the team to identify whether this is a platform-specific navigation or state restoration bug.

[LucaModric]

Does this happen with both the system Back button and the in-app Back button?
both

Does it occur every time or only after scrolling a certain distance?
every time

Approximately how many starred repositories do you have?
Over 50

Does the behavior persist after force-closing and reopening the app?
It still happens.

Does it only affect the Starred tab, or do other paginated lists (Watching, Following, etc.) behave the same way?
Yeah, it only affect the Starred tab

[Mr-Nilarnab]

@LucaModric

Thanks for checking those details—they're actually quite helpful for narrowing this down.

The fact that:

• ✅ It happens with both the Android system Back button and the in-app Back button.
• ✅ It happens every time.
• ✅ It survives an app restart.
• ✅ It only affects the Starred list.
• ✅ Other repository lists restore their position correctly.
• ✅ iOS doesn't exhibit the same behavior.

strongly suggests this isn't a general navigation issue, but rather that the Starred screen isn't preserving its list state on Android.

From an Android perspective, it almost looks as if the Starred screen is being recreated instead of restored when returning from a repository. If that's the case, the RecyclerView/LazyList (or whatever backing component is used) would naturally initialize at position 0, which matches exactly what you're seeing.

One additional thing that may help the team reproduce it:

• Does the list briefly show the previous position before jumping back to the top, or is it recreated from the top immediately?
• If you open a repository and then return very quickly, does the behavior change at all?

Given everything you've confirmed, I'd now expect the maintainers to compare the navigation/state restoration logic used by:

• Your Repositories ✅ (works)
• Starred Repositories ❌ (doesn't restore state)

since they appear to have inconsistent behavior despite presenting very similar list-based navigation.

This definitely sounds like an Android-specific state restoration regression rather than expected behavior. Thanks for taking the time to answer the follow-up questions—they make the issue much easier to reproduce and investigate.

[SwagataGhosh7]

hi

[LucaModric]

Does the list briefly show the previous position before jumping back to the top, or is it recreated from the top immediately?
The phenomenon upon returning is not a jump back to the top; rather, it goes directly to the top upon return, just like when I first opened the list.

If you open a repository and then return very quickly, does the behavior change at all?
no change,the same behavior