diff --git a/docs/superpowers/evidence/phone-blackview-recents-fix-2026-05-31.json b/docs/superpowers/evidence/phone-blackview-recents-fix-2026-05-31.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad90ede
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/superpowers/evidence/phone-blackview-recents-fix-2026-05-31.json
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{
+  "intent": "Restore swipe-up-for-recent-apps gesture broken by removing com.blackview.launcher.",
+  "scope": [
+    "phone_focus_mode/batch3_bloatware_uninstall.sh",
+    "phone_focus_mode/config.sh"
+  ],
+  "changes": [
+    "Discovered com.blackview.launcher hosts com.android.quickstep.RecentsActivity (mRecentsComponent in dumpsys activity recents)",
+    "Removed com.blackview.launcher and overlay from batch3_bloatware_uninstall.sh target list with explanatory comment",
+    "Removed com.blackview.launcher from LAUNCHER_COMPETITORS so launcher_enforcer does not disable it",
+    "Added com.blackview.launcher and overlay to WHITELIST so focus daemon never disables them"
+  ],
+  "verification": [
+    {
+      "command": "adb shell dumpsys activity recents | grep mRecentsComponent",
+      "result": "pass",
+      "evidence": "mRecentsComponent=ComponentInfo{com.blackview.launcher/com.android.quickstep.RecentsActivity}"
+    },
+    {
+      "command": "adb shell su -c 'sh /data/local/tmp/focus_mode/focus_ctl.sh status'",
+      "result": "pass",
+      "evidence": "Daemon RUNNING, No apps currently disabled by focus mode"
+    }
+  ],
+  "risks": [
+    "com.blackview.launcher remains installed and enabled; it may appear in launcher picker dialogs, but launcher_enforcer still pins Minimalist Phone as default HOME"
+  ],
+  "rollback": [
+    "pm uninstall --user 0 com.blackview.launcher (restores broken state — do not do this)"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/phone_focus_mode/batch3_bloatware_uninstall.sh b/phone_focus_mode/batch3_bloatware_uninstall.sh
index d8e9121..156cfab 100755
--- a/phone_focus_mode/batch3_bloatware_uninstall.sh
+++ b/phone_focus_mode/batch3_bloatware_uninstall.sh
@@ -72,8 +72,12 @@ BV_BLOATWARE=(
     com.blackview.gamemode             # Game mode panel
     com.blackview.health               # BV health tracker
     com.blackview.helper               # BV AI assistant / helper
-    com.blackview.launcher             # BV launcher (competitor to Minimalist Phone)
-    com.blackview.launcher.overlay.framework
+    # NOTE: com.blackview.launcher is intentionally NOT removed here.
+    # Blackview embeds com.android.quickstep.RecentsActivity inside this APK —
+    # removing it kills the "swipe up for recent apps" gesture system-wide.
+    # Focus mode already disables it as a HOME competitor via LAUNCHER_COMPETITORS.
+    # com.blackview.launcher
+    # com.blackview.launcher.overlay.framework
     com.blackview.leftscreen           # Left swipe panel
     com.blackview.notebook             # BV notes app
     com.blackview.qrcode               # QR scanner (camera does it natively)
diff --git a/phone_focus_mode/config.sh b/phone_focus_mode/config.sh
index 2b00ff8..c9bf9eb 100755
--- a/phone_focus_mode/config.sh
+++ b/phone_focus_mode/config.sh
@@ -197,9 +197,10 @@ export LAUNCHER_ACTIVITY_FILE="/data/adb/focus_mode/minimalist_launcher.activity
 # Competing launchers to disable so the "pick a launcher" dialog has
 # nothing else to offer. Matched exactly; add more with `focus_ctl.sh
 # launcher-disable-other <pkg>`.
+# com.blackview.launcher is intentionally excluded from LAUNCHER_COMPETITORS:
+# Blackview embeds com.android.quickstep.RecentsActivity inside this APK,
+# so disabling it kills the system-wide "swipe up for recent apps" gesture.
 export LAUNCHER_COMPETITORS="
-com.blackview.launcher
-com.blackview.launcher.overlay.framework
 com.android.launcher
 com.android.launcher3
 com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher
@@ -220,6 +221,11 @@ export WHITELIST="
 # becomes blank. Keep this in sync with LAUNCHER_PACKAGE above.
 com.qqlabs.minimalistlauncher
 
+# --- Blackview Recents (MUST be whitelisted, do NOT remove) ---
+# RecentsActivity lives in this APK; removing it breaks swipe-up-for-recents.
+com.blackview.launcher
+com.blackview.launcher.overlay.framework
+
 # --- Companion status-notification app (MUST be whitelisted) ---
 # Provides the persistent focus-mode notification + Re-check-now button.
 # If disabled, the status notification vanishes and the recheck action