test(angular): upgrade to use typescript 5.9

.github/workflows/actions/build-angular-server/action.yml

@@ -3,23 +3,23 @@ description: 'Build Ionic Angular Server'
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        node-version: 24.x
+        node-version: 22.x
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/download-archive
       with:
         name: ionic-core
         path: ./core
         filename: CoreBuild.zip
-    - name: 🕸️ Install Angular Server Dependencies
+    - name: Install Angular Server Dependencies
       run: npm ci
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/angular-server
-    - name: 🔄 Sync
+    - name: Sync
       run: npm run sync
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/angular-server
-    - name: 🏗️ Build
+    - name: Build
       run: npm run build.prod
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/angular-server

.github/workflows/actions/build-angular/action.yml

@@ -3,31 +3,31 @@ description: 'Build Ionic Angular'
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        node-version: 24.x
+        node-version: 22.x
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/download-archive
       with:
         name: ionic-core
         path: ./core
         filename: CoreBuild.zip
-    - name: 🕸️ Install Angular Dependencies
+    - name: Install Angular Dependencies
       run: npm ci
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/angular
-    - name: 🔄 Sync
+    - name: Sync
       run: npm run sync
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/angular
-    - name: 🖌️ Lint
+    - name: Lint
       run: npm run lint
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/angular
-    - name: 🏗️ Build
+    - name: Build
       run: npm run build
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/angular
-    - name: 🔍 Check Diff
+    - name: Check Diff
       run: git diff --exit-code
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/angular

.github/workflows/actions/build-core-stencil-prerelease/action.yml

@@ -8,20 +8,20 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        node-version: 24.x
+        node-version: 22.x
 
-    - name: 🕸️ Install Dependencies
+    - name: Install Dependencies
       run: npm ci
       working-directory: ./core
       shell: bash
-    - name: 📦 Install Stencil ${{ inputs.stencil-version }}
+    - name: Install Stencil ${{ inputs.stencil-version }}
       working-directory: ./core
       run: npm i @stencil/core@${{ inputs.stencil-version }}
       shell: bash
-    - name: 🏗️ Build Core
+    - name: Build Core
       run: npm run build -- --ci --debug --verbose
       working-directory: ./core
       shell: bash

.github/workflows/actions/build-core/action.yml

@@ -8,22 +8,22 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        node-version: 24.x
-    - name: 🕸️ Install Dependencies
+        node-version: 22.x
+    - name: Install Dependencies
       run: npm install
       working-directory: ./core
       shell: bash
     # If an Ionicons version was specified install that.
     # Otherwise just use the version defined in the package.json.
-    - name: 📦 Install Ionicons Version
+    - name: Install Ionicons Version
       if: inputs.ionicons-version != ''
       run: npm install ionicons@${{ inputs.ionicons-version }}
       working-directory: ./core
       shell: bash
-    - name: 🏗️ Build Core
+    - name: Build Core
       run: npm run build -- --ci
       working-directory: ./core
       shell: bash

.github/workflows/actions/build-react-router/action.yml

@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ description: 'Build Ionic React Router'
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        node-version: 24.x
+        node-version: 22.x
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/download-archive
       with:
         name: ionic-core
@@ -16,19 +16,19 @@ runs:
         name: ionic-react
         path: ./packages/react
         filename: ReactBuild.zip
-    - name: 🕸️ Install Dependencies
+    - name: Install Dependencies
       run: npm ci
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/react-router
-    - name: 🔄 Sync
+    - name: Sync
       run: npm run sync
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/react-router
-    - name: 🖌️ Lint
+    - name: Lint
       run: npm run lint
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/react-router
-    - name: 🏗️ Build
+    - name: Build
       run: npm run build
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/react-router

.github/workflows/actions/build-react/action.yml

@@ -3,35 +3,35 @@ description: 'Build Ionic React'
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        node-version: 24.x
+        node-version: 22.x
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/download-archive
       with:
         name: ionic-core
         path: ./core
         filename: CoreBuild.zip
-    - name: 🕸️ Install React Dependencies
+    - name: Install React Dependencies
       run: npm ci
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/react
-    - name: 🔄 Sync
+    - name: Sync
       run: npm run sync
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/react
-    - name: 🖌️ Lint
+    - name: Lint
       run: npm run lint
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/react
-    - name: 🏗️ Build
+    - name: Build
       run: npm run build
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/react
-    - name: 🧪 Test Spec
+    - name: Test Spec
       run: npm run test.spec
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/react
-    - name: 🔍 Check Diff
+    - name: Check Diff
       run: git diff --exit-code
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/react

.github/workflows/actions/build-vue-router/action.yml

@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ description: 'Builds Ionic Vue Router'
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        node-version: 24.x
+        node-version: 22.x
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/download-archive
       with:
         name: ionic-core
@@ -16,23 +16,23 @@ runs:
         name: ionic-vue
         path: ./packages/vue
         filename: VueBuild.zip
-    - name: 🕸️ Install Vue Router Dependencies
+    - name: Install Vue Router Dependencies
       run: npm ci
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/vue-router
-    - name: 🔄 Sync
+    - name: Sync
       run: npm run sync
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/vue-router
-    - name: 🖌️ Lint
+    - name: Lint
       run: npm run lint
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/vue-router
-    - name: 🏗️ Build
+    - name: Build
       run: npm run build
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/vue-router
-    - name: 🧪 Test Spec
+    - name: Test Spec
       run: npm run test.spec
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/vue-router

.github/workflows/actions/build-vue/action.yml

@@ -3,31 +3,31 @@ description: 'Build Ionic Vue'
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        node-version: 24.x
+        node-version: 22.x
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/download-archive
       with:
         name: ionic-core
         path: ./core
         filename: CoreBuild.zip
-    - name: 🕸️ Install Vue Dependencies
+    - name: Install Vue Dependencies
       run: npm ci
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/vue
-    - name: 🔄 Sync
+    - name: Sync
       run: npm run sync
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/vue
-    - name: 🖌️ Lint
+    - name: Lint
       run: npm run lint
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/vue
-    - name: 🏗️ Build
+    - name: Build
       run: npm run build
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/vue
-    - name: 🔍 Check Diff
+    - name: Check Diff
       run: git diff --exit-code
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/vue

.github/workflows/actions/download-archive/action.yml

@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
       with:
         name: ${{ inputs.name }}
         path: ${{ inputs.path }}
-    - name: 🔎 Extract Archive
+    - name: Extract Archive
       run: unzip -q -o ${{ inputs.path }}/${{ inputs.filename }}
       shell: bash

.github/workflows/actions/publish-npm/action.yml

@@ -8,53 +8,48 @@ inputs:
   tag:
     description: 'The tag to publish to on NPM.'
   preid:
-    description: "Prerelease identifier such as 'alpha', 'beta', 'rc', or 'next'. Leave blank to skip prerelease tagging."
+    description: 'The prerelease identifier used when doing a prerelease.'
   working-directory:
     description: 'The directory of the package.'
   folder:
     default: './'
     description: 'A folder containing a package.json file.'
-  node-version:
-    description: 'Node.js version to use when publishing.'
-    required: false
-    default: '24.x'
+  token:
+    description: 'The NPM authentication token required to publish.'
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - name: 🟢 Configure Node for Publish
-      uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        node-version: ${{ inputs.node-version }}
-        registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
-        scope: '@ionic'
+        node-version: 22.x
     # Provenance requires npm 9.5.0+
-    - name: 📦 Install latest npm
+    - name: Install latest npm
       run: npm install -g npm@latest
       shell: bash
     # This ensures the local version of Lerna is installed
     # and that we do not use the global Lerna version
-    - name: 🕸️ Install root dependencies
+    - name: Install root dependencies
       run: npm ci
       shell: bash
-    - name: 📦 Install Dependencies
+    - name: Install Dependencies
       run: npx lerna@5 bootstrap --include-dependencies --scope ${{ inputs.scope }} --ignore-scripts -- --legacy-peer-deps
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
-    - name: 🏷️ Set Version
-      run: |
-        if [ -z "${{ inputs.preid }}" ]; then
-          npx lerna@5 version ${{ inputs.version }} --yes --exact --no-changelog --no-push --no-git-tag-version
-        else
-          npx lerna@5 version ${{ inputs.version }} --yes --exact --no-changelog --no-push --no-git-tag-version --preid=${{ inputs.preid }}
-        fi
+    - name: Update Version
+      run: npx lerna@5 version ${{ inputs.version }} --yes --exact --no-changelog --no-push --no-git-tag-version --preid=${{ inputs.preid }}
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
-    - name: 🏗️ Run Build
+    - name: Run Build
       run: npm run build
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
-    - name: 🚀 Publish to NPM
+    - name: Prepare NPM Token
+      run: echo //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN} > .npmrc
+      working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
+      shell: bash
+      env:
+        NPM_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.token }}
+    - name: Publish to NPM
       run: npm publish ${{ inputs.folder }} --tag ${{ inputs.tag }} --provenance
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
-

.github/workflows/actions/test-angular-e2e/action.yml

@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        node-version: 24.x
+        node-version: 22.x
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/download-archive
       with:
         name: ionic-core
@@ -24,23 +24,23 @@ runs:
         name: ionic-angular-server
         path: ./packages/angular-server
         filename: AngularServerBuild.zip
-    - name: 🧪 Create Test App
+    - name: Create Test App
       run: ./build.sh ${{ inputs.app }}
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/angular/test
-    - name: 🕸️ Install Dependencies
+    - name: Install Dependencies
       run: npm install
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/angular/test/build/${{ inputs.app }}
-    - name: 📦 Install Playwright Browsers
+    - name: Install Playwright Browsers
       run: npx playwright install
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/angular/test/build/${{ inputs.app }}
-    - name: 🔄 Sync Built Changes
+    - name: Sync Built Changes
       run: npm run sync
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/angular/test/build/${{ inputs.app }}
-    - name: 🧪 Run Tests
+    - name: Run Tests
       run: npm run test
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/angular/test/build/${{ inputs.app }}

.github/workflows/actions/test-core-clean-build/action.yml

@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@ description: 'Test Core Clean Build'
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        node-version: 24.x
+        node-version: 22.x
 
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/download-archive
       with:
         name: ionic-core
         path: ./core
         filename: CoreBuild.zip
-    - name: 🔍 Check Diff
+    - name: Check Diff
       run: |
         git diff --exit-code || {
           echo -e "\033[1;31m⚠️ Error: Differences Detected ⚠️\033[0m"

.github/workflows/actions/test-core-lint/action.yml

@@ -3,21 +3,21 @@ description: 'Test Core Lint'
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        node-version: 24.x
-    - name: 🕸️ Install Dependencies
+        node-version: 22.x
+    - name: Install Dependencies
       run: npm ci
       working-directory: ./core
       shell: bash
-    - name: 🖌️ Lint
+    - name: Lint
       run: npm run lint
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./core
     # Lint changes should be pushed
     # to the branch before the branch
     # is merge eligible.
-    - name: 🔎 Check Lint Results
+    - name: Check Lint Results
       run: git diff --exit-code
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./core

.github/workflows/actions/test-core-screenshot/action.yml

@@ -13,19 +13,19 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        node-version: 24.x
+        node-version: 22.x
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/download-archive
       with:
         name: ionic-core
         path: ./core
         filename: CoreBuild.zip
-    - name: 🕸️ Install Dependencies
+    - name: Install Dependencies
       run: npm install
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./core
-    - name: 🧪 Test
+    - name: Test
       if: inputs.update != 'true'
       run: npm run test.e2e.docker.ci ${{ inputs.component }} -- --shard=${{ inputs.shard }}/${{ inputs.totalShards }}
       shell: bash
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ runs:
         fi
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./core
-    - name: 📦 Archive Updated Screenshots
+    - name: Archive Updated Screenshots
       if: inputs.update == 'true' && steps.test-and-update.outputs.hasUpdatedScreenshots == 'true'
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: updated-screenshots-${{ inputs.shard }}-${{ inputs.totalShards }}
         path: UpdatedScreenshots-${{ inputs.shard }}-${{ inputs.totalShards }}.zip
-    - name: 📦 Archive Test Results
+    - name: Archive Test Results
       # The always() ensures that this step
       # runs even if the previous step fails.
       # We want the test results to be archived

.github/workflows/actions/test-core-spec/action.yml

@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        node-version: 24.x
-    - name: 🕸️ Install Dependencies
+        node-version: 22.x
+    - name: Install Dependencies
       run: npm ci
       working-directory: ./core
       shell: bash
-    - name: 📦 Install Stencil ${{ inputs.stencil-version }}
+    - name: Install Stencil ${{ inputs.stencil-version }}
       run: npm install @stencil/core@${{ inputs.stencil-version }}
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./core
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ runs:
         name: ionic-core
         path: ./core
         filename: CoreBuild.zip
-    - name: 🧪 Test
+    - name: Test
       run: npm run test.spec -- --ci
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./core

.github/workflows/actions/test-react-e2e/action.yml

@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        node-version: 24.x
+        node-version: 22.x
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/download-archive
       with:
         name: ionic-core
@@ -24,23 +24,23 @@ runs:
         name: ionic-react-router
         path: ./packages/react-router
         filename: ReactRouterBuild.zip
-    - name: 🧪 Create Test App
+    - name: Create Test App
       run: ./build.sh ${{ inputs.app }}
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/react/test
-    - name: 🕸️ Install Dependencies
+    - name: Install Dependencies
       run: npm install
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/react/test/build/${{ inputs.app }}
-    - name: 🔄 Sync Built Changes
+    - name: Sync Built Changes
       run: npm run sync
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/react/test/build/${{ inputs.app }}
-    - name: 🏗️ Build
+    - name: Build
       run: npm run build
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/react/test/build/${{ inputs.app }}
-    - name: 🧪 Run Tests
+    - name: Run Tests
       run: npm run e2e
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/react/test/build/${{ inputs.app }}

.github/workflows/actions/test-react-router-e2e/action.yml

@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        node-version: 24.x
+        node-version: 22.x
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/download-archive
       with:
         name: ionic-core
@@ -24,23 +24,23 @@ runs:
         name: ionic-react-router
         path: ./packages/react-router
         filename: ReactRouterBuild.zip
-    - name: 🧪 Create Test App
+    - name: Create Test App
       run: ./build.sh ${{ inputs.app }}
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/react-router/test
-    - name: 🕸️ Install Dependencies
+    - name: Install Dependencies
       run: npm install
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/react-router/test/build/${{ inputs.app }}
-    - name: 🔄 Sync Built Changes
+    - name: Sync Built Changes
       run: npm run sync
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/react-router/test/build/${{ inputs.app }}
-    - name: 🏗️ Build
+    - name: Build
       run: npm run build
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/react-router/test/build/${{ inputs.app }}
-    - name: 🧪 Run Tests
+    - name: Run Tests
       run: npm run e2e
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/react-router/test/build/${{ inputs.app }}

.github/workflows/actions/test-vue-e2e/action.yml

@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        node-version: 24.x
+        node-version: 22.x
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/download-archive
       with:
         name: ionic-core
@@ -24,23 +24,23 @@ runs:
         name: ionic-vue-router
         path: ./packages/vue-router
         filename: VueRouterBuild.zip
-    - name: 🧪 Create Test App
+    - name: Create Test App
       run: ./build.sh ${{ inputs.app }}
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/vue/test
-    - name: 📦 Install Dependencies
+    - name: Install Dependencies
       run: npm install
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/vue/test/build/${{ inputs.app }}
-    - name: 🔄 Sync
+    - name: Sync
       run: npm run sync
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/vue/test/build/${{ inputs.app }}
-    - name: 🧪 Run Spec Tests
+    - name: Run Spec Tests
       run: npm run test:unit
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/vue/test/build/${{ inputs.app }}
-    - name: 🧪 Run E2E Tests
+    - name: Run E2E Tests
       run: npm run test:e2e
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./packages/vue/test/build/${{ inputs.app }}

.github/workflows/actions/update-reference-screenshots/action.yml

@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ on:
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        node-version: 24.x
-    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        node-version: 22.x
+    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
       with:
         path: ./artifacts
-    - name: 🔎 Extract Archives
+    - name: Extract Archives
       # This finds all .zip files in the ./artifacts
       # directory, including nested directories.
       # It then unzips every .zip to the root directory
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ runs:
         find . -type f -name 'UpdatedScreenshots-*.zip' -exec unzip -q -o -d ../ {} \;
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./artifacts
-    - name: 📸 Push Screenshots
+    - name: Push Screenshots
       # Configure user as Ionitron
       # and push only the changed .png snapshots
       # to the remote branch.

