I know this has been an ongoing issue on all other android based platforms. I am not sure if it is considered a bug. However, it is at least an annoyance that should be addressed.
When swimming we are forced to swim up when trying to walk a couple blocks without having to double tap forward to enter "fast" swim mode. If possible would be nice if it could work creative fly mode or move in the direction you are looking at! ( on phone with just screen)
My child tends to get overwhelmed if she falls in water because she cannot move properly.
I do not remember having to deal with this annoyance on the pc version.
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Try turning off auto-jump in the controller settings and let me know if that resolves the issue.