When opening Minecraft after it runs in the background for a long time, the pause menu appears as a loading animation

Steps to reproduce:

1. Enter a world in Minecraft

2. Switch to another app

3. Wait around 17 minutes

4. Open Minecraft

Expected results:

The pause menu opens normally, like when waiting a short time before re-opening Minecraft

Observed results:

A loading animation appears instead of the pause menu. Technically, the pause menu is open, and you can press the buttons, which makes the pause menu appear for a moment.