.github/workflows/actions/upload-archive/action.yml

@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - name: 🗄️ Create Archive
+    - name: Create Archive
       run: zip -q -r ${{ inputs.output }} ${{ inputs.paths }}
       shell: bash
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: ${{ inputs.name }}
         path: ${{ inputs.output }}

.github/workflows/assign-issues.yml

@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Auto-assign issue'
         uses: pozil/auto-assign-issue@39c06395cbac76e79afc4ad4e5c5c6db6ecfdd2e # v2.2.0
         with:
-          assignees: brandyscarney, thetaPC, ShaneK
+          assignees: brandyscarney, ShaneK
           numOfAssignee: 1
           allowSelfAssign: false

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
   build-core:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/build-core
         with:
           ionicons-version: ${{ inputs.ionicons_npm_release_tag }}
@@ -31,21 +31,21 @@ jobs:
     needs: [build-core]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/test-core-clean-build
 
   test-core-lint:
     needs: [build-core]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/test-core-lint
 
   test-core-spec:
     needs: [build-core]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/test-core-spec
 
   test-core-screenshot:
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [build-core]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/test-core-screenshot
         with:
           shard: ${{ matrix.shard }}
@@ -90,14 +90,14 @@ jobs:
     needs: [build-core]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/build-vue
 
   build-vue-router:
     needs: [build-vue]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/build-vue-router
 
   test-vue-e2e:
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [build-vue, build-vue-router]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/test-vue-e2e
       with:
         app: ${{ matrix.apps }}
@@ -126,14 +126,14 @@ jobs:
     needs: [build-core]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/build-angular
 
   build-angular-server:
     needs: [build-core]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/build-angular-server
 
   test-angular-e2e:
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [build-angular, build-angular-server]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/test-angular-e2e
       with:
         app: ${{ matrix.apps }}
@@ -162,14 +162,14 @@ jobs:
     needs: [build-core]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/build-react
 
   build-react-router:
     needs: [build-react]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/build-react-router
 
   test-react-router-e2e:
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [build-react, build-react-router]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/test-react-router-e2e
       with:
         app: ${{ matrix.apps }}
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [build-react, build-react-router]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/test-react-e2e
       with:
         app: ${{ matrix.apps }}

.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       security-events: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
-      - uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
         with:
           languages: javascript
-      - uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v4
+      - uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3

.github/workflows/dev-build.yml

@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 name: 'Ionic Dev Build'
 
 on:
-  workflow_call:
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-  id-token: write
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   create-dev-hash:
@@ -13,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       dev-hash: ${{ steps.create-dev-hash.outputs.DEV_HASH }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       # A 1 is required before the timestamp
       # as lerna will fail when there is a leading 0
       # See https://github.com/lerna/lerna/issues/2840
@@ -29,12 +25,13 @@ jobs:
   release-ionic:
     needs: [create-dev-hash]
     permissions:
-      contents: read
       id-token: write
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release-ionic.yml
     with:
       tag: dev
       version: ${{ needs.create-dev-hash.outputs.dev-hash }}
+    secrets:
+      NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 
   get-build:
     name: Get your dev build!

.github/workflows/label.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
   triage:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/labeler@v6
+    - uses: actions/labeler@v5
       with:
         repo-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
         sync-labels: true

.github/workflows/nightly.yml

@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 name: 'Ionic Nightly Build'
 
 on:
-  workflow_call:
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-  id-token: write
+  schedule:
+    # Run every Monday-Friday
+    # at 6:00 UTC (6:00 am UTC)
+    - cron: '00 06 * * 1-5'
 
 jobs:
   create-nightly-hash:
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       nightly-hash: ${{ steps.create-nightly-hash.outputs.NIGHTLY_HASH }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       # A 1 is required before the timestamp
       # as lerna will fail when there is a leading 0
       # See https://github.com/lerna/lerna/issues/2840
@@ -31,10 +30,10 @@ jobs:
   release-ionic:
     needs: [create-nightly-hash]
     permissions:
-      contents: read
       id-token: write
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release-ionic.yml
-    secrets: inherit
     with:
       tag: nightly
       version: ${{ needs.create-nightly-hash.outputs.nightly-hash }}
+    secrets:
+      NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/release-ionic.yml

@@ -14,23 +14,23 @@ on:
       preid:
         description: 'The prerelease identifier used when doing a prerelease.'
         type: string
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-  id-token: write
+    secrets:
+      NPM_TOKEN:
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
   release-core:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
-    - uses: ./.github/actions/publish-npm
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/publish-npm
       with:
         scope: '@ionic/core'
         tag: ${{ inputs.tag }}
         version: ${{ inputs.version }}
         preid: ${{ inputs.preid }}
         working-directory: 'core'
+        token: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
     - name: Cache Built @ionic/core
       uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/upload-archive
       with:
@@ -48,33 +48,34 @@ jobs:
     needs: [release-core]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: Restore @ionic/docs built cache
       uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/download-archive
       with:
         name: ionic-docs
         path: ./packages/docs
         filename: DocsBuild.zip
-    - uses: ./.github/actions/publish-npm
+    - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/publish-npm
       with:
         scope: '@ionic/docs'
         tag: ${{ inputs.tag }}
         version: ${{ inputs.version }}
         preid: ${{ inputs.preid }}
         working-directory: 'packages/docs'
+        token: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 
   release-angular:
     needs: [release-core]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: Restore @ionic/core built cache
       uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/download-archive
       with:
         name: ionic-core
         path: ./core
         filename: CoreBuild.zip
-    - uses: ./.github/actions/publish-npm
+    - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/publish-npm
       with:
         scope: '@ionic/angular'
         tag: ${{ inputs.tag }}
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ jobs:
         preid: ${{ inputs.preid }}
         working-directory: 'packages/angular'
         folder: './dist'
+        token: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
     - name: Cache Built @ionic/angular
       uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/upload-archive
       with:
@@ -93,20 +95,21 @@ jobs:
     needs: [release-core]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: Restore @ionic/core built cache
       uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/download-archive
       with:
         name: ionic-core
         path: ./core
         filename: CoreBuild.zip
-    - uses: ./.github/actions/publish-npm
+    - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/publish-npm
       with:
         scope: '@ionic/react'
         tag: ${{ inputs.tag }}
         version: ${{ inputs.version }}
         preid: ${{ inputs.preid }}
         working-directory: 'packages/react'
+        token: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
     - name: Cache Built @ionic/react
       uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/upload-archive
       with:
@@ -118,20 +121,21 @@ jobs:
     needs: [release-core]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: Restore @ionic/core built cache
       uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/download-archive
       with:
         name: ionic-core
         path: ./core
         filename: CoreBuild.zip
-    - uses: ./.github/actions/publish-npm
+    - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/publish-npm
       with:
         scope: '@ionic/vue'
         tag: ${{ inputs.tag }}
         version: ${{ inputs.version }}
         preid: ${{ inputs.preid }}
         working-directory: 'packages/vue'
+        token: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
     - name: Cache Built @ionic/vue
       uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/upload-archive
       with:
@@ -143,14 +147,14 @@ jobs:
     needs: [release-core]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: Restore @ionic/core built cache
       uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/download-archive
       with:
         name: ionic-core
         path: ./core
         filename: CoreBuild.zip
-    - uses: ./.github/actions/publish-npm
+    - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/publish-npm
       with:
         scope: '@ionic/angular-server'
         tag: ${{ inputs.tag }}
@@ -158,12 +162,13 @@ jobs:
         preid: ${{ inputs.preid }}
         working-directory: 'packages/angular-server'
         folder: './dist'
+        token: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 
   release-react-router:
     needs: [release-react]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: Restore @ionic/core built cache
       uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/download-archive
       with:
@@ -176,19 +181,20 @@ jobs:
         name: ionic-react
         path: ./packages/react
         filename: ReactBuild.zip
-    - uses: ./.github/actions/publish-npm
+    - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/publish-npm
       with:
         scope: '@ionic/react-router'
         tag: ${{ inputs.tag }}
         version: ${{ inputs.version }}
         preid: ${{ inputs.preid }}
         working-directory: 'packages/react-router'
+        token: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 
   release-vue-router:
     needs: [release-vue]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: Restore @ionic/core built cache
       uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/download-archive
       with:
@@ -201,10 +207,11 @@ jobs:
         name: ionic-vue
         path: ./packages/vue
         filename: VueBuild.zip
-    - uses: ./.github/actions/publish-npm
+    - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/publish-npm
       with:
         scope: '@ionic/vue-router'
         tag: ${{ inputs.tag }}
         version: ${{ inputs.version }}
         preid: ${{ inputs.preid }}
         working-directory: 'packages/vue-router'
+        token: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/release-orchestrator.yml

@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-name: 'Release - Ionic Framework'
-
-on:
-  schedule:
-    # Run every Monday-Friday
-    # at 6:00 UTC (6:00 am UTC)
-    - cron: '00 06 * * 1-5'
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      release-type:
-        description: 'Which Ionic release workflow should run?'
-        required: true
-        type: choice
-        default: dev
-        options:
-          - dev
-          - production
-      version:
-        description: 'Which version should be published? (Only for production releases)'
-        required: false
-        type: choice
-        options:
-          - patch
-          - minor
-          - major
-          - prepatch
-          - preminor
-          - premajor
-          - prerelease
-      tag:
-        description: 'Which npm tag should this be published to? (Only for production releases)'
-        required: false
-        type: choice
-        default: latest
-        options:
-          - latest
-          - next
-      preid:
-        description: 'Which prerelease identifier should be used? (Only for production releases)'
-        required: false
-        type: choice
-        default: ''
-        options:
-          - ''
-          - alpha
-          - beta
-          - rc
-          - next
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-  id-token: write
-
-jobs:
-  run-nightly:
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' }}
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-      id-token: write
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/nightly.yml
-    secrets: inherit
-
-  run-dev:
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.release-type == 'dev' }}
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-      id-token: write
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/dev-build.yml
-    secrets: inherit
-
-  run-production:
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.release-type == 'production' }}
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      id-token: write
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/release.yml
-    secrets: inherit
-    with:
-      version: ${{ inputs.version }}
-      tag: ${{ inputs.tag }}
-      preid: ${{ inputs.preid }}

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -1,64 +1,54 @@
 name: 'Ionic Production Release'
 
 on:
-  workflow_call:
+  workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       version:
-        description: 'Which version should be published?'
         required: true
-        type: string
+        type: choice
+        description: Which version should be published?
+        options:
+          - patch
+          - minor
+          - major
+          - prepatch
+          - preminor
+          - premajor
+          - prerelease
       tag:
-        description: 'Which npm tag should this be published to?'
         required: true
-        type: string
+        type: choice
+        description: Which npm tag should this be published to?
+        options:
+          - latest
+          - next
       preid:
-        description: 'Which prerelease identifier should be used? This is only needed when version is "prepatch", "preminor", "premajor", or "prerelease".'
-        required: false
-        type: string
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-  id-token: write
+        type: choice
+        description: Which prerelease identifier should be used? This is only needed when version is "prepatch", "preminor", "premajor", or "prerelease".
+        options:
+          - ''
+          - alpha
+          - beta
+          - rc
+          - next
 
 jobs:
-  validate_version:
-    name: ✅ Validate Version Input
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: 🔎 Ensure version is allowed
-        env:
-          VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
-        run: |
-          case "$VERSION" in
-            patch|minor|major|prepatch|preminor|premajor|prerelease)
-              exit 0
-              ;;
-            *)
-              echo "::error::Invalid version input: '$VERSION'. Allowed values: patch, minor, major, prepatch, preminor, premajor, prerelease."
-              exit 1
-              ;;
-          esac
-        shell: bash
-
   release-ionic:
-    needs: [validate_version]
     permissions:
-      contents: read
       id-token: write
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release-ionic.yml
     with:
       tag: ${{ inputs.tag }}
       version: ${{ inputs.version }}
       preid: ${{ inputs.preid }}
+    secrets:
+      NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 
   finalize-release:
     needs: [release-ionic]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      id-token: write
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       with:
         token: ${{ secrets.IONITRON_TOKEN }}
         fetch-depth: 0
@@ -85,11 +75,8 @@ jobs:
     # possible for them to push at the same time.
     needs: [finalize-release]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      id-token: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         # Pull the latest version of the reference
         # branch instead of the revision that triggered
         # the workflow otherwise we won't get the commit

.github/workflows/stencil-nightly.yml

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
   build-core-with-stencil-nightly:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/build-core-stencil-prerelease
         with:
           stencil-version: ${{ inputs.npm_release_tag || 'nightly' }}
@@ -35,21 +35,21 @@ jobs:
     needs: [build-core-with-stencil-nightly]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/test-core-clean-build
 
   test-core-lint:
     needs: [build-core-with-stencil-nightly]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/test-core-lint
 
   test-core-spec:
     needs: [build-core-with-stencil-nightly]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/test-core-spec
         with:
           stencil-version: ${{ inputs.npm_release_tag || 'nightly' }}
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [build-core-with-stencil-nightly]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/test-core-screenshot
         with:
           shard: ${{ matrix.shard }}
@@ -100,14 +100,14 @@ jobs:
     needs: [build-core-with-stencil-nightly]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/build-vue
 
   build-vue-router:
     needs: [build-vue]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/build-vue-router
 
   test-vue-e2e:
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [build-vue, build-vue-router]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/test-vue-e2e
       with:
         app: ${{ matrix.apps }}
@@ -136,14 +136,14 @@ jobs:
     needs: [build-core-with-stencil-nightly]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/build-angular
 
   build-angular-server:
     needs: [build-core-with-stencil-nightly]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/build-angular-server
 
   test-angular-e2e:
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [build-angular, build-angular-server]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/test-angular-e2e
       with:
         app: ${{ matrix.apps }}
@@ -172,14 +172,14 @@ jobs:
     needs: [build-core-with-stencil-nightly]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/build-react
 
   build-react-router:
     needs: [build-react]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/build-react-router
 
   test-react-router-e2e:
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [build-react, build-react-router]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/test-react-router-e2e
       with:
         app: ${{ matrix.apps }}
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [build-react, build-react-router]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/test-react-e2e
       with:
         app: ${{ matrix.apps }}
@@ -225,35 +225,3 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check build matrix status
         if: ${{ needs.test-react-e2e.result != 'success' }}
         run: exit 1
-
-  send-success-messages:
-    needs: [test-core-clean-build, test-core-lint, test-core-spec, verify-screenshots, verify-test-vue-e2e, verify-test-angular-e2e, verify-test-react-router-e2e, verify-test-react-e2e]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ !cancelled() && !contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Notify success on Discord
-        run: |
-          curl -H "Content-Type:application/json" \
-          -d '{"embeds": [{"title": "✅ Workflow ${{github.workflow}} #${{github.run_number}} finished successfully", "color": 65280, "url": "${{github.server_url}}/${{github.repository}}/actions/runs/${{github.run_id}}"}]}' \
-          ${{secrets.DISCORD_NOTIFY_WEBHOOK}}
-      - name: Notify success on Slack
-        run: |
-          curl -H "Content-Type:application/json" \
-          -d '{"title": "✅ Workflow ${{github.workflow}} #${{github.run_number}} finished successfully", "url": "${{github.server_url}}/${{github.repository}}/actions/runs/${{github.run_id}}"}' \
-          ${{secrets.SLACK_NOTIFY_SUCCESS_WEBHOOK}}
-
-  send-failure-messages:
-    needs: [test-core-clean-build, test-core-lint, test-core-spec, verify-screenshots, verify-test-vue-e2e, verify-test-angular-e2e, verify-test-react-router-e2e, verify-test-react-e2e]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ !cancelled() && contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Notify failure on Discord
-        run: |
-          curl -H "Content-Type:application/json" \
-          -d '{"content": "Alerting <@&1347593178580254761>!", "embeds": [{"title": "❌ Workflow ${{github.workflow}} #${{github.run_number}} failed", "color": 16711680, "url": "${{github.server_url}}/${{github.repository}}/actions/runs/${{github.run_id}}"}]}' \
-          ${{secrets.DISCORD_NOTIFY_WEBHOOK}}
-      - name: Notify failure on Slack
-        run: |
-          curl -H "Content-Type:application/json" \
-          -d '{"title": "❌ Workflow ${{github.workflow}} #${{github.run_number}} failed", "url": "${{github.server_url}}/${{github.repository}}/actions/runs/${{github.run_id}}"}' \
-          ${{secrets.SLACK_NOTIFY_FAILURE_WEBHOOK}}

.github/workflows/update-screenshots.yml

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
   build-core:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/build-core
 
   test-core-screenshot:
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [build-core]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/test-core-screenshot
         with:
           shard: ${{ matrix.shard }}
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [test-core-screenshot]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         # Normally, we could just push with the
         # default GITHUB_TOKEN, but that will
         # not cause the build workflow

