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@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+    - 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+    - 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+    - 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@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+    - 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@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+    - 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@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+    - 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@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+    - 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

@@ -8,51 +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@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        node-version: ${{ inputs.node-version }}
-        registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+        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@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+    - 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@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+    - 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@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+    - 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@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+    - 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@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+    - 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@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+    - 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@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+    - 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@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+    - 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@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+    - 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+      - 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+      - 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+      - 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+      - 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+      - 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/build-vue
 
   build-vue-router:
     needs: [build-vue]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+    - 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+    - 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/build-angular
 
   build-angular-server:
     needs: [build-core]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+    - 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+    - 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/build-react
 
   build-react-router:
     needs: [build-react]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+    - 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+    - 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+    - 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
-      - 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

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       dev-hash: ${{ steps.create-dev-hash.outputs.DEV_HASH }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+      - 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
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ jobs:
     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

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       nightly-hash: ${{ steps.create-nightly-hash.outputs.NIGHTLY_HASH }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+      - 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
@@ -35,3 +35,5 @@ jobs:
     with:
       tag: nightly
       version: ${{ needs.create-nightly-hash.outputs.nightly-hash }}
+    secrets:
+      NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/release-ionic.yml

@@ -14,16 +14,15 @@ 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/publish-npm
       with:
         scope: '@ionic/core'
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         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:
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [release-core]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: Restore @ionic/docs built cache
       uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/download-archive
       with:
@@ -62,12 +62,13 @@ jobs:
         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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: Restore @ionic/core built cache
       uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/download-archive
       with:
@@ -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:
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [release-core]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: Restore @ionic/core built cache
       uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/download-archive
       with:
@@ -107,6 +109,7 @@ jobs:
         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:
@@ -118,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [release-core]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: Restore @ionic/core built cache
       uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/download-archive
       with:
@@ -132,6 +135,7 @@ jobs:
         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:
@@ -143,7 +147,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [release-core]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: Restore @ionic/core built cache
       uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/download-archive
       with:
@@ -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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: Restore @ionic/core built cache
       uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/download-archive
       with:
@@ -183,12 +188,13 @@ jobs:
         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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: Restore @ionic/core built cache
       uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/download-archive
       with:
@@ -208,3 +214,4 @@ jobs:
         version: ${{ inputs.version }}
         preid: ${{ inputs.preid }}
         working-directory: 'packages/vue-router'
+        token: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ on:
       preid:
         type: choice
         description: Which prerelease identifier should be used? This is only needed when version is "prepatch", "preminor", "premajor", or "prerelease".
-        default: ''
         options:
           - ''
           - alpha
@@ -36,19 +35,20 @@ on:
 jobs:
   release-ionic:
     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
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       with:
         token: ${{ secrets.IONITRON_TOKEN }}
         fetch-depth: 0
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [finalize-release]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+      - 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+      - 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+      - 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+      - 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+      - 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+      - 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/build-vue
 
   build-vue-router:
     needs: [build-vue]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+    - 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+    - 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+    - 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+    - 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+    - 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/build-react
 
   build-react-router:
     needs: [build-react]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+    - 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+    - 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+    - 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, 'success') }}
-    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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+      - 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+      - 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@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         # Normally, we could just push with the
         # default GITHUB_TOKEN, but that will
         # not cause the build workflow

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -3,77 +3,6 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
-## [8.7.9](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/compare/v8.7.8...v8.7.9) (2025-11-05)
-
-
-### 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)
-
-
-### 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)
-
-
-### 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)
-
-
-### 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)
-
-
-### 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)
-
-
-
-
-
-## [8.7.4](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/compare/v8.7.3...v8.7.4) (2025-09-17)
-
-
-### 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

@@ -3,76 +3,6 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
-## [8.7.9](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/compare/v8.7.8...v8.7.9) (2025-11-05)
-
-
-### 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)
-
-
-
-
-
-## [8.7.8](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/compare/v8.7.7...v8.7.8) (2025-10-29)
-
-
-### 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))
-
-
-
-
-
-## [8.7.7](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/compare/v8.7.6...v8.7.7) (2025-10-15)
-
-
-### 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))
-
-
-
-
-
-## [8.7.6](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/compare/v8.7.5...v8.7.6) (2025-10-08)
-
-
-### 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)
-
-
-
-
-
-## [8.7.5](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/compare/v8.7.4...v8.7.5) (2025-09-24)
-
-
-### 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)
-
-
-
-
-
-## [8.7.4](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/compare/v8.7.3...v8.7.4) (2025-09-17)
-
-
-### 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/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-lock.json

