May want to try installing Waybar. The default one in Sway has issues like this.
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I'm already using waybar.... I'm sorry if it wasn't clear in the post.
Do other tray applicable work?
Yes, everything else I use works and minimizes to tray as usual
Oh okay, I thought it might have been some config issue with the tray waybar module. But seems like it's not. I'm not sure in this case, maybe look at the logs if there's some dependency missing or something
You run the instructions for Gnome already, or not at all?
Yes, I've run the instructions for Gnome already. They do not work