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -3,113 +3,6 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
-## [8.7.12](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/compare/v8.7.11...v8.7.12) (2025-12-10)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **modal:** allow interaction with parent content through sheet modals in child routes ([#30839](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30839)) ([b9e3cf0](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/b9e3cf0f5aae79a1f27a07b102c77e51f24825f4)), closes [#30700](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30700)
-* **modal:** prevent browser hang when using ModalController in Angular ([#30845](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30845)) ([b164516](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/b1645168a7fb9378dc39a081c207b2de0e180089))
-* **popover:** recalculate the content dimensions after the header has fully loaded ([#30853](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30853)) ([99dcf38](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/99dcf3810a0c32416996d1e992ddf63359965cfc))
-* **select, action-sheet:** use radio role for options ([#30769](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30769)) ([1c89cf0](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/1c89cf06ac959f9c9a35a66f811227c244d3198b))
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-## [8.7.11](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/compare/v8.7.10...v8.7.11) (2025-11-26)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **datetime:** ensure datetime is shown when intersection observer fails to report visibility ([#30793](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30793)) ([9d781db](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/9d781db662d213090d0b7198d0cdc5abb16fed1b)), closes [#30706](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30706)
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-## [8.7.10](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/compare/v8.7.9...v8.7.10) (2025-11-19)
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-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **checkbox, toggle, radio-group:** improve screen reader announcement timing for validation errors ([#30714](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30714)) ([92db364](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/92db36489cca944caf1593dbd518a1f025a171a2))
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-## [8.7.9](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/compare/v8.7.8...v8.7.9) (2025-11-05)
-
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-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **accordion-group:** skip initial animation ([#30729](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30729)) ([58d5638](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/58d563805fca1db88caeeb40a8f710ac30416d93)), closes [#30613](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30613)
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-## [8.7.8](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/compare/v8.7.7...v8.7.8) (2025-10-29)
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-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **checkbox, toggle:** fire ionFocus and ionBlur ([#30733](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30733)) ([54a1c86](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/54a1c86d6a5d533b0c8c2d18edc62454a7c17bab))
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-## [8.7.7](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/compare/v8.7.6...v8.7.7) (2025-10-15)
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-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **header:** ensure one banner role in condensed header ([#30718](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30718)) ([12084af](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/12084af163ed811b9c6bda3c7850fc0c53c60c7b))
-* **header:** prevent flickering during iOS page transitions ([#30705](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30705)) ([820fa28](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/820fa2854331722d22efd0e38a1936117477967a)), closes [#25326](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/25326)
-* **select:** improve screen reader announcement timing for validation errors ([#30723](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30723)) ([03303d7](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/03303d73f0bfe2380ced7931525fc52fd8576367))
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-## [8.7.6](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/compare/v8.7.5...v8.7.6) (2025-10-08)
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-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **tabs:** respect stencil lifecycle order for tab selection ([#30702](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30702)) ([7bb9535](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/7bb9535f601d2469ce60687a9c03f8b1cfe4aba4)), closes [#30611](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30611)
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-## [8.7.5](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/compare/v8.7.4...v8.7.5) (2025-09-24)
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-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **modal:** allow sheet modals to skip focus trap ([#30689](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30689)) ([a40d957](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/a40d957ad9c1897af365a91b45b00228a00d614c)), closes [#30684](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30684)
-* **vue:** emit component-specific overlay events ([#30688](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30688)) ([024d090](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/024d090122548e26ec2cdcfae4637dde8f288278)), closes [#30641](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30641)
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-## [8.7.4](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/compare/v8.7.3...v8.7.4) (2025-09-17)
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-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **input:** improve error text accessibility ([#30635](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30635)) ([c339bc3](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/c339bc36827b62ef871325869a9a5db9b17ac785))
-* **overlays,picker:** remove invalid aria-hidden attribute ([#30563](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30563)) ([49f96d7](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/49f96d7f1e9050a95e3e33a821c0467ecc0bed64)), closes [#30040](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30040)
-* **segment-view:** scroll and select the right item when the component is in RTL context; ([#30675](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30675)) ([66f517d](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/66f517d5b2154fff00b294a78f4107f057a580c6)), closes [#30079](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30079)
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 ## [8.7.3](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/compare/v8.7.2...v8.7.3) (2025-08-20)
 
 

core/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -3,112 +3,6 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
-## [8.7.12](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/compare/v8.7.11...v8.7.12) (2025-12-10)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **modal:** allow interaction with parent content through sheet modals in child routes ([#30839](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30839)) ([b9e3cf0](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/b9e3cf0f5aae79a1f27a07b102c77e51f24825f4)), closes [#30700](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30700)
-* **modal:** prevent browser hang when using ModalController in Angular ([#30845](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30845)) ([b164516](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/b1645168a7fb9378dc39a081c207b2de0e180089))
-* **popover:** recalculate the content dimensions after the header has fully loaded ([#30853](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30853)) ([99dcf38](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/99dcf3810a0c32416996d1e992ddf63359965cfc))
-* **select, action-sheet:** use radio role for options ([#30769](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30769)) ([1c89cf0](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/1c89cf06ac959f9c9a35a66f811227c244d3198b))
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-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **datetime:** ensure datetime is shown when intersection observer fails to report visibility ([#30793](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30793)) ([9d781db](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/9d781db662d213090d0b7198d0cdc5abb16fed1b)), closes [#30706](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30706)
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-
-* **checkbox, toggle, radio-group:** improve screen reader announcement timing for validation errors ([#30714](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30714)) ([92db364](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/92db36489cca944caf1593dbd518a1f025a171a2))
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-
-* **accordion-group:** skip initial animation ([#30729](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30729)) ([58d5638](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/58d563805fca1db88caeeb40a8f710ac30416d93)), closes [#30613](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30613)
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-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **checkbox, toggle:** fire ionFocus and ionBlur ([#30733](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30733)) ([54a1c86](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/54a1c86d6a5d533b0c8c2d18edc62454a7c17bab))
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-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **header:** ensure one banner role in condensed header ([#30718](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30718)) ([12084af](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/12084af163ed811b9c6bda3c7850fc0c53c60c7b))
-* **header:** prevent flickering during iOS page transitions ([#30705](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30705)) ([820fa28](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/820fa2854331722d22efd0e38a1936117477967a)), closes [#25326](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/25326)
-* **select:** improve screen reader announcement timing for validation errors ([#30723](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30723)) ([03303d7](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/03303d73f0bfe2380ced7931525fc52fd8576367))
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-
-* **tabs:** respect stencil lifecycle order for tab selection ([#30702](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30702)) ([7bb9535](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/7bb9535f601d2469ce60687a9c03f8b1cfe4aba4)), closes [#30611](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30611)
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-
-* **modal:** allow sheet modals to skip focus trap ([#30689](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30689)) ([a40d957](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/a40d957ad9c1897af365a91b45b00228a00d614c)), closes [#30684](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30684)
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-
-* **input:** improve error text accessibility ([#30635](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30635)) ([c339bc3](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/c339bc36827b62ef871325869a9a5db9b17ac785))
-* **overlays,picker:** remove invalid aria-hidden attribute ([#30563](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30563)) ([49f96d7](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/49f96d7f1e9050a95e3e33a821c0467ecc0bed64)), closes [#30040](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30040)
-* **segment-view:** scroll and select the right item when the component is in RTL context; ([#30675](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30675)) ([66f517d](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/commit/66f517d5b2154fff00b294a78f4107f057a580c6)), closes [#30079](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30079)
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 ## [8.7.3](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/compare/v8.7.2...v8.7.3) (2025-08-20)
 
 

core/Dockerfile

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Get Playwright
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.56.1
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.55.0
 
 # Set the working directory
 WORKDIR /ionic

core/package.json

@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@ionic/core",
-  "version": "8.7.12",
+  "version": "8.7.3",
   "description": "Base components for Ionic",
-  "engines": {
-    "node": "24.x"
-  },
   "keywords": [
     "ionic",
     "framework",
@@ -34,20 +31,20 @@
     "loader/"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@stencil/core": "4.38.0",
+    "@stencil/core": "4.36.2",
     "ionicons": "^8.0.13",
     "tslib": "^2.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@axe-core/playwright": "^4.11.0",
-    "@capacitor/core": "^8.0.0",
-    "@capacitor/haptics": "^8.0.0",
-    "@capacitor/keyboard": "^8.0.0",
-    "@capacitor/status-bar": "^8.0.0",
+    "@axe-core/playwright": "^4.10.2",
+    "@capacitor/core": "^7.0.0",
+    "@capacitor/haptics": "^7.0.0",
+    "@capacitor/keyboard": "^7.0.0",
+    "@capacitor/status-bar": "^7.0.0",
     "@clack/prompts": "^0.11.0",
     "@ionic/eslint-config": "^0.3.0",
     "@ionic/prettier-config": "^2.0.0",
-    "@playwright/test": "^1.56.1",
+    "@playwright/test": "^1.55.0",
     "@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "^8.4.0",
     "@rollup/plugin-virtual": "^2.0.3",
     "@stencil/angular-output-target": "^0.10.0",
@@ -55,7 +52,7 @@
     "@stencil/sass": "^3.0.9",
     "@stencil/vue-output-target": "0.10.8",
     "@types/jest": "^29.5.6",
-    "@types/node": "^16.18.126",
+    "@types/node": "^14.6.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6.7.2",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^6.7.2",
     "chalk": "^5.3.0",
@@ -68,7 +65,6 @@
     "fs-extra": "^9.0.1",
     "jest": "^29.7.0",
     "jest-cli": "^29.7.0",
-    "playwright-core": "^1.56.1",
     "prettier": "^2.6.1",
     "rollup": "^2.26.4",
     "sass": "^1.33.0",

core/scripts/testing/scripts.js

@@ -1,81 +1,30 @@
-/**
- * This script is loaded in testing environments to set up the
- * document based on URL parameters.
- * 
- * Test pages (e.g., `chip/test/basic/index.html`) are set to use
- * URL query parameters.
- * 
- * Playwright test environments (e.g., `chip/test/basic/chip.e2e.ts`)
- * are set based on whether `setContent` or `goto` has been used:
- * - `setContent` uses URL hash parameters. Tests will break if
- * query parameters are used.
- * - `goto` uses URL query parameters.
- * 
- * The following URL parameters are supported:
- * - `rtl`: Set to `true` to enable right-to-left directionality.
- * - `ionic:_testing`: Set to `true` to identify testing environments.
- * - `ionic:mode`: Set to `ios` or `md` to load a specific mode.
- * Defaults to `md`.
- * - `palette`: Set to `light`, `dark`, `high-contrast`, or 
- * `high-contrast-dark` to load a specific palette. Defaults to `light`.
- */
 
 (function() {
 
-  /**
-   * The `rtl` param is used to set the directionality of the 
-   * document. This can be `true` or `false`.
-   */
-  const isRTL = window.location.search.indexOf('rtl=true') > -1 || window.location.hash.indexOf('rtl=true') > -1;
-
-  if (isRTL) {
+  if (window.location.search.indexOf('rtl=true') > -1) {
     document.documentElement.setAttribute('dir', 'rtl');
   }
 
-  /**
-   * The `ionic:_testing` param is used to identify testing
-   * environments.
-   */
-  const isTestEnv = window.location.search.indexOf('ionic:_testing=true') > -1 || window.location.hash.indexOf('ionic:_testing=true') > -1;
-
-  if (isTestEnv) {
+  if (window.location.search.indexOf('ionic:_testing=true') > -1) {
     const style = document.createElement('style');
     style.innerHTML = `
-      * {
-        caret-color: transparent !important;
-      }
-    `;
+* {
+  caret-color: transparent !important;
+}`;
     document.head.appendChild(style);
   }
 
   /**
-   * The `palette` param is used to load a specific palette
-   * for the theme.
-   * The dark class will load the dark palette automatically
-   * if no palette is specified through the URL.
-   * 
-   * Values can be `light`, `dark`, `high-contrast`,
-   * or `high-contrast-dark`. Default to `light` for tests.
+   * The term `palette` is used to as a param to match the
+   * Ionic docs, plus here is already a `ionic:theme` query being
+   * used for `md`, `ios`, and `ionic` themes.
    */
-  const validPalettes = ['light', 'dark', 'high-contrast', 'high-contrast-dark'];
-  const paletteQuery = window.location.search.match(/palette=([a-z-]+)/);
-  const paletteHash = window.location.hash.match(/palette=([a-z-]+)/);
-  const darkClass = document.body?.classList.contains('ion-palette-dark') ? 'dark' : null;
-  const highContrastClass = document.body?.classList.contains('ion-palette-high-contrast') ? 'high-contrast' : null;
-  const highContrastDarkClass = darkClass && highContrastClass ? 'high-contrast-dark' : null;
-
-  let paletteName = paletteQuery?.[1] || paletteHash?.[1] || highContrastDarkClass || darkClass || highContrastClass || 'light';
-
-  if (!validPalettes.includes(paletteName)) {
-    console.warn(`Invalid palette name: '${paletteName}'. Falling back to 'light' palette.`);
-    paletteName = 'light';
-  }
-
-  if (paletteName !== 'light') {
+  const palette = window.location.search.match(/palette=([a-z]+)/);
+  if (palette && palette[1] !== 'light') {
     const linkTag = document.createElement('link');
     linkTag.setAttribute('rel', 'stylesheet');
     linkTag.setAttribute('type', 'text/css');
-    linkTag.setAttribute('href', `/css/palettes/${paletteName}.always.css`);
+    linkTag.setAttribute('href', `/css/palettes/${palette[1]}.always.css`);
     document.head.appendChild(linkTag);
   }
 

core/src/components.d.ts

@@ -868,10 +868,6 @@ export namespace Components {
           * Get the element where the actual scrolling takes place. This element can be used to subscribe to `scroll` events or manually modify `scrollTop`. However, it's recommended to use the API provided by `ion-content`:  i.e. Using `ionScroll`, `ionScrollStart`, `ionScrollEnd` for scrolling events and `scrollToPoint()` to scroll the content into a certain point.
          */
         "getScrollElement": () => Promise<HTMLElement>;
-        /**
-          * Recalculate content dimensions. Called by overlays (e.g., popover) when sibling elements like headers or footers have finished rendering and their heights are available, ensuring accurate offset-top calculations.
-         */
-        "recalculateDimensions": () => Promise<void>;
         /**
           * Scroll by a specified X/Y distance in the component.
           * @param x The amount to scroll by on the horizontal axis.

core/src/components/accordion/accordion.tsx

@@ -38,40 +38,7 @@ const enum AccordionState {
 })
 export class Accordion implements ComponentInterface {
   private accordionGroupEl?: HTMLIonAccordionGroupElement | null;
-  private accordionGroupUpdateHandler = () => {
-    /**
-     * Determine if this update will cause an actual state change.
-     * We only want to mark as "interacted" if the state is changing.
-     */
-    const accordionGroup = this.accordionGroupEl;
-    if (accordionGroup) {
-      const value = accordionGroup.value;
-      const accordionValue = this.value;
-      const shouldExpand = Array.isArray(value) ? value.includes(accordionValue) : value === accordionValue;
-      const isExpanded = this.state === AccordionState.Expanded || this.state === AccordionState.Expanding;
-      const stateWillChange = shouldExpand !== isExpanded;
-
-      /**
-       * Only mark as interacted if:
-       * 1. This is not the first update we've received with a defined value
-       * 2. The state is actually changing (prevents redundant updates from enabling animations)
-       */
-      if (this.hasReceivedFirstUpdate && stateWillChange) {
-        this.hasInteracted = true;
-      }
-
-      /**
-       * Only count this as the first update if the group value is defined.
-       * This prevents the initial undefined value from the group's componentDidLoad
-       * from being treated as the first real update.
-       */
-      if (value !== undefined) {
-        this.hasReceivedFirstUpdate = true;
-      }
-    }
-
-    this.updateState();
-  };
+  private updateListener = () => this.updateState(false);
   private contentEl: HTMLDivElement | undefined;
   private contentElWrapper: HTMLDivElement | undefined;
   private headerEl: HTMLDivElement | undefined;
@@ -83,25 +50,6 @@ export class Accordion implements ComponentInterface {
   @State() state: AccordionState = AccordionState.Collapsed;
   @State() isNext = false;
   @State() isPrevious = false;
-  /**
-   * Tracks whether a user-initiated interaction has occurred.
-   * Animations are disabled until the first interaction happens.
-   * This prevents the accordion from animating when it's programmatically
-   * set to an expanded or collapsed state on initial load.
-   */
-  @State() hasInteracted = false;
-
-  /**
-   * Tracks if this accordion has ever been expanded.
-   * Used to prevent the first expansion from animating.
-   */
-  private hasEverBeenExpanded = false;
-
-  /**
-   * Tracks if this accordion has received its first update from the group.
-   * Used to distinguish initial programmatic sets from user interactions.
-   */
-  private hasReceivedFirstUpdate = false;
 
   /**
    * The value of the accordion. Defaults to an autogenerated
@@ -140,15 +88,15 @@ export class Accordion implements ComponentInterface {
   connectedCallback() {
     const accordionGroupEl = (this.accordionGroupEl = this.el?.closest('ion-accordion-group'));
     if (accordionGroupEl) {
-      this.updateState();
-      addEventListener(accordionGroupEl, 'ionValueChange', this.accordionGroupUpdateHandler);
+      this.updateState(true);
+      addEventListener(accordionGroupEl, 'ionValueChange', this.updateListener);
     }
   }
 
   disconnectedCallback() {
     const accordionGroupEl = this.accordionGroupEl;
     if (accordionGroupEl) {
-      removeEventListener(accordionGroupEl, 'ionValueChange', this.accordionGroupUpdateHandler);
+      removeEventListener(accordionGroupEl, 'ionValueChange', this.updateListener);
     }
   }
 
@@ -264,16 +212,10 @@ export class Accordion implements ComponentInterface {
     ionItem.appendChild(iconEl);
   };
 