@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 {
   "name": "@ionic/core",
-  "version": "8.7.9",
+  "version": "8.7.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@ionic/core",
-      "version": "8.7.9",
+      "version": "8.7.3",
       "license": "MIT",
       "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",
+        "@axe-core/playwright": "^4.10.2",
         "@capacitor/core": "^7.0.0",
         "@capacitor/haptics": "^7.0.0",
         "@capacitor/keyboard": "^7.0.0",
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         "@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",
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/@axe-core/playwright": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@axe-core/playwright/-/playwright-4.11.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-70vBT/Ylqpm65RQz2iCG2o0JJCEG/WCNyefTr2xcOcr1CoSee60gNQYUMZZ7YukoKkFLv26I/jjlsvwwp532oQ==",
+      "version": "4.10.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@axe-core/playwright/-/playwright-4.10.2.tgz",
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       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
-        "axe-core": "~4.11.0"
+        "axe-core": "~4.10.3"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "playwright-core": ">= 1.0.0"
@@ -663,9 +663,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@capacitor/core/-/core-7.4.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-xzjxpr+d2zwTpCaN0k+C6wKSZzWFAb9OVEUtmO72ihjr/NEDoLvsGl4WLfjWPcCO2zOy0b2X52tfRWjECFUjtw==",
+      "version": "7.4.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@capacitor/core/-/core-7.4.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-wCWr8fQ9Wxn0466vPg7nMn0tivbNVjNy1yL4GvDSIZuZx7UpU2HeVGNe9QjN/quEd+YLRFeKEBLBw619VqUiNg==",
       "dev": true,
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@@ -681,18 +681,18 @@
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-      "integrity": "sha512-BIBKjmky5rOYNhvYhNeDi0MMvjwYZ6YF9JoCYcGKvKY+XLJKtezsEL78XfOlgWZBkbfR8uq3tzktY6PqgoYLKA==",
+      "version": "7.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@capacitor/keyboard/-/keyboard-7.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9We5BY1mu+QWOReDukr+6HxA4Bh0mKBU0txFtwXJdjBohttMYWJzB+dQf4oHrX8odiU2Cm/BfDdAU2wV06Cyig==",
       "dev": true,
       "peerDependencies": {
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     },
     "node_modules/@capacitor/status-bar": {
-      "version": "7.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@capacitor/status-bar/-/status-bar-7.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-JyRpVnKwHij9hgPWolF6PK+HT3e2HSPjN11/h2OmKxq8GAdPGARFLv+97eZl0pvuvm0Kka/LpiLb5whXISBg7Q==",
+      "version": "7.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@capacitor/status-bar/-/status-bar-7.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-fYYkkdzCbQV+MjZVnaQTFl5I4bddnFW8ZrPVxDjNoGVPTUG7H58Ij1+NcuNxHLXjJvZOoZeYJ3w3I16Wb2zssw==",
       "dev": true,
       "peerDependencies": {
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@@ -1715,12 +1715,12 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@playwright/test/-/test-1.55.0.tgz",
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       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
-        "playwright": "1.56.1"
+        "playwright": "1.55.0"
       },
       "bin": {
         "playwright": "cli.js"
@@ -1914,9 +1914,10 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@stencil/core/-/core-4.38.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-oC3QFKO0X1yXVvETgc8OLY525MNKhn9vISBrbtKnGoPlokJ6rI8Vk1RK22TevnNrHLI4SExNLbcDnqilKR35JQ==",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@stencil/core/-/core-4.36.2.tgz",
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+      "license": "MIT",
       "bin": {
         "stencil": "bin/stencil"
       },
@@ -3033,9 +3034,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axe-core/-/axe-core-4.11.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ilYanEU8vxxBexpJd8cWM4ElSQq4QctCLKih0TSfjIfCQTeyH/6zVrmIJfLPrKTKJRbiG+cfnZbQIjAlJmF1jQ==",
+      "version": "4.10.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axe-core/-/axe-core-4.10.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Xm7bpRXnDSX2YE2YFfBk2FnF0ep6tmG7xPh8iHee8MIcrgq762Nkce856dYtJYLkuIoYZvGfTs/PbZhideTcEg==",
       "dev": true,
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@@ -3473,9 +3474,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chalk/-/chalk-5.6.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-7NzBL0rN6fMUW+f7A6Io4h40qQlG+xGmtMxfbnH/K7TAtt8JQWVQK+6g0UXKMeVJoyV5EkkNsErQ8pVD3bLHbA==",
+      "version": "5.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chalk/-/chalk-5.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-46QrSQFyVSEyYAgQ22hQ+zDa60YHA4fBstHmtSApj1Y5vKtG27fWowW03jCk5KcbXEWPZUIR894aARCA/G1kfQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": "^12.17.0 || ^14.13 || >=16.0.0"
@@ -8592,12 +8593,12 @@
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-      "integrity": "sha512-aFi5B0WovBHTEvpM3DzXTUaeN6eN0qWnTkKx4NQaH4Wvcmc153PdaY2UBdSYKaGYw+UyWXSVyxDUg5DoPEttjw==",
+      "version": "1.55.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright/-/playwright-1.55.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sdCWStblvV1YU909Xqx0DhOjPZE4/5lJsIS84IfN9dAZfcl/CIZ5O8l3o0j7hPMjDvqoTF8ZUcc+i/GL5erstA==",
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-        "playwright-core": "1.56.1"
+        "playwright-core": "1.55.0"
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@@ -8610,9 +8611,9 @@
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+      "version": "1.55.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.55.0.tgz",
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       "dev": true,
       "bin": {
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@@ -10652,12 +10653,12 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@axe-core/playwright/-/playwright-4.11.0.tgz",
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+      "version": "4.10.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@axe-core/playwright/-/playwright-4.10.2.tgz",
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       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
-        "axe-core": "~4.11.0"
+        "axe-core": "~4.10.3"
       }
     },
     "@babel/code-frame": {
@@ -11101,9 +11102,9 @@
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     },
     "@capacitor/core": {
-      "version": "7.4.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@capacitor/core/-/core-7.4.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-xzjxpr+d2zwTpCaN0k+C6wKSZzWFAb9OVEUtmO72ihjr/NEDoLvsGl4WLfjWPcCO2zOy0b2X52tfRWjECFUjtw==",
+      "version": "7.4.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@capacitor/core/-/core-7.4.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-wCWr8fQ9Wxn0466vPg7nMn0tivbNVjNy1yL4GvDSIZuZx7UpU2HeVGNe9QjN/quEd+YLRFeKEBLBw619VqUiNg==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "tslib": "^2.1.0"
@@ -11117,16 +11118,16 @@
       "requires": {}
     },
     "@capacitor/keyboard": {
-      "version": "7.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@capacitor/keyboard/-/keyboard-7.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-BIBKjmky5rOYNhvYhNeDi0MMvjwYZ6YF9JoCYcGKvKY+XLJKtezsEL78XfOlgWZBkbfR8uq3tzktY6PqgoYLKA==",
+      "version": "7.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@capacitor/keyboard/-/keyboard-7.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9We5BY1mu+QWOReDukr+6HxA4Bh0mKBU0txFtwXJdjBohttMYWJzB+dQf4oHrX8odiU2Cm/BfDdAU2wV06Cyig==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {}
     },
     "@capacitor/status-bar": {
-      "version": "7.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@capacitor/status-bar/-/status-bar-7.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-JyRpVnKwHij9hgPWolF6PK+HT3e2HSPjN11/h2OmKxq8GAdPGARFLv+97eZl0pvuvm0Kka/LpiLb5whXISBg7Q==",
+      "version": "7.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@capacitor/status-bar/-/status-bar-7.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-fYYkkdzCbQV+MjZVnaQTFl5I4bddnFW8ZrPVxDjNoGVPTUG7H58Ij1+NcuNxHLXjJvZOoZeYJ3w3I16Wb2zssw==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {}
     },
@@ -11862,12 +11863,12 @@
       }
     },
     "@playwright/test": {
-      "version": "1.56.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@playwright/test/-/test-1.56.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-vSMYtL/zOcFpvJCW71Q/OEGQb7KYBPAdKh35WNSkaZA75JlAO8ED8UN6GUNTm3drWomcbcqRPFqQbLae8yBTdg==",
+      "version": "1.55.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@playwright/test/-/test-1.55.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-04IXzPwHrW69XusN/SIdDdKZBzMfOT9UNT/YiJit/xpy2VuAoB8NHc8Aplb96zsWDddLnbkPL3TsmrS04ZU2xQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
-        "playwright": "1.56.1"
+        "playwright": "1.55.0"
       }
     },
     "@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": {
@@ -11983,9 +11984,9 @@
       "requires": {}
     },
     "@stencil/core": {
-      "version": "4.38.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@stencil/core/-/core-4.38.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-oC3QFKO0X1yXVvETgc8OLY525MNKhn9vISBrbtKnGoPlokJ6rI8Vk1RK22TevnNrHLI4SExNLbcDnqilKR35JQ==",
+      "version": "4.36.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@stencil/core/-/core-4.36.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-PRFSpxNzX9Oi0Wfh02asztN9Sgev/MacfZwmd+VVyE6ZxW+a/kEpAYZhzGAmE+/aKVOGYuug7R9SulanYGxiDQ==",
       "requires": {
         "@rollup/rollup-darwin-arm64": "4.34.9",
         "@rollup/rollup-darwin-x64": "4.34.9",
@@ -12770,9 +12771,9 @@
       }
     },
     "axe-core": {
-      "version": "4.11.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axe-core/-/axe-core-4.11.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ilYanEU8vxxBexpJd8cