I just tried this on our community server and a local test server that I have with a Pixel 4 and a Pixel 6 as well as some simulators on Android 11, 12 & 13 and was unable to reproduce.
I wonder if you have a setting in your phone that prevents animations or some sort of accessibility setting that may be causing the issue?
If you tap on the “X” that appears at the top left corner of the screen as you mentioned, what happens? is it possible for you to share a screen recording?