-  private expandAccordion = () => {
+  private expandAccordion = (initialUpdate = false) => {
     const { contentEl, contentElWrapper } = this;
-
-    /**
-     * If the content elements aren't available yet, just set the state.
-     * This happens on initial render before the DOM is ready.
-     */
-    if (contentEl === undefined || contentElWrapper === undefined) {
+    if (initialUpdate || contentEl === undefined || contentElWrapper === undefined) {
       this.state = AccordionState.Expanded;
-      this.hasEverBeenExpanded = true;
       return;
     }
 
@@ -285,12 +227,6 @@ export class Accordion implements ComponentInterface {
       cancelAnimationFrame(this.currentRaf);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Mark that this accordion has been expanded at least once.
-     * This allows subsequent expansions to animate.
-     */
-    this.hasEverBeenExpanded = true;
-
     if (this.shouldAnimate()) {
       raf(() => {
         this.state = AccordionState.Expanding;
@@ -311,14 +247,9 @@ export class Accordion implements ComponentInterface {
     }
   };
 
-  private collapseAccordion = () => {
+  private collapseAccordion = (initialUpdate = false) => {
     const { contentEl } = this;
-
-    /**
-     * If the content element isn't available yet, just set the state.
-     * This happens on initial render before the DOM is ready.
-     */
-    if (contentEl === undefined) {
+    if (initialUpdate || contentEl === undefined) {
       this.state = AccordionState.Collapsed;
       return;
     }
@@ -360,19 +291,6 @@ export class Accordion implements ComponentInterface {
    * of what is set in the config.
    */
   private shouldAnimate = () => {
-    /**
-     * Don't animate until after the first user interaction.
-     * This prevents animations on initial load when accordions
-     * start in an expanded or collapsed state programmatically.
-     *
-     * Additionally, don't animate the very first expansion even if
-     * hasInteracted is true. This handles edge cases like React StrictMode
-     * where effects run twice and might incorrectly mark as interacted.
-     */
-    if (!this.hasInteracted || !this.hasEverBeenExpanded) {
-      return false;
-    }
-
     if (typeof (window as any) === 'undefined') {
       return false;
     }
@@ -394,7 +312,7 @@ export class Accordion implements ComponentInterface {
     return true;
   };
 
-  private updateState = async () => {
+  private updateState = async (initialUpdate = false) => {
     const accordionGroup = this.accordionGroupEl;
     const accordionValue = this.value;
 
@@ -407,10 +325,10 @@ export class Accordion implements ComponentInterface {
     const shouldExpand = Array.isArray(value) ? value.includes(accordionValue) : value === accordionValue;
 
     if (shouldExpand) {
-      this.expandAccordion();
+      this.expandAccordion(initialUpdate);
       this.isNext = this.isPrevious = false;
     } else {
-      this.collapseAccordion();
+      this.collapseAccordion(initialUpdate);
 
       /**
        * When using popout or inset,
@@ -468,12 +386,6 @@ export class Accordion implements ComponentInterface {
 
     if (disabled || readonly) return;
 
-    /**
-     * Mark that the user has interacted with the accordion.
-     * This enables animations for all future state changes.
-     */
-    this.hasInteracted = true;
-
     if (accordionGroupEl) {
       /**
        * Because the accordion group may or may

core/src/components/accordion/test/accordion.spec.ts

@@ -200,87 +200,6 @@ it('should set default values if not provided', async () => {
   expect(accordion.classList.contains('accordion-collapsed')).toEqual(false);
 });
 
-it('should not animate when initial value is set before load', async () => {
-  const page = await newSpecPage({
-    components: [Item, Accordion, AccordionGroup],
-  });
-
-  const accordionGroup = page.doc.createElement('ion-accordion-group');
-  accordionGroup.innerHTML = `
-    <ion-accordion value="first">
-      <ion-item slot="header">Label</ion-item>
-      <div slot="content">Content</div>
-    </ion-accordion>
-    <ion-accordion value="second">
-      <ion-item slot="header">Label</ion-item>
-      <div slot="content">Content</div>
-    </ion-accordion>
-  `;
-
-  accordionGroup.value = 'first';
-  page.body.appendChild(accordionGroup);
-
-  await page.waitForChanges();
-
-  const firstAccordion = accordionGroup.querySelector('ion-accordion[value="first"]')!;
-
-  expect(firstAccordion.classList.contains('accordion-expanded')).toEqual(true);
-  expect(firstAccordion.classList.contains('accordion-expanding')).toEqual(false);
-});
-
-it('should not animate when initial value is set after load', async () => {
-  const page = await newSpecPage({
-    components: [Item, Accordion, AccordionGroup],
-  });
-
-  const accordionGroup = page.doc.createElement('ion-accordion-group');
-  accordionGroup.innerHTML = `
-    <ion-accordion value="first">
-      <ion-item slot="header">Label</ion-item>
-      <div slot="content">Content</div>
-    </ion-accordion>
-    <ion-accordion value="second">
-      <ion-item slot="header">Label</ion-item>
-      <div slot="content">Content</div>
-    </ion-accordion>
-  `;
-
-  page.body.appendChild(accordionGroup);
-  await page.waitForChanges();
-
-  accordionGroup.value = 'first';
-  await page.waitForChanges();
-
-  const firstAccordion = accordionGroup.querySelector('ion-accordion[value="first"]')!;
-
-  expect(firstAccordion.classList.contains('accordion-expanded')).toEqual(true);
-  expect(firstAccordion.classList.contains('accordion-expanding')).toEqual(false);
-});
-
-it('should not have animated class on first expansion', async () => {
-  const page = await newSpecPage({
-    components: [Item, Accordion, AccordionGroup],
-    html: `
-      <ion-accordion-group>
-        <ion-accordion value="first">
-          <ion-item slot="header">Label</ion-item>
-          <div slot="content">Content</div>
-        </ion-accordion>
-      </ion-accordion-group>
-    `,
-  });
-
-  const accordionGroup = page.body.querySelector('ion-accordion-group')!;
-  const firstAccordion = page.body.querySelector('ion-accordion[value="first"]')!;
-
-  // First expansion should not have the animated class
-  accordionGroup.value = 'first';
-  await page.waitForChanges();
-
-  expect(firstAccordion.classList.contains('accordion-animated')).toEqual(false);
-  expect(firstAccordion.classList.contains('accordion-expanded')).toEqual(true);
-});
-
 // Verifies fix for https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/27047
 it('should not have animated class when animated="false"', async () => {
   const page = await newSpecPage({

core/src/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { ComponentInterface, EventEmitter } from '@stencil/core';
-import { Watch, Component, Element, Event, Host, Listen, Method, Prop, State, h, readTask } from '@stencil/core';
+import { Watch, Component, Element, Event, Host, Method, Prop, h, readTask } from '@stencil/core';
 import type { Gesture } from '@utils/gesture';
 import { createButtonActiveGesture } from '@utils/gesture/button-active';
 import { raf } from '@utils/helpers';
@@ -46,18 +46,11 @@ export class ActionSheet implements ComponentInterface, OverlayInterface {
   private wrapperEl?: HTMLElement;
   private groupEl?: HTMLElement;
   private gesture?: Gesture;
-  private hasRadioButtons = false;
 
   presented = false;
   lastFocus?: HTMLElement;
   animation?: any;
 
-  /**
-   * The ID of the currently active/selected radio button.
-   * Used for keyboard navigation and ARIA attributes.
-   */
-  @State() activeRadioId?: string;
-
   @Element() el!: HTMLIonActionSheetElement;
 
   /** @internal */
@@ -88,22 +81,6 @@ export class ActionSheet implements ComponentInterface, OverlayInterface {
    * An array of buttons for the action sheet.
    */
   @Prop() buttons: (ActionSheetButton | string)[] = [];
-  @Watch('buttons')
-  buttonsChanged() {
-    const radioButtons = this.getRadioButtons();
-    this.hasRadioButtons = radioButtons.length > 0;
-
-    // Initialize activeRadioId when buttons change
-    if (this.hasRadioButtons) {
-      const checkedButton = radioButtons.find((b) => b.htmlAttributes?.['aria-checked'] === 'true');
-
-      if (checkedButton) {
-        const allButtons = this.getButtons();
-        const checkedIndex = allButtons.indexOf(checkedButton);
-        this.activeRadioId = this.getButtonId(checkedButton, checkedIndex);
-      }
-    }
-  }
 
   /**
    * Additional classes to apply for custom CSS. If multiple classes are
@@ -300,53 +277,12 @@ export class ActionSheet implements ComponentInterface, OverlayInterface {
     return true;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Get all buttons regardless of role.
-   */
   private getButtons(): ActionSheetButton[] {
     return this.buttons.map((b) => {
       return typeof b === 'string' ? { text: b } : b;
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Get all radio buttons (buttons with role="radio").
-   */
-  private getRadioButtons(): ActionSheetButton[] {
-    return this.getButtons().filter((b) => {
-      const role = b.htmlAttributes?.role;
-      return role === 'radio' && !isCancel(role);
-    });
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Handle radio button selection and update aria-checked state.
-   *
-   * @param button The radio button that was selected.
-   */
-  private selectRadioButton(button: ActionSheetButton) {
-    const buttonId = this.getButtonId(button);
-
-    // Set the active radio ID (this will trigger a re-render and update aria-checked)
-    this.activeRadioId = buttonId;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Get or generate an ID for a button.
-   *
-   * @param button The button for which to get the ID.
-   * @param index Optional index of the button in the buttons array.
-   * @returns The ID of the button.
-   */
-  private getButtonId(button: ActionSheetButton, index?: number): string {
-    if (button.id) {
-      return button.id;
-    }
-    const allButtons = this.getButtons();
-    const buttonIndex = index !== undefined ? index : allButtons.indexOf(button);
-    return `action-sheet-button-${this.overlayIndex}-${buttonIndex}`;
-  }
-
   private onBackdropTap = () => {
     this.dismiss(undefined, BACKDROP);
   };
@@ -359,96 +295,6 @@ export class ActionSheet implements ComponentInterface, OverlayInterface {
     }
   };
 
-  /**
-   * When the action sheet has radio buttons, we want to follow the
-   * keyboard navigation pattern for radio groups:
-   * - Arrow Down/Right: Move to the next radio button (wrap to first if at end)
-   * - Arrow Up/Left: Move to the previous radio button (wrap to last if at start)
-   * - Space/Enter: Select the focused radio button and trigger its handler
-   */
-  @Listen('keydown')
-  onKeydown(ev: KeyboardEvent) {
-    // Only handle keyboard navigation if we have radio buttons
-    if (!this.hasRadioButtons || !this.presented) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const target = ev.target as HTMLElement;
-
-    // Ignore if the target element is not within the action sheet or not a radio button
-    if (
-      !this.el.contains(target) ||
-      !target.classList.contains('action-sheet-button') ||
-      target.getAttribute('role') !== 'radio'
-    ) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    // Get all radio button elements and filter out disabled ones
-    const radios = Array.from(this.el.querySelectorAll('.action-sheet-button[role="radio"]')).filter(
-      (el) => !(el as HTMLButtonElement).disabled
-    ) as HTMLButtonElement[];
-    const currentIndex = radios.findIndex((radio) => radio.id === target.id);
-
-    if (currentIndex === -1) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const allButtons = this.getButtons();
-    const radioButtons = this.getRadioButtons();
-    /**
-     * Build a map of button element IDs to their ActionSheetButton
-     * config objects.
-     * This allows us to quickly look up which button config corresponds
-     * to a DOM element when handling keyboard navigation
-     * (e.g., whenuser presses Space/Enter or arrow keys).
-     * The key is the ID that was set on the DOM element during render,
-     * and the value is the ActionSheetButton config that contains the
-     * handler and other properties.
-     */
-    const buttonIdMap = new Map<string, ActionSheetButton>();
-
-    radioButtons.forEach((b) => {
-      const allIndex = allButtons.indexOf(b);
-      const buttonId = this.getButtonId(b, allIndex);
-      buttonIdMap.set(buttonId, b);
-    });
-
-    let nextEl: HTMLButtonElement | undefined;
-
-    if (['ArrowDown', 'ArrowRight'].includes(ev.key)) {
-      ev.preventDefault();
-      ev.stopPropagation();
-
-      nextEl = currentIndex === radios.length - 1 ? radios[0] : radios[currentIndex + 1];
-    } else if (['ArrowUp', 'ArrowLeft'].includes(ev.key)) {
-      ev.preventDefault();
-      ev.stopPropagation();
-
-      nextEl = currentIndex === 0 ? radios[radios.length - 1] : radios[currentIndex - 1];
-    } else if (ev.key === ' ' || ev.key === 'Enter') {
-      ev.preventDefault();
-      ev.stopPropagation();
-
-      const button = buttonIdMap.get(target.id);
-      if (button) {
-        this.selectRadioButton(button);
-        this.buttonClick(button);
-      }
-
-      return;
-    }
-
-    // Focus the next radio button
-    if (nextEl) {
-      const button = buttonIdMap.get(nextEl.id);
-      if (button) {
-        this.selectRadioButton(button);
-        nextEl.focus();
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   connectedCallback() {
     prepareOverlay(this.el);
     this.triggerChanged();
@@ -466,8 +312,6 @@ export class ActionSheet implements ComponentInterface, OverlayInterface {
     if (!this.htmlAttributes?.id) {
       setOverlayId(this.el);
     }
-    // Initialize activeRadioId for radio buttons
-    this.buttonsChanged();
   }
 
   componentDidLoad() {
@@ -511,82 +355,8 @@ export class ActionSheet implements ComponentInterface, OverlayInterface {
     this.triggerChanged();
   }
 
-  private renderActionSheetButtons(filteredButtons: ActionSheetButton[]) {
-    const mode = getIonMode(this);
-    const { activeRadioId } = this;
-
-    return filteredButtons.map((b, index) => {
-      const isRadio = b.htmlAttributes?.role === 'radio';
-      const buttonId = this.getButtonId(b, index);
-      const radioButtons = this.getRadioButtons();
-      const isActiveRadio = isRadio && buttonId === activeRadioId;
-      const isFirstRadio = isRadio && b === radioButtons[0];
-
-      // For radio buttons, set tabindex: 0 for the active one, -1 for others
-      // For non-radio buttons, use default tabindex (undefined, which means 0)
-
-      /**
-       * For radio buttons, set tabindex based on activeRadioId
-       * - If the button is the active radio, tabindex is 0
-       * - If no radio is active, the first radio button should have tabindex 0
-       * - All other radio buttons have tabindex -1
-       * For non-radio buttons, use default tabindex (undefined, which means 0)
-       */
-      let tabIndex: number | undefined;
-
-      if (isRadio) {
-        // Focus on the active radio button
-        if (isActiveRadio) {
-          tabIndex = 0;
-        } else if (!activeRadioId && isFirstRadio) {
-          // No active radio, first radio gets focus
-          tabIndex = 0;
-        } else {
-          // All other radios are not focusable
-          tabIndex = -1;
-        }
-      } else {
-        tabIndex = undefined;
-      }
-
-      // For radio buttons, set aria-checked based on activeRadioId
-      // Otherwise, use the value from htmlAttributes if provided
-      const htmlAttrs = { ...b.htmlAttributes };
-      if (isRadio) {
-        htmlAttrs['aria-checked'] = isActiveRadio ? 'true' : 'false';
-      }
-
-      return (
-        <button
-          {...htmlAttrs}
-          role={isRadio ? 'radio' : undefined}
-          type="button"
-          id={buttonId}
-          class={{
-            ...buttonClass(b),
-            'action-sheet-selected': isActiveRadio,
-          }}
-          onClick={() => {
-            if (isRadio) {
-              this.selectRadioButton(b);
-            }
-            this.buttonClick(b);
-          }}
-          disabled={b.disabled}
-          tabIndex={tabIndex}
-        >
-          <span class="action-sheet-button-inner">
-            {b.icon && <ion-icon icon={b.icon} aria-hidden="true" lazy={false} class="action-sheet-icon" />}
-            {b.text}
-          </span>
-          {mode === 'md' && <ion-ripple-effect></ion-ripple-effect>}
-        </button>
-      );
-    });
-  }
-
   render() {
-    const { header, htmlAttributes, overlayIndex, hasRadioButtons } = this;
+    const { header, htmlAttributes, overlayIndex } = this;
     const mode = getIonMode(this);
     const allButtons = this.getButtons();
     const cancelButton = allButtons.find((b) => b.role === 'cancel');
@@ -618,11 +388,7 @@ export class ActionSheet implements ComponentInterface, OverlayInterface {
 
         <div class="action-sheet-wrapper ion-overlay-wrapper" ref={(el) => (this.wrapperEl = el)}>
           <div class="action-sheet-container">
-            <div
-              class="action-sheet-group"
-              ref={(el) => (this.groupEl = el)}
-              role={hasRadioButtons ? 'radiogroup' : undefined}
-            >
+            <div class="action-sheet-group" ref={(el) => (this.groupEl = el)}>
               {header !== undefined && (
                 <div
                   id={headerID}
@@ -635,7 +401,22 @@ export class ActionSheet implements ComponentInterface, OverlayInterface {
                   {this.subHeader && <div class="action-sheet-sub-title">{this.subHeader}</div>}
                 </div>
               )}
-              {this.renderActionSheetButtons(buttons)}
+              {buttons.map((b) => (
+                <button
+                  {...b.htmlAttributes}
+                  type="button"
+                  id={b.id}
+                  class={buttonClass(b)}
+                  onClick={() => this.buttonClick(b)}
+                  disabled={b.disabled}
+                >
+                  <span class="action-sheet-button-inner">
+                    {b.icon && <ion-icon icon={b.icon} aria-hidden="true" lazy={false} class="action-sheet-icon" />}
+                    {b.text}
+                  </span>
+                  {mode === 'md' && <ion-ripple-effect></ion-ripple-effect>}
+                </button>
+              ))}
             </div>
 
             {cancelButton && (

core/src/components/action-sheet/test/a11y/action-sheet.e2e.ts

@@ -134,58 +134,3 @@ configs({ directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, screenshot, config }) => {
     });
   });
 });
-
-/**
- * This behavior does not vary across modes/directions.
- */
-configs({ modes: ['ios'], directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, config }) => {
-  test.describe(title('action-sheet: radio buttons'), () => {
-    test('should render action sheet with radio buttons correctly', async ({ page }) => {
-      await page.goto(`/src/components/action-sheet/test/a11y`, config);
-
-      const ionActionSheetDidPresent = await page.spyOnEvent('ionActionSheetDidPresent');
-      const button = page.locator('#radioButtons');
-
-      await button.click();
-      await ionActionSheetDidPresent.next();
-
-      const actionSheet = page.locator('ion-action-sheet');
-
-      const radioButtons = actionSheet.locator('.action-sheet-button[role="radio"]');
-      await expect(radioButtons).toHaveCount(2);
-    });
-
-    test('should navigate radio buttons with keyboard', async ({ page, pageUtils }) => {
-      await page.goto(`/src/components/action-sheet/test/a11y`, config);
-
-      const ionActionSheetDidPresent = await page.spyOnEvent('ionActionSheetDidPresent');
-      const button = page.locator('#radioButtons');
-
-      await button.click();
-      await ionActionSheetDidPresent.next();
-
-      // Focus on the radios
-      await pageUtils.pressKeys('Tab');
-
-      // Verify the first focusable radio button is focused
-      let focusedElement = await page.evaluate(() => document.activeElement?.textContent?.trim());
-      expect(focusedElement).toBe('Option 2');
-
-      // Navigate to the next radio button
-      await page.keyboard.press('ArrowDown');
-
-      // Verify the first radio button is focused again (wrap around)
-      focusedElement = await page.evaluate(() => document.activeElement?.textContent?.trim());
-      expect(focusedElement).toBe('Option 1');
-
-      // Navigate to the next radio button
-      await page.keyboard.press('ArrowDown');
-
-      // Navigate to the cancel button
-      await pageUtils.pressKeys('Tab');
-
-      focusedElement = await page.evaluate(() => document.activeElement?.textContent?.trim());
-      expect(focusedElement).toBe('Cancel');
-    });
-  });
-});

core/src/components/action-sheet/test/a11y/index.html

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
       <button class="expand" id="ariaLabelCancelButton" onclick="presentAriaLabelCancelButton()">
         Aria Label Cancel Button
       </button>
-      <button class="expand" id="radioButtons" onclick="presentRadioButtons()">Radio Buttons</button>
     </main>
 
     <script>
@@ -101,32 +100,6 @@
           ],
         });
       }
-
-      function presentRadioButtons() {
-        openActionSheet({
-          header: 'Select an option',
-          buttons: [
-            {
-              text: 'Option 1',
-              htmlAttributes: {
-                role: 'radio',
-                'aria-checked': 'false',
-              },
-            },
-            {
-              text: 'Option 2',
-              htmlAttributes: {
-                role: 'radio',
-                'aria-checked': 'true',
-              },
-            },
-            {
-              text: 'Cancel',
-              role: 'cancel',
-            },
-          ],
-        });
-      }
     </script>
   </body>
 </html>

core/src/components/button/button.tsx

@@ -361,7 +361,11 @@ export class Button implements ComponentInterface, AnchorInterface, ButtonInterf
             target,
           };
     let fill = this.fill;
-    if (fill === undefined) {
+    /**
+     * We check both undefined and null to
+     * work around https://github.com/ionic-team/stencil/issues/3586.
+     */
+    if (fill == null) {
       fill = this.inToolbar || this.inListHeader ? 'clear' : 'solid';
     }
 

core/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import type { ComponentInterface, EventEmitter } from '@stencil/core';
-import { Build, Component, Element, Event, Host, Method, Prop, State, h } from '@stencil/core';
-import { checkInvalidState } from '@utils/forms';
+import { Component, Element, Event, Host, Method, Prop, h } from '@stencil/core';
 import type { Attributes } from '@utils/helpers';
 import { inheritAriaAttributes, renderHiddenInput } from '@utils/helpers';
 import { createColorClasses, hostContext } from '@utils/theme';
@@ -35,8 +34,8 @@ export class Checkbox implements ComponentInterface {
   private inputLabelId = `${this.inputId}-lbl`;
   private helperTextId = `${this.inputId}-helper-text`;
   private errorTextId = `${this.inputId}-error-text`;
+  private focusEl?: HTMLElement;
   private inheritedAttributes: Attributes = {};
-  private validationObserver?: MutationObserver;
 
   @Element() el!: HTMLIonCheckboxElement;
 
@@ -122,13 +121,6 @@ export class Checkbox implements ComponentInterface {
    */
   @Prop() required = false;
 
-  /**
-   * Track validation state for proper aria-live announcements.
-   */
-  @State() isInvalid = false;
-
-  @State() private hintTextId?: string;
-
   /**
    * Emitted when the checked property has changed as a result of a user action such as a click.
    *
@@ -146,69 +138,18 @@ export class Checkbox implements ComponentInterface {
    */
   @Event() ionBlur!: EventEmitter<void>;
 
-  connectedCallback() {
-    const { el } = this;
-
-    // Watch for class changes to update validation state.
-    if (Build.isBrowser && typeof MutationObserver !== 'undefined') {
-      this.validationObserver = new MutationObserver(() => {
-        const newIsInvalid = checkInvalidState(el);
-        if (this.isInvalid !== newIsInvalid) {
-          this.isInvalid = newIsInvalid;
-          /**
-           * Screen readers tend to announce changes
-           * to `aria-describedby` when the attribute
-           * is changed during a blur event for a
-           * native form control.
-           * However, the announcement can be spotty
-           * when using a non-native form control
-           * and `forceUpdate()`.
-           * This is due to `forceUpdate()` internally
-           * rescheduling the DOM update to a lower
-           * priority queue regardless if it's called
-           * inside a Promise or not, thus causing
-           * the screen reader to potentially miss the
-           * change.
-           * By using a State variable inside a Promise,
-           * it guarantees a re-render immediately at
-           * a higher priority.
-           */
-          Promise.resolve().then(() => {
-            this.hintTextId = this.getHintTextId();
-          });
-        }
-      });
-
-      this.validationObserver.observe(el, {
-        attributes: true,
-        attributeFilter: ['class'],
-      });
-    }
-
-    // Always set initial state
-    this.isInvalid = checkInvalidState(el);
-  }
-
   componentWillLoad() {
     this.inheritedAttributes = {
       ...inheritAriaAttributes(this.el),
     };
-
-    this.hintTextId = this.getHintTextId();
-  }
-
-  disconnectedCallback() {
-    // Clean up validation observer to prevent memory leaks.
-    if (this.validationObserver) {
-      this.validationObserver.disconnect();
-      this.validationObserver = undefined;
-    }
   }
 
   /** @internal */
   @Method()
   async setFocus() {
-    this.el.focus();
+    if (this.focusEl) {
+      this.focusEl.focus();
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -228,6 +169,7 @@ export class Checkbox implements ComponentInterface {
   private toggleChecked = (ev: Event) => {
     ev.preventDefault();
 
+    this.setFocus();
     this.setChecked(!this.checked);
     this.indeterminate = false;
   };
@@ -265,10 +207,10 @@ export class Checkbox implements ComponentInterface {
     ev.stopPropagation();
   };
 
-  private getHintTextId(): string | undefined {
-    const { helperText, errorText, helperTextId, errorTextId, isInvalid } = this;
+  private getHintTextID(): string | undefined {
+    const { el, helperText, errorText, helperTextId, errorTextId } = this;
 
-    if (isInvalid && errorText) {
+    if (el.classList.contains('ion-touched') && el.classList.contains('ion-invalid') && errorText) {
       return errorTextId;
     }
 
@@ -284,7 +226,7 @@ export class Checkbox implements ComponentInterface {
    * This element should only be rendered if hint text is set.
    */
   private renderHintText() {
-    const { helperText, errorText, helperTextId, errorTextId, isInvalid } = this;
+    const { helperText, errorText, helperTextId, errorTextId } = this;
 
     /**
      * undefined and empty string values should
@@ -297,11 +239,11 @@ export class Checkbox implements ComponentInterface {
 
     return (
       <div class="checkbox-bottom">
-        <div id={helperTextId} class="helper-text" part="supporting-text helper-text" aria-live="polite">
-          {!isInvalid ? helperText : null}
+        <div id={helperTextId} class="helper-text" part="supporting-text helper-text">
+          {helperText}
         </div>
-        <div id={errorTextId} class="error-text" part="supporting-text error-text" role="alert">
-          {isInvalid ? errorText : null}
+        <div id={errorTextId} class="error-text" part="supporting-text error-text">
+          {errorText}
         </div>
       </div>
     );
@@ -336,17 +278,13 @@ export class Checkbox implements ComponentInterface {
       <Host
         role="checkbox"
         aria-checked={indeterminate ? 'mixed' : `${checked}`}
-        aria-describedby={this.hintTextId}
-        aria-invalid={this.isInvalid ? 'true' : undefined}
+        aria-describedby={this.getHintTextID()}
+        aria-invalid={this.getHintTextID() === this.errorTextId}
         aria-labelledby={hasLabelContent ? this.inputLabelId : null}
         aria-label={inheritedAttributes['aria-label'] || null}
         aria-disabled={disabled ? 'true' : null}
-        aria-required={required ? 'true' : undefined}
         tabindex={disabled ? undefined : 0}
         onKeyDown={this.onKeyDown}
-        onFocus={this.onFocus}
-        onBlur={this.onBlur}
-        onClick={this.onClick}
         class={createColorClasses(color, {
           [mode]: true,
           'in-item': hostContext('ion-item', el),
@@ -358,6 +296,7 @@ export class Checkbox implements ComponentInterface {
           [`checkbox-alignment-${alignment}`]: alignment !== undefined,
           [`checkbox-label-placement-${labelPlacement}`]: true,
         })}
+        onClick={this.onClick}
       >
         <label class="checkbox-wrapper" htmlFor={inputId}>
           {/*
@@ -370,6 +309,9 @@ export class Checkbox implements ComponentInterface {
             disabled={disabled}
             id={inputId}
             onChange={this.toggleChecked}
+            onFocus={() => this.onFocus()}
+            onBlur={() => this.onBlur()}
+            ref={(focusEl) => (this.focusEl = focusEl)}
             required={required}
             {...inheritedAttributes}
           />

core/src/components/checkbox/test/basic/checkbox.e2e.ts

@@ -44,10 +44,7 @@ configs().forEach(({ title, screenshot, config }) => {
   });
 });
 
-/**
- * This behavior does not vary across modes/directions
- */
-configs({ modes: ['ios'], directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, screenshot, config }) => {
+configs({ modes: ['ios'], directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, config }) => {
   test.describe(title('checkbox: ionChange'), () => {
     test('should fire ionChange when interacting with checkbox', async ({ page }) => {
       await page.setContent(
@@ -136,195 +133,4 @@ configs({ modes: ['ios'], directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, screenshot, c
       expect(clickCount).toBe(1);
     });
   });
-
-  test.describe(title('checkbox: ionFocus'), () => {
-    test('should not have visual regressions', async ({ page, pageUtils }) => {
-      await page.setContent(
-        `
-        <style>
-          #container {
-            display: inline-block;
-            padding: 10px;
-          }
-        </style>
-
-        <div id="container">
-          <ion-checkbox>Unchecked</ion-checkbox>
-        </div>
-      `,
-        config
-      );
-
-      await pageUtils.pressKeys('Tab');
-
-      const container = page.locator('#container');
-
-      await expect(container).toHaveScreenshot(screenshot(`checkbox-focus`));
-    });
-
-    test('should not have visual regressions when interacting with checkbox in item', async ({ page, pageUtils }) => {
-      await page.setContent(
-        `
-        <ion-item class="ion-focused">
-          <ion-checkbox>Unchecked</ion-checkbox>
-        </ion-item>
-      `,
-        config
-      );
-
-      // Test focus with keyboard navigation
-      await pageUtils.pressKeys('Tab');
-
-      const item = page.locator('ion-item');
-
-      await expect(item).toHaveScreenshot(screenshot(`checkbox-in-item-focus`));
-    });
-
-    test('should fire ionFocus when checkbox is focused', async ({ page, pageUtils }) => {
-      await page.setContent(
-        `
-        <ion-checkbox aria-label="checkbox" value="my-checkbox"></ion-checkbox>
-      `,
-        config
-      );
-
-      const ionFocus = await page.spyOnEvent('ionFocus');
-
-      // Test focus with keyboard navigation
-      await pageUtils.pressKeys('Tab');
-
-      expect(ionFocus).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(1);
-
-      // Reset focus
-      const checkbox = page.locator('ion-checkbox');
-      const checkboxBoundingBox = (await checkbox.boundingBox())!;
-      await page.mouse.click(0, checkboxBoundingBox.height + 1);
-
-      // Test focus with click
-      await checkbox.click();
-
-      expect(ionFocus).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(2);
-    });
-
-    test('should fire ionFocus when interacting with checkbox in item', async ({ page, pageUtils }) => {
-      await page.setContent(
-        `
-        <ion-item>
-          <ion-checkbox aria-label="checkbox" value="my-checkbox"></ion-checkbox>
-        </ion-item>
-      `,
-        config
-      );
-
-      const ionFocus = await page.spyOnEvent('ionFocus');
-
-      // Test focus with keyboard navigation
-      await pageUtils.pressKeys('Tab');
-
-      expect(ionFocus).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(1);
-
-      // Verify that the event target is the checkbox and not the item
-      const eventByKeyboard = ionFocus.events[0];
-      expect((eventByKeyboard.target as HTMLElement).tagName.toLowerCase()).toBe('ion-checkbox');
-
-      // Reset focus
-      const checkbox = page.locator('ion-checkbox');
-      const checkboxBoundingBox = (await checkbox.boundingBox())!;
-      await page.mouse.click(0, checkboxBoundingBox.height + 1);
-
-      // Test focus with click
-      const item = page.locator('ion-item');
-      await item.click();
-
-      expect(ionFocus).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(2);
-
-      // Verify that the event target is the checkbox and not the item
-      const eventByClick = ionFocus.events[0];
-      expect((eventByClick.target as HTMLElement).tagName.toLowerCase()).toBe('ion-checkbox');
-    });
-
-    test('should not fire when programmatically setting a value', async ({ page }) => {
-      await page.setContent(
-        `
-        <ion-checkbox aria-label="checkbox" value="my-checkbox"></ion-checkbox>
-      `,
-        config
-      );
-
-      const ionFocus = await page.spyOnEvent('ionFocus');
-      const checkbox = page.locator('ion-checkbox');
-
-      await checkbox.evaluate((el: HTMLIonCheckboxElement) => (el.checked = true));
-      expect(ionFocus).not.toHaveReceivedEvent();
-    });
-  });
-
-  test.describe(title('checkbox: ionBlur'), () => {
-    test('should fire ionBlur when checkbox is blurred', async ({ page, pageUtils }) => {
-      await page.setContent(
-        `
-        <ion-checkbox aria-label="checkbox" value="my-checkbox"></ion-checkbox>
-      `,
-        config
-      );
-
-      const ionBlur = await page.spyOnEvent('ionBlur');
-
-      // Test blur with keyboard navigation
-      // Focus the checkbox
-      await pageUtils.pressKeys('Tab');
-      // Blur the checkbox
-      await pageUtils.pressKeys('Tab');
-
-      expect(ionBlur).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(1);
-
-      // Test blur with click
-      const checkbox = page.locator('ion-checkbox');
-      // Focus the checkbox
-      await checkbox.click();
-      // Blur the checkbox by clicking outside of it
-      const checkboxBoundingBox = (await checkbox.boundingBox())!;
-      await page.mouse.click(0, checkboxBoundingBox.height + 1);
-
-      expect(ionBlur).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(2);
-    });
-
-    test('should fire ionBlur after interacting with checkbox in item', async ({ page, pageUtils }) => {
-      await page.setContent(
-        `
-        <ion-item>
-          <ion-checkbox aria-label="checkbox" value="my-checkbox"></ion-checkbox>
-        </ion-item>
-      `,
-        config
-      );
-
-      const ionBlur = await page.spyOnEvent('ionBlur');
-
-      // Test blur with keyboard navigation
-      // Focus the checkbox
-      await pageUtils.pressKeys('Tab');
-      // Blur the checkbox
-      await pageUtils.pressKeys('Tab');
-
-      expect(ionBlur).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(1);
-
-      // Verify that the event target is the checkbox and not the item
-      const event = ionBlur.events[0];
-      expect((event.target as HTMLElement).tagName.toLowerCase()).toBe('ion-checkbox');
-
-      // Test blur with click
-      const item = page.locator('ion-item');
-      await item.click();
-      // Blur the checkbox by clicking outside of it
-      const itemBoundingBox = (await item.boundingBox())!;
-      await page.mouse.click(0, itemBoundingBox.height + 1);
-
-      expect(ionBlur).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(2);
-
-      // Verify that the event target is the checkbox and not the item
-      const eventByClick = ionBlur.events[0];
-      expect((eventByClick.target as HTMLElement).tagName.toLowerCase()).toBe('ion-checkbox');
-    });
-  });
 });

core/src/components/checkbox/test/basic/index.html

@@ -50,20 +50,6 @@
         <ion-checkbox checked style="width: 200px">Specified width</ion-checkbox><br />
         <ion-checkbox checked style="width: 100%">Full-width</ion-checkbox><br />
       </ion-content>
-
-      <script>
-        document.addEventListener('ionBlur', (ev) => {
-          console.log('ionBlur', ev);
-        });
-
-        document.addEventListener('ionChange', (ev) => {
-          console.log('ionChange', ev);
-        });
-
-        document.addEventListener('ionFocus', (ev) => {
-          console.log('ionFocus', ev);
-        });
-      </script>
     </ion-app>
   </body>
 </html>

core/src/components/checkbox/test/item/index.html

@@ -246,20 +246,6 @@
           </div>
         </div>
       </ion-content>
-
-      <script>
-        document.addEventListener('ionBlur', (ev) => {
-          console.log('ionBlur', ev);
-        });
-
-        document.addEventListener('ionChange', (ev) => {
-          console.log('ionChange', ev);
-        });
-
-        document.addEventListener('ionFocus', (ev) => {
-          console.log('ionFocus', ev);
-        });
-      </script>
     </ion-app>
   </body>
 </html>

core/src/components/checkbox/test/validation/index.html

@@ -1,184 +0,0 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en" dir="ltr">
-  <head>
-    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
-    <title>Checkbox - Validation</title>
-    <meta
-      name="viewport"
-      content="viewport-fit=cover, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no"
-    />
-    <link href="../../../../../css/ionic.bundle.css" rel="stylesheet" />
-    <link href="../../../../../scripts/testing/styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
-    <script src="../../../../../scripts/testing/scripts.js"></script>
-    <script nomodule src="../../../../../dist/ionic/ionic.js"></script>
-    <script type="module" src="../../../../../dist/ionic/ionic.esm.js"></script>
-    <style>
-      .grid {
-        display: grid;
-        grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(250px, 1fr));
-        grid-row-gap: 30px;
-        grid-column-gap: 30px;
-      }
-
-      h2 {
-        font-size: 12px;
-        font-weight: normal;
-
-        color: var(--ion-color-step-600);
-
-        margin-top: 10px;
-        margin-bottom: 5px;
-      }
-
-      .validation-info {
-        margin: 20px;
-        padding: 10px;
-        background: var(--ion-color-light);
-        border-radius: 4px;
-      }
-    </style>
-  </head>
-
-  <body>
-    <ion-app>
-      <ion-header>
-        <ion-toolbar>
-          <ion-title>Checkbox - Validation Test</ion-title>
-        </ion-toolbar>
-      </ion-header>
-
-      <ion-content class="ion-padding">
-        <div class="validation-info">
-          <h2>Screen Reader Testing Instructions:</h2>
-          <ol>
-            <li>Enable your screen reader (VoiceOver, NVDA, JAWS, etc.)</li>
-            <li>Tab through the form fields</li>
-            <li>When you tab away from an empty required field, the error should be announced immediately</li>
-            <li>The error text should be announced BEFORE the next field is announced</li>
-            <li>Test in Chrome, Safari, and Firefox to verify consistent behavior</li>
-          </ol>
-        </div>
-
-        <div class="grid">
-          <div>
-            <h2>Required Field</h2>
-            <ion-checkbox
-              id="terms-checkbox"
-              helper-text="You must agree to continue"
-              error-text="Please accept the terms and conditions"
-              required
-              >I agree to the terms and conditions</ion-checkbox
-            >
-          </div>
-
-          <div>
-            <h2>Optional Field (No Validation)</h2>
-            <ion-checkbox id="optional-checkbox" helper-text="You can skip this field">Optional Checkbox</ion-checkbox>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-
-        <div class="ion-padding">
-          <ion-button id="submit-btn" expand="block" disabled>Submit Form</ion-button>
-          <ion-button id="reset-btn" expand="block" fill="outline">Reset Form</ion-button>
-        </div>
-      </ion-content>
-    </ion-app>
-
-    <script>
-      // Simple validation logic
-      const checkboxes = document.querySelectorAll('ion-checkbox');
-      const submitBtn = document.getElementById('submit-btn');
-      const resetBtn = document.getElementById('reset-btn');
-
-      // Track which fields have been touched
-      const touchedFields = new Set();
-
-      // Validation functions
-      const validators = {
-        'terms-checkbox': (checked) => {
-          return checked === true;
-        },
-        'optional-checkbox': () => true, // Always valid
-      };
-
-      function validateField(checkbox) {
-        const checkboxId = checkbox.id;
-        const checked = checkbox.checked;
-        const isValid = validators[checkboxId] ? validators[checkboxId](checked) : true;
-
-        // Only show validation state if field has been touched
-        if (touchedFields.has(checkboxId)) {
-          if (isValid) {
-            checkbox.classList.remove('ion-invalid');
-            checkbox.classList.add('ion-valid');
-          } else {
-            checkbox.classList.remove('ion-valid');
-            checkbox.classList.add('ion-invalid');
-          }
-          checkbox.classList.add('ion-touched');
-        }
-
-        return isValid;
-      }
-
-      function validateForm() {
-        let allValid = true;
-        checkboxes.forEach((checkbox) => {
-          if (checkbox.id !== 'optional-checkbox') {
-            const isValid = validateField(checkbox);
-            if (!isValid) {
-              allValid = false;
-            }
-          }
-        });
-        submitBtn.disabled = !allValid;
-        return allValid;
-      }
-
-      // Add event listeners
-      checkboxes.forEach((checkbox) => {
-        // Mark as touched on blur
-        checkbox.addEventListener('ionBlur', (e) => {
-          console.log('Blur event on:', checkbox.id);
-          touchedFields.add(checkbox.id);
-          validateField(checkbox);
-          validateForm();
-
-          const isInvalid = checkbox.classList.contains('ion-invalid');
-          if (isInvalid) {
-            console.log('Field marked invalid:', checkbox.innerText, checkbox.errorText);
-          }
-        });
-
-        // Validate on change
-        checkbox.addEventListener('ionChange', (e) => {
-          console.log('Change event on:', checkbox.id);
-          if (touchedFields.has(checkbox.id)) {
-            validateField(checkbox);
-            validateForm();
-          }
-        });
-      });
-
-      // Reset button
-      resetBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
-        checkboxes.forEach((checkbox) => {
-          checkbox.checked = false;
-          checkbox.classList.remove('ion-valid', 'ion-invalid', 'ion-touched');
-        });
-        touchedFields.clear();
-        submitBtn.disabled = true;
-      });
-
-      // Submit button
-      submitBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
-        if (validateForm()) {
-          alert('Form submitted successfully!');
-        }
-      });
-
-      // Initial setup
-      validateForm();
-    </script>
-  </body>
-</html>

core/src/components/content/content.tsx

@@ -254,17 +254,6 @@ export class Content implements ComponentInterface {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Recalculate content dimensions. Called by overlays (e.g., popover) when
-   * sibling elements like headers or footers have finished rendering and their
-   * heights are available, ensuring accurate offset-top calculations.
-   * @internal
-   */
-  @Method()
-  async recalculateDimensions(): Promise<void> {
-    readTask(() => this.readDimensions());
-  }
-
   private readDimensions() {
     const page = getPageElement(this.el);
     const top = Math.max(this.el.offsetTop, 0);

core/src/components/datetime-button/test/a11y/datetime-button.e2e.ts

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ configs({ directions: ['ltr'], modes: ['ios'] }).forEach(({ title, screenshot, c
       );
 
       const datetimeButton = page.locator('ion-datetime-button');
-      await page.locator('.datetime-ready').waitFor();
 
       await expect(datetimeButton).toHaveScreenshot(screenshot(`datetime-button-scale`));
     });
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ configs({ directions: ['ltr'], modes: ['ios'] }).forEach(({ title, screenshot, c
       );
 
       const datetimeButton = page.locator('ion-datetime-button');
-      await page.locator('.datetime-ready').waitFor();
 
       await expect(datetimeButton).toHaveScreenshot(screenshot(`datetime-button-scale-wrap`));
     });

core/src/components/datetime-button/test/overlays/datetime-button.e2e.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import type { Locator } from '@playwright/test';
 import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
-import type { EventSpy } from '@utils/test/playwright';
+import type { Locator } from '@playwright/test';
 import { configs, test } from '@utils/test/playwright';
+import type { EventSpy } from '@utils/test/playwright';
 
 /**
  * This behavior does not vary across directions.
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ configs({ directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, screenshot, config }) => {
       await dateButton.click();
       await ionModalDidPresent.next();
 
-      // Wait for datetime to be ready before taking screenshot
-      await page.locator('ion-datetime.datetime-ready').waitFor();
-
       await expect(page).toHaveScreenshot(screenshot(`datetime-overlay-modal`));
     });
 
@@ -47,9 +44,6 @@ configs({ directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, screenshot, config }) => {
       await dateButton.click();
       await ionPopoverDidPresent.next();
 
-      // Wait for datetime to be ready before taking screenshot
-      await page.locator('ion-datetime.datetime-ready').waitFor();
-
       await expect(page).toHaveScreenshot(screenshot(`datetime-overlay-popover`));
     });
   });
@@ -182,34 +176,5 @@ configs({ modes: ['md'], directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, config }) => {
       await ionModalDidPresent.next();
       await expect(datetime).toBeVisible();
     });
-    test('should set datetime ready state and keep calendar interactive when reopening modal', async ({
-      page,
-    }, testInfo) => {
-      testInfo.annotations.push({
-        type: 'issue',
-        description: 'https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30706',
-      });
-
-      const openAndInteract = async () => {
-        await page.click('#date-button');
-        await ionModalDidPresent.next();
-
-        await page.locator('ion-datetime.datetime-ready').waitFor();
-
-        const calendarBody = datetime.locator('.calendar-body');
-        await expect(calendarBody).toBeVisible();
-      };
-
-      await openAndInteract();
-
-      const firstEnabledDay = datetime.locator('.calendar-day:not([disabled])').first();
-      await firstEnabledDay.click();
-      await page.waitForChanges();
-
-      await modal.evaluate((el: HTMLIonModalElement) => el.dismiss());
-      await ionModalDidDismiss.next();
-
-      await openAndInteract();
-    });
   });
 });

core/src/components/datetime/datetime.tsx

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { Component, Element, Event, Host, Method, Prop, State, Watch, h, writeTa
 import { startFocusVisible } from '@utils/focus-visible';
 import { getElementRoot, raf, renderHiddenInput } from '@utils/helpers';
 import { printIonError, printIonWarning } from '@utils/logging';
-import { FOCUS_TRAP_DISABLE_CLASS } from '@utils/overlays';
 import { isRTL } from '@utils/rtl';
 import { createColorClasses } from '@utils/theme';
 import { caretDownSharp, caretUpSharp, chevronBack, chevronDown, chevronForward } from 'ionicons/icons';
@@ -108,8 +107,8 @@ export class Datetime implements ComponentInterface {
   private inputId = `ion-dt-${datetimeIds++}`;
   private calendarBodyRef?: HTMLElement;
   private popoverRef?: HTMLIonPopoverElement;
+  private intersectionTrackerRef?: HTMLElement;
   private clearFocusVisible?: () => void;
-  private resizeObserver?: ResizeObserver;
   private parsedMinuteValues?: number[];
   private parsedHourValues?: number[];
   private parsedMonthValues?: number[];
@@ -118,7 +117,6 @@ export class Datetime implements ComponentInterface {
 
   private destroyCalendarListener?: () => void;
   private destroyKeyboardMO?: () => void;
-  private destroyOverlayListeners?: () => void;
 
   // TODO(FW-2832): types (DatetimeParts causes some errors that need untangling)
   private minParts?: any;
@@ -1078,14 +1076,6 @@ export class Datetime implements ComponentInterface {
       this.clearFocusVisible();
       this.clearFocusVisible = undefined;
     }
-    if (this.resizeObserver) {
-      this.resizeObserver.disconnect();
-      this.resizeObserver = undefined;
-    }
-    if (this.destroyOverlayListeners) {
-      this.destroyOverlayListeners();
-      this.destroyOverlayListeners = undefined;
-    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1110,101 +1100,76 @@ export class Datetime implements ComponentInterface {
     this.initializeKeyboardListeners();
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Sets up visibility detection for the datetime component.
-   *
-   * Uses multiple strategies to reliably detect when the datetime becomes
-   * visible, which is necessary for proper initialization of scrollable areas:
-   * 1. ResizeObserver - detects dimension changes
-   * 2. Overlay event listeners - for datetime inside modals/popovers
-   * 3. Polling fallback - for browsers where observers are unreliable (WebKit)
-   */
-  private initializeVisibilityObserver() {
-    const { el } = this;
+  componentDidLoad() {
+    const { el, intersectionTrackerRef } = this;
 
-    const markReady = () => {
-      if (el.classList.contains('datetime-ready')) {
+    /**
+     * If a scrollable element is hidden using `display: none`,
+     * it will not have a scroll height meaning we cannot scroll elements
+     * into view. As a result, we will need to wait for the datetime to become
+     * visible if used inside of a modal or a popover otherwise the scrollable
+     * areas will not have the correct values snapped into place.
+     */
+    const visibleCallback = (entries: IntersectionObserverEntry[]) => {
+      const ev = entries[0];
+      if (!ev.isIntersecting) {
         return;
       }
+
       this.initializeListeners();
+
+      /**
+       * TODO FW-2793: Datetime needs a frame to ensure that it
+       * can properly scroll contents into view. As a result
+       * we hide the scrollable content until after that frame
+       * so users do not see the content quickly shifting. The downside
+       * is that the content will pop into view a frame after. Maybe there
+       * is a better way to handle this?
+       */
       writeTask(() => {
-        el.classList.add('datetime-ready');
+        this.el.classList.add('datetime-ready');
       });
     };
+    const visibleIO = new IntersectionObserver(visibleCallback, { threshold: 0.01, root: el });
+
+    /**
+     * Use raf to avoid a race condition between the component loading and
+     * its display animation starting (such as when shown in a modal). This
+     * could cause the datetime to start at a visibility of 0, erroneously
+     * triggering the `hiddenIO` observer below.
+     */
+    raf(() => visibleIO?.observe(intersectionTrackerRef!));
+
+    /**
+     * We need to clean up listeners when the datetime is hidden
+     * in a popover/modal so that we can properly scroll containers
+     * back into view if they are re-presented. When the datetime is hidden
+     * the scroll areas have scroll widths/heights of 0px, so any snapping
+     * we did originally has been lost.
+     */
+    const hiddenCallback = (entries: IntersectionObserverEntry[]) => {
+      const ev = entries[0];
+      if (ev.isIntersecting) {
+        return;
+      }
 
