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A bug reproduction project is here: https://github.com/caarmen/ProcessTextBug

Steps to reproduce:

• Create an Activity, with an intent-filter for the PROCESS_TEXT action as follows:

        <activity
            android:name=".MainActivity"
            android:exported="true"
            android:label="@string/app_name"
            ...>
  
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.PROCESS_TEXT"/>
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
                <data android:mimeType="text/plain" />
            </intent-filter>
  

• Build and install this app.
• Open another app.
• Select text in the app.
  • The text selection menu appears.
• Expected behavior:
  • My app appears in the options in the text selection menu
• Actual behavior:
  • My app doesn't appear in the options in the text selection menu, starting with Android 14, in some Google apps.

This bug is reproduced on these apps:

• Google Keep Notes
• Gmail The bug isn't reproduced on these apps:
• Google Chrome

A strange workaround is possible, thanks to a stackoverflow suggestion:

Add an intent-filter with a https data, on any activity in the app (doesn't have to be the app with the PROCESS_TEXT intent-filter, and the activity with the PROCESS_TEXT filter will appear as expected.

Example intent-filter to add:

            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
                <data android:scheme="https" />
            </intent-filter>