-    const markHidden = () => {
       this.destroyInteractionListeners();
+
+      /**
+       * When datetime is hidden, we need to make sure that
+       * the month/year picker is closed. Otherwise,
+       * it will be open when the datetime re-appears
+       * and the scroll area of the calendar grid will be 0.
+       * As a result, the wrong month will be shown.
+       */
       this.showMonthAndYear = false;
+
       writeTask(() => {
-        el.classList.remove('datetime-ready');
+        this.el.classList.remove('datetime-ready');
       });
-      startVisibilityPolling();
     };
-
-    /**
-     * FW-6931: Poll for visibility as a fallback for browsers where
-     * ResizeObserver doesn't fire reliably (e.g., WebKit).
-     */
-    const startVisibilityPolling = () => {
-      let pollCount = 0;
-      const poll = () => {
-        if (el.classList.contains('datetime-ready') || pollCount++ >= 60) {
-          return;
-        }
-        const { width, height } = el.getBoundingClientRect();
-        if (width > 0 && height > 0) {
-          markReady();
-        } else {
-          raf(poll);
-        }
-      };
-      raf(poll);
-    };
-
-    /**
-     * FW-6931: Listen for overlay present/dismiss events when datetime
-     * is inside a modal or popover.
-     */
-    const parentOverlay = el.closest('ion-modal, ion-popover') as HTMLIonModalElement | HTMLIonPopoverElement | null;
-    if (parentOverlay) {
-      const handlePresent = () => markReady();
-      const handleDismiss = () => markHidden();
-
-      parentOverlay.addEventListener('didPresent', handlePresent);
-      parentOverlay.addEventListener('didDismiss', handleDismiss);
-
-      this.destroyOverlayListeners = () => {
-        parentOverlay.removeEventListener('didPresent', handlePresent);
-        parentOverlay.removeEventListener('didDismiss', handleDismiss);
-      };
-    }
-
-    if (typeof ResizeObserver !== 'undefined') {
-      this.resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver((entries) => {
-        const { width, height } = entries[0].contentRect;
-        const isVisible = width > 0 && height > 0;
-        const isReady = el.classList.contains('datetime-ready');
-
-        if (isVisible && !isReady) {
-          markReady();
-        } else if (!isVisible && isReady) {
-          markHidden();
-        }
-      });
-
-      // Use raf to avoid race condition with modal/popover animations
-      raf(() => this.resizeObserver?.observe(el));
-      startVisibilityPolling();
-    } else {
-      // Test environment fallback - mark ready immediately
-      writeTask(() => {
-        el.classList.add('datetime-ready');
-      });
-    }
-  }
-
-  componentDidLoad() {
-    this.initializeVisibilityObserver();
+    const hiddenIO = new IntersectionObserver(hiddenCallback, { threshold: 0, root: el });
+    raf(() => hiddenIO?.observe(intersectionTrackerRef!));
 
     /**
      * Datetime uses Ionic components that emit
@@ -1633,7 +1598,7 @@ export class Datetime implements ComponentInterface {
       forcePresentation === 'time-date'
         ? [this.renderTimePickerColumns(forcePresentation), this.renderDatePickerColumns(forcePresentation)]
         : [this.renderDatePickerColumns(forcePresentation), this.renderTimePickerColumns(forcePresentation)];
-    return <ion-picker class={FOCUS_TRAP_DISABLE_CLASS}>{renderArray}</ion-picker>;
+    return <ion-picker>{renderArray}</ion-picker>;
   }
 
   private renderDatePickerColumns(forcePresentation: string) {
@@ -2689,6 +2654,20 @@ export class Datetime implements ComponentInterface {
           }),
         }}
       >
+        {/*
+          WebKit has a quirk where IntersectionObserver callbacks are delayed until after
+          an accelerated animation finishes if the "root" specified in the config is the
+          browser viewport (the default behavior if "root" is not specified). This means
+          that when presenting a datetime in a modal on iOS the calendar body appears
+          blank until the modal animation finishes.
+
+          We can work around this by observing .intersection-tracker and using the host
+          (ion-datetime) as the "root". This allows the IO callback to fire the moment
+          the datetime is visible. The .intersection-tracker element should not have
+          dimensions or additional styles, and it should not be positioned absolutely
+          otherwise the IO callback may fire at unexpected times.
+        */}
+        <div class="intersection-tracker" ref={(el) => (this.intersectionTrackerRef = el)}></div>
         {this.renderDatetime(mode)}
       </Host>
     );

core/src/components/datetime/test/basic/datetime.e2e.ts

@@ -394,39 +394,6 @@ configs({ modes: ['ios'], directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, config }) =>
   });
 });
 
-/**
- * Verify that datetime becomes ready via ResizeObserver.
- * This tests that the datetime properly initializes when it has
- * dimensions, using ResizeObserver to detect visibility.
- */
-configs({ modes: ['md'], directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, config }) => {
-  test.describe(title('datetime: visibility detection'), () => {
-    test('should become ready when rendered with dimensions', async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
-      testInfo.annotations.push({
-        type: 'issue',
-        description: 'https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30706',
-      });
-
-      await page.setContent(
-        `
-        <ion-datetime value="2022-05-03"></ion-datetime>
-      `,
-        config
-      );
-
-      const datetime = page.locator('ion-datetime');
-
-      // Wait for the datetime to become ready via ResizeObserver
-      await page.locator('.datetime-ready').waitFor();
-
-      await expect(datetime).toHaveClass(/datetime-ready/);
-
-      const calendarBody = datetime.locator('.calendar-body');
-      await expect(calendarBody).toBeVisible();
-    });
-  });
-});
-
 /**
  * We are setting RTL on the component
  * instead, so we don't need to test

core/src/components/datetime/test/custom/datetime.e2e.ts

@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ configs({ directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, screenshot, config }) => {
   test.describe(title('datetime: custom focus'), () => {
     test('should focus the selected day and then the day after', async ({ page }) => {
       await page.goto(`/src/components/datetime/test/custom`, config);
-      await page.locator('.datetime-ready').last().waitFor();
 
       const datetime = page.locator('#custom-calendar-days');
 

core/src/components/datetime/test/first-day-of-week/datetime.e2e.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ configs().forEach(({ title, screenshot, config }) => {
       await page.goto('/src/components/datetime/test/first-day-of-week', config);
 
       const datetime = page.locator('ion-datetime');
-      await page.locator('.datetime-ready').waitFor();
       await expect(datetime).toHaveScreenshot(screenshot(`datetime-day-of-week`));
     });
   });

core/src/components/datetime/test/highlighted-dates/datetime.e2e.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ configs({ directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, screenshot, config }) => {
       `,
         config
       );
-      await page.locator('.datetime-ready').waitFor();
     });
 
     test('should render highlights correctly when using an array', async ({ page }) => {

core/src/components/header/header.ios.scss

@@ -39,15 +39,6 @@
   --opacity-scale: inherit;
 }
 
-/**
- * Override styles applied during the page transition to prevent
- * header flickering.
- */
-.header-collapse-fade.header-transitioning ion-toolbar {
-  --background: transparent;
-  --border-style: none;
-}
-
 // iOS Header - Collapse Condense
 // --------------------------------------------------
 .header-collapse-condense {
@@ -74,6 +65,8 @@
  * since it needs to blend in with the header above it.
  */
 .header-collapse-condense ion-toolbar {
+  --background: var(--ion-background-color, #fff);
+
   z-index: 0;
 }
 
@@ -100,28 +93,6 @@
   transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
 }
 
-/**
- * Large title toolbar should just use the content background
- * since it needs to blend in with the header above it.
- */
-.header-collapse-condense ion-toolbar,
-/**
- * Override styles applied during the page transition to prevent
- * header flickering.
- */
-.header-collapse-condense-inactive.header-transitioning:not(.header-collapse-condense) ion-toolbar {
-  --background: var(--ion-background-color, #fff);
-}
-
-/**
- * Override styles applied during the page transition to prevent
- * header flickering.
- */
-.header-collapse-condense-inactive.header-transitioning:not(.header-collapse-condense) ion-toolbar {
-  --border-style: none;
-  --opacity-scale: 1;
-}
-
 .header-collapse-condense-inactive:not(.header-collapse-condense) ion-toolbar.in-toolbar ion-title,
 .header-collapse-condense-inactive:not(.header-collapse-condense) ion-toolbar.in-toolbar ion-buttons.buttons-collapse {
   opacity: 0;

core/src/components/header/header.tsx

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import {
   handleToolbarIntersection,
   setHeaderActive,
   setToolbarBackgroundOpacity,
-  getRoleType,
 } from './header.utils';
 
 /**
@@ -209,10 +208,9 @@ export class Header implements ComponentInterface {
     const { translucent, inheritedAttributes } = this;
     const mode = getIonMode(this);
     const collapse = this.collapse || 'none';
-    const isCondensed = collapse === 'condense';
 
     // banner role must be at top level, so remove role if inside a menu
-    const roleType = getRoleType(hostContext('ion-menu', this.el), isCondensed, mode);
+    const roleType = hostContext('ion-menu', this.el) ? 'none' : 'banner';
 
     return (
       <Host

core/src/components/header/header.utils.ts

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import { readTask, writeTask } from '@stencil/core';
 import { clamp } from '@utils/helpers';
 
 const TRANSITION = 'all 0.2s ease-in-out';
-const ROLE_NONE = 'none';
-const ROLE_BANNER = 'banner';
 
 interface HeaderIndex {
   el: HTMLIonHeaderElement;
@@ -173,7 +171,6 @@ export const setHeaderActive = (headerIndex: HeaderIndex, active = true) => {
   const ionTitles = toolbars.map((toolbar) => toolbar.ionTitleEl);
 
   if (active) {
-    headerEl.setAttribute('role', ROLE_BANNER);
     headerEl.classList.remove('header-collapse-condense-inactive');
 
     ionTitles.forEach((ionTitle) => {
@@ -182,16 +179,6 @@ export const setHeaderActive = (headerIndex: HeaderIndex, active = true) => {
       }
     });
   } else {
-    /**
-     * There can only be one banner landmark per page.
-     * By default, all ion-headers have the banner role.
-     * This causes an accessibility issue when using a
-     * condensed header since there are two ion-headers
-     * on the page at once (active and inactive).
-     * To solve this, the role needs to be toggled
-     * based on which header is active.
-     */
-    headerEl.setAttribute('role', ROLE_NONE);
     headerEl.classList.add('header-collapse-condense-inactive');
 
     /**
@@ -257,28 +244,3 @@ export const handleHeaderFade = (scrollEl: HTMLElement, baseEl: HTMLElement, con
     });
   });
 };
-
-/**
- * Get the role type for the ion-header.
- *
- * @param isInsideMenu If ion-header is inside ion-menu.
- * @param isCondensed If ion-header has collapse="condense".
- * @param mode The current mode.
- * @returns 'none' if inside ion-menu or if condensed in md
- * mode, otherwise 'banner'.
- */
-export const getRoleType = (isInsideMenu: boolean, isCondensed: boolean, mode: 'ios' | 'md') => {
-  // If the header is inside a menu, it should not have the banner role.
-  if (isInsideMenu) {
-    return ROLE_NONE;
-  }
-  /**
-   * Only apply role="none" to `md` mode condensed headers
-   * since the large header is never shown.
-   */
-  if (isCondensed && mode === 'md') {
-    return ROLE_NONE;
-  }
-  // Default to banner role.
-  return ROLE_BANNER;
-};

core/src/components/header/test/condense/header.e2e.ts

@@ -40,45 +40,5 @@ configs({ modes: ['ios'], directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, screenshot, c
 
       await expect(smallTitle).toHaveAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
     });
-
-    test('should only have the banner role on the active header', async ({ page }) => {
-      await page.goto('/src/components/header/test/condense', config);
-      const largeTitleHeader = page.locator('#largeTitleHeader');
-      const smallTitleHeader = page.locator('#smallTitleHeader');
-      const content = page.locator('ion-content');
-
-      await expect(largeTitleHeader).toHaveAttribute('role', 'banner');
-      await expect(smallTitleHeader).toHaveAttribute('role', 'none');
-
-      await content.evaluate(async (el: HTMLIonContentElement) => {
-        await el.scrollToBottom();
-      });
-      await page.locator('#largeTitleHeader.header-collapse-condense-inactive').waitFor();
-
-      await expect(largeTitleHeader).toHaveAttribute('role', 'none');
-      await expect(smallTitleHeader).toHaveAttribute('role', 'banner');
-    });
-  });
-});
-
-configs({ modes: ['md'], directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, config }) => {
-  test.describe(title('header: condense'), () => {
-    test('should only have the banner role on the small header', async ({ page }) => {
-      await page.goto('/src/components/header/test/condense', config);
-      const largeTitleHeader = page.locator('#largeTitleHeader');
-      const smallTitleHeader = page.locator('#smallTitleHeader');
-      const content = page.locator('ion-content');
-
-      await expect(smallTitleHeader).toHaveAttribute('role', 'banner');
-      await expect(largeTitleHeader).toHaveAttribute('role', 'none');
-
-      await content.evaluate(async (el: HTMLIonContentElement) => {
-        await el.scrollToBottom();
-      });
-      await page.waitForChanges();
-
-      await expect(smallTitleHeader).toHaveAttribute('role', 'banner');
-      await expect(largeTitleHeader).toHaveAttribute('role', 'none');
-    });
   });
 });

core/src/components/input/input.tsx

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
   h,
 } from '@stencil/core';
 import type { NotchController } from '@utils/forms';
-import { createNotchController, checkInvalidState } from '@utils/forms';
+import { createNotchController } from '@utils/forms';
 import type { Attributes } from '@utils/helpers';
 import { inheritAriaAttributes, debounceEvent, inheritAttributes, componentOnReady } from '@utils/helpers';
 import { createSlotMutationController } from '@utils/slot-mutation-controller';
@@ -79,15 +79,8 @@ export class Input implements ComponentInterface {
    */
   @State() hasFocus = false;
 
-  /**
-   * Track validation state for proper aria-live announcements
-   */
-  @State() isInvalid = false;
-
   @Element() el!: HTMLIonInputElement;
 
-  private validationObserver?: MutationObserver;
-
   /**
    * The color to use from your application's color palette.
    * Default options are: `"primary"`, `"secondary"`, `"tertiary"`, `"success"`, `"warning"`, `"danger"`, `"light"`, `"medium"`, and `"dark"`.
@@ -413,26 +406,6 @@ export class Input implements ComponentInterface {
       () => this.labelSlot
     );
 
-    // Watch for class changes to update validation state
-    if (Build.isBrowser && typeof MutationObserver !== 'undefined') {
-      this.validationObserver = new MutationObserver(() => {
-        const newIsInvalid = checkInvalidState(el);
-        if (this.isInvalid !== newIsInvalid) {
-          this.isInvalid = newIsInvalid;
-          // Force a re-render to update aria-describedby immediately
-          forceUpdate(this);
-        }
-      });
-
-      this.validationObserver.observe(el, {
-        attributes: true,
-        attributeFilter: ['class'],
-      });
-    }
-
-    // Always set initial state
-    this.isInvalid = checkInvalidState(el);
-
     this.debounceChanged();
     if (Build.isBrowser) {
       document.dispatchEvent(
@@ -478,12 +451,6 @@ export class Input implements ComponentInterface {
       this.notchController.destroy();
       this.notchController = undefined;
     }
-
-    // Clean up validation observer to prevent memory leaks
-    if (this.validationObserver) {
-      this.validationObserver.disconnect();
-      this.validationObserver = undefined;
-    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -659,22 +626,22 @@ export class Input implements ComponentInterface {
    * Renders the helper text or error text values
    */
   private renderHintText() {
-    const { helperText, errorText, helperTextId, errorTextId, isInvalid } = this;
+    const { helperText, errorText, helperTextId, errorTextId } = this;
 
     return [
-      <div id={helperTextId} class="helper-text" aria-live="polite">
-        {!isInvalid ? helperText : null}
+      <div id={helperTextId} class="helper-text">
+        {helperText}
       </div>,
-      <div id={errorTextId} class="error-text" role="alert">
-        {isInvalid ? errorText : null}
+      <div id={errorTextId} class="error-text">
+        {errorText}
       </div>,
     ];
   }
 
   private getHintTextID(): string | undefined {
-    const { isInvalid, helperText, errorText, helperTextId, errorTextId } = this;
+    const { el, helperText, errorText, helperTextId, errorTextId } = this;
 
-    if (isInvalid && errorText) {
+    if (el.classList.contains('ion-touched') && el.classList.contains('ion-invalid') && errorText) {
       return errorTextId;
     }
 
@@ -897,7 +864,7 @@ export class Input implements ComponentInterface {
               onCompositionstart={this.onCompositionStart}
               onCompositionend={this.onCompositionEnd}
               aria-describedby={this.getHintTextID()}
-              aria-invalid={this.isInvalid ? 'true' : undefined}
+              aria-invalid={this.getHintTextID() === this.errorTextId}
               {...this.inheritedAttributes}
             />
             {this.clearInput && !readonly && !disabled && (

core/src/components/input/test/validation/index.html

@@ -1,284 +0,0 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en" dir="ltr">
-  <head>
-    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
-    <title>Input - Validation</title>
-    <meta
-      name="viewport"
-      content="viewport-fit=cover, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no"
-    />
-    <link href="../../../../../css/ionic.bundle.css" rel="stylesheet" />
-    <link href="../../../../../scripts/testing/styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
-    <script src="../../../../../scripts/testing/scripts.js"></script>
-    <script nomodule src="../../../../../dist/ionic/ionic.js"></script>
-    <script type="module" src="../../../../../dist/ionic/ionic.esm.js"></script>
-    <style>
-      .grid {
-        display: grid;
-        grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(250px, 1fr));
-        grid-row-gap: 20px;
-        grid-column-gap: 20px;
-      }
-
-      h2 {
-        font-size: 12px;
-        font-weight: normal;
-
-        color: var(--ion-color-step-600);
-
-        margin-top: 10px;
-        margin-bottom: 5px;
-      }
-
-      .validation-info {
-        margin: 20px;
-        padding: 10px;
-        background: var(--ion-color-light);
-        border-radius: 4px;
-      }
-    </style>
-  </head>
-
-  <body>
-    <ion-app>
-      <ion-header>
-        <ion-toolbar>
-          <ion-title>Input - Validation Test</ion-title>
-        </ion-toolbar>
-      </ion-header>
-
-      <ion-content class="ion-padding">
-        <div class="validation-info">
-          <h2>Screen Reader Testing Instructions:</h2>
-          <ol>
-            <li>Enable your screen reader (VoiceOver, NVDA, JAWS, etc.)</li>
-            <li>Tab through the form fields</li>
-            <li>When you tab away from an empty required field, the error should be announced immediately</li>
-            <li>The error text should be announced BEFORE the next field is announced</li>
-            <li>Test in Chrome, Safari, and Firefox to verify consistent behavior</li>
-          </ol>
-        </div>
-
-        <div class="grid">
-          <div>
-            <h2>Required Email Field</h2>
-            <ion-input
-              id="email-input"
-              type="email"
-              label="Email"
-              label-placement="floating"
-              fill="outline"
-              placeholder="Enter your email"
-              helper-text="We'll never share your email"
-              error-text="Please enter a valid email address"
-              required
-            ></ion-input>
-          </div>
-
-          <div>
-            <h2>Required Name Field</h2>
-            <ion-input
-              id="name-input"
-              type="text"
-              label="Full Name"
-              label-placement="floating"
-              fill="outline"
-              placeholder="Enter your full name"
-              helper-text="First and last name"
-              error-text="Name is required"
-              required
-            ></ion-input>
-          </div>
-
-          <div>
-            <h2>Phone Number (Pattern Validation)</h2>
-            <ion-input
-              id="phone-input"
-              type="tel"
-              label="Phone"
-              label-placement="floating"
-              fill="outline"
-              placeholder="(555) 555-5555"
-              pattern="^\(\d{3}\) \d{3}-\d{4}$"
-              helper-text="Format: (555) 555-5555"
-              error-text="Please enter a valid phone number"
-              required
-            ></ion-input>
-          </div>
-
-          <div>
-            <h2>Password (Min Length)</h2>
-            <ion-input
-              id="password-input"
-              type="password"
-              label="Password"
-              label-placement="floating"
-              fill="outline"
-              placeholder="Enter password"
-              minlength="8"
-              helper-text="At least 8 characters"
-              error-text="Password must be at least 8 characters"
-              required
-            ></ion-input>
-          </div>
-
-          <div>
-            <h2>Age (Number Range)</h2>
-            <ion-input
-              id="age-input"
-              type="number"
-              label="Age"
-              label-placement="floating"
-              fill="outline"
-              placeholder="Enter your age"
-              min="18"
-              max="120"
-              helper-text="Must be 18 or older"
-              error-text="Please enter a valid age (18-120)"
-              required
-            ></ion-input>
-          </div>
-
-          <div>
-            <h2>Optional Field (No Validation)</h2>
-            <ion-input
-              id="optional-input"
-              type="text"
-              label="Optional Info"
-              label-placement="floating"
-              fill="outline"
-              placeholder="This field is optional"
-              helper-text="You can skip this field"
-            ></ion-input>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-
-        <div class="ion-padding">
-          <ion-button id="submit-btn" expand="block" disabled>Submit Form</ion-button>
-          <ion-button id="reset-btn" expand="block" fill="outline">Reset Form</ion-button>
-        </div>
-      </ion-content>
-    </ion-app>
-
-    <script>
-      // Simple validation logic
-      const inputs = document.querySelectorAll('ion-input');
-      const submitBtn = document.getElementById('submit-btn');
-      const resetBtn = document.getElementById('reset-btn');
-
-      // Track which fields have been touched
-      const touchedFields = new Set();
-
-      // Validation functions
-      const validators = {
-        'email-input': (value) => {
-          if (!value) return false;
-          return /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/.test(value);
-        },
-        'name-input': (value) => {
-          return value && value.trim().length > 0;
-        },
-        'phone-input': (value) => {
-          if (!value) return false;
-          return /^\(\d{3}\) \d{3}-\d{4}$/.test(value);
-        },
-        'password-input': (value) => {
-          return value && value.length >= 8;
-        },
-        'age-input': (value) => {
-          if (!value) return false;
-          const age = parseInt(value);
-          return age >= 18 && age <= 120;
-        },
-        'optional-input': () => true, // Always valid
-      };
-
-      function validateField(input) {
-        const inputId = input.id;
-        const value = input.value;
-        const isValid = validators[inputId] ? validators[inputId](value) : true;
-
-        // Only show validation state if field has been touched
-        if (touchedFields.has(inputId)) {
-          if (isValid) {
-            input.classList.remove('ion-invalid');
-            input.classList.add('ion-valid');
-          } else {
-            input.classList.remove('ion-valid');
-            input.classList.add('ion-invalid');
-          }
-          input.classList.add('ion-touched');
-        }
-
-        return isValid;
-      }
-
-      function validateForm() {
-        let allValid = true;
-        inputs.forEach((input) => {
-          if (input.id !== 'optional-input') {
-            const isValid = validateField(input);
-            if (!isValid) {
-              allValid = false;
-            }
-          }
-        });
-        submitBtn.disabled = !allValid;
-        return allValid;
-      }
-
-      // Add event listeners
-      inputs.forEach((input) => {
-        // Mark as touched on blur
-        input.addEventListener('ionBlur', (e) => {
-          touchedFields.add(input.id);
-          validateField(input);
-          validateForm();
-
-          const isInvalid = input.classList.contains('ion-invalid');
-          if (isInvalid) {
-            console.log('Field marked invalid:', input.label, input.errorText);
-          }
-        });
-
-        // Validate on input
-        input.addEventListener('ionInput', (e) => {
-          if (touchedFields.has(input.id)) {
-            validateField(input);
-            validateForm();
-          }
-        });
-
-        // Also validate on focus loss via native blur
-        input.addEventListener('focusout', (e) => {
-          // Small delay to ensure Ionic's classes are updated
-          setTimeout(() => {
-            touchedFields.add(input.id);
-            validateField(input);
-            validateForm();
-          }, 10);
-        });
-      });
-
-      // Reset button
-      resetBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
-        inputs.forEach((input) => {
-          input.value = '';
-          input.classList.remove('ion-valid', 'ion-invalid', 'ion-touched');
-        });
-        touchedFields.clear();
-        submitBtn.disabled = true;
-      });
-
-      // Submit button
-      submitBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
-        if (validateForm()) {
-          alert('Form submitted successfully!');
-        }
-      });
-
-      // Initial setup
-      validateForm();
-    </script>
-  </body>
-</html>

core/src/components/menu/menu.tsx

@@ -418,9 +418,6 @@ export class Menu implements ComponentInterface, MenuI {
    */
   @Method()
   setOpen(shouldOpen: boolean, animated = true, role?: string): Promise<boolean> {
-    // Blur the active element to prevent it from being kept focused inside an element that will be set with aria-hidden="true"
-    (document.activeElement as HTMLElement)?.blur();
-
     return menuController._setOpen(this, shouldOpen, animated, role);
   }
 

core/src/components/modal/gestures/sheet.ts

@@ -95,12 +95,6 @@ export const createSheetGesture = (
   const contentAnimation = animation.childAnimations.find((ani) => ani.id === 'contentAnimation');
 
   const enableBackdrop = () => {
-    // Respect explicit opt-out of focus trapping/backdrop interactions
-    // If focusTrap is false or showBackdrop is false, do not enable the backdrop or re-enable focus trap
-    const el = baseEl as HTMLIonModalElement & { focusTrap?: boolean; showBackdrop?: boolean };
-    if (el.focusTrap === false || el.showBackdrop === false) {
-      return;
-    }
     baseEl.style.setProperty('pointer-events', 'auto');
     backdropEl.style.setProperty('pointer-events', 'auto');
 
@@ -241,10 +235,7 @@ export const createSheetGesture = (
      * ion-backdrop and .modal-wrapper always have pointer-events: auto
      * applied, so the modal content can still be interacted with.
      */
-    const shouldEnableBackdrop =
-      currentBreakpoint > backdropBreakpoint &&
-      (baseEl as HTMLIonModalElement & { focusTrap?: boolean }).focusTrap !== false &&
-      (baseEl as HTMLIonModalElement & { showBackdrop?: boolean }).showBackdrop !== false;
+    const shouldEnableBackdrop = currentBreakpoint > backdropBreakpoint;
     if (shouldEnableBackdrop) {
       enableBackdrop();
     } else {
@@ -591,10 +582,7 @@ export const createSheetGesture = (
                    * Backdrop should become enabled
                    * after the backdropBreakpoint value
                    */
-                  const shouldEnableBackdrop =
-                    currentBreakpoint > backdropBreakpoint &&
-                    (baseEl as HTMLIonModalElement & { focusTrap?: boolean }).focusTrap !== false &&
-                    (baseEl as HTMLIonModalElement & { showBackdrop?: boolean }).showBackdrop !== false;
+                  const shouldEnableBackdrop = currentBreakpoint > backdropBreakpoint;
                   if (shouldEnableBackdrop) {
                     enableBackdrop();
                   } else {

core/src/components/modal/modal.tsx

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export class Modal implements ComponentInterface, OverlayInterface {
   private gesture?: Gesture;
   private coreDelegate: FrameworkDelegate = CoreDelegate();
   private sheetTransition?: Promise<any>;
-  @State() private isSheetModal = false;
+  private isSheetModal = false;
   private currentBreakpoint?: number;
   private wrapperEl?: HTMLElement;
   private backdropEl?: HTMLIonBackdropElement;
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ export class Modal implements ComponentInterface, OverlayInterface {
   private parentRemovalObserver?: MutationObserver;
   // Cached original parent from before modal is moved to body during presentation
   private cachedOriginalParent?: HTMLElement;
-  // Cached ion-page ancestor for child route passthrough
-  private cachedPageParent?: HTMLElement | null;
 
   lastFocus?: HTMLElement;
   animation?: Animation;
@@ -646,14 +644,7 @@ export class Modal implements ComponentInterface, OverlayInterface {
       window.addEventListener(KEYBOARD_DID_OPEN, this.keyboardOpenCallback);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Recalculate isSheetModal because framework bindings (e.g., Angular)
-     * may not have been applied when componentWillLoad ran.
-     */
-    const isSheetModal = this.breakpoints !== undefined && this.initialBreakpoint !== undefined;
-    this.isSheetModal = isSheetModal;
-
-    if (isSheetModal) {
+    if (this.isSheetModal) {
       this.initSheetGesture();
     } else if (hasCardModal) {
       this.initSwipeToClose();
@@ -762,91 +753,6 @@ export class Modal implements ComponentInterface, OverlayInterface {
     this.moveSheetToBreakpoint = moveSheetToBreakpoint;
 
     this.gesture.enable(true);
-
-    /**
-     * When backdrop interaction is allowed, nested router outlets from child routes
-     * may block pointer events to parent content. Apply passthrough styles only when
-     * the modal was the sole content of a child route page.
-     * See https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30700
-     */
-    const backdropNotBlocking = this.showBackdrop === false || this.focusTrap === false || backdropBreakpoint > 0;
-    if (backdropNotBlocking) {
-      this.setupChildRoutePassthrough();
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * For sheet modals that allow background interaction, sets up pointer-events
-   * passthrough on child route page wrappers and nested router outlets.
-   */
-  private setupChildRoutePassthrough() {
-    // Cache the page parent for cleanup
-    this.cachedPageParent = this.getOriginalPageParent();
-    const pageParent = this.cachedPageParent;
-
-    // Skip ion-app (controller modals) and pages with visible sibling content next to the modal
-    if (!pageParent || pageParent.tagName === 'ION-APP') {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const hasVisibleContent = Array.from(pageParent.children).some(
-      (child) =>
-        child !== this.el &&
-        !(child instanceof HTMLElement && window.getComputedStyle(child).display === 'none') &&
-        child.tagName !== 'TEMPLATE' &&
-        child.tagName !== 'SLOT' &&
-        !(child.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE && !child.textContent?.trim())
-    );
-
-    if (hasVisibleContent) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    // Child route case: page only contained the modal
-    pageParent.classList.add('ion-page-overlay-passthrough');
-
-    // Also make nested router outlets passthrough
-    const routerOutlet = pageParent.parentElement;
-    if (routerOutlet?.tagName === 'ION-ROUTER-OUTLET' && routerOutlet.parentElement?.tagName !== 'ION-APP') {
-      routerOutlet.style.setProperty('pointer-events', 'none');
-      routerOutlet.setAttribute('data-overlay-passthrough', 'true');
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Finds the ion-page ancestor of the modal's original parent location.
-   */
-  private getOriginalPageParent(): HTMLElement | null {
-    if (!this.cachedOriginalParent) {
-      return null;
-    }
-
-    let pageParent: HTMLElement | null = this.cachedOriginalParent;
-    while (pageParent && !pageParent.classList.contains('ion-page')) {
-      pageParent = pageParent.parentElement;
-    }
-    return pageParent;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Removes passthrough styles added by setupChildRoutePassthrough.
-   */
-  private cleanupChildRoutePassthrough() {
-    const pageParent = this.cachedPageParent;
-    if (!pageParent) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    pageParent.classList.remove('ion-page-overlay-passthrough');
-
-    const routerOutlet = pageParent.parentElement;
-    if (routerOutlet?.hasAttribute('data-overlay-passthrough')) {
-      routerOutlet.style.removeProperty('pointer-events');
-      routerOutlet.removeAttribute('data-overlay-passthrough');
-    }
-
-    // Clear the cached reference
-    this.cachedPageParent = undefined;
   }
 
   private sheetOnDismiss() {
@@ -956,8 +862,6 @@ export class Modal implements ComponentInterface, OverlayInterface {
       }
       this.cleanupViewTransitionListener();
       this.cleanupParentRemovalObserver();
-
-      this.cleanupChildRoutePassthrough();
     }
     this.currentBreakpoint = undefined;
     this.animation = undefined;
@@ -1279,20 +1183,6 @@ export class Modal implements ComponentInterface, OverlayInterface {
       return;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Don't observe for controller-based modals or when the parent is the
-     * app root (document.body or ion-app). These parents won't be removed,
-     * and observing document.body with subtree: true causes performance
-     * issues with frameworks like Angular during change detection.
-     */
-    if (
-      this.hasController ||
-      this.cachedOriginalParent === document.body ||
-      this.cachedOriginalParent.tagName === 'ION-APP'
-    ) {
-      return;
-    }
-
     this.parentRemovalObserver = new MutationObserver((mutations) => {
       mutations.forEach((mutation) => {
         if (mutation.type === 'childList' && mutation.removedNodes.length > 0) {

core/src/components/modal/test/basic/modal.e2e.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
-import type { E2EPage } from '@utils/test/playwright';
 import { configs, test, Viewports } from '@utils/test/playwright';
+import type { E2EPage } from '@utils/test/playwright';
 
 configs({ modes: ['ios'], directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, config }) => {
   test.describe(title('modal: focus trapping'), () => {
@@ -104,28 +104,6 @@ configs().forEach(({ title, screenshot, config }) => {
 });
 
 configs({ modes: ['ios'], directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, config }) => {
-  test.describe(title('modal: parent removal observer'), () => {
-    test('should not set up parentRemovalObserver for controller-created modals', async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
-      testInfo.annotations.push({
-        type: 'issue',
-        description: 'FW-6766',
-      });
-
-      await page.goto('/src/components/modal/test/basic', config);
-      const ionModalDidPresent = await page.spyOnEvent('ionModalDidPresent');
-
-      await page.click('#basic-modal');
-      await ionModalDidPresent.next();
-
-      const modal = page.locator('ion-modal');
-      const hasObserver = await modal.evaluate((el: any) => {
-        return el.parentRemovalObserver !== undefined;
-      });
-
-      expect(hasObserver).toBe(false);
-    });
-  });
-
   test.describe(title('modal: backdrop'), () => {
     test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
       await page.goto('/src/components/modal/test/basic', config);

core/src/components/picker-column-option/picker-column-option.scss

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // Picker Column
 // --------------------------------------------------
 
-.picker-column-option-button {
+button {
   @include padding(0);
   @include margin(0);
 
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@
   opacity: 0.4;
 }
 
-:host(.option-disabled) .picker-column-option-button {
+:host(.option-disabled) button {
   cursor: default;
 }

core/src/components/picker-column-option/picker-column-option.tsx

@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ export class PickerColumnOption implements ComponentInterface {
           ['option-disabled']: disabled,
         })}
       >
-        <div class={'picker-column-option-button'} role="button" aria-label={ariaLabel} onClick={() => this.onClick()}>
+        <button tabindex="-1" aria-label={ariaLabel} disabled={disabled} onClick={() => this.onClick()}>
           <slot></slot>
-        </div>
+        </button>
       </Host>
     );
   }

core/src/components/picker-column-option/test/a11y/picker-column-option.e2e.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ configs({ directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ config, title }) => {
     test('should not have accessibility violations', async ({ page }) => {
       await page.goto(`/src/components/picker-column-option/test/a11y`, config);
 
-      const results = await new AxeBuilder({ page }).disableRules('color-contrast').analyze();
+      const results = await new AxeBuilder({ page }).analyze();
 
       expect(results.violations).toEqual([]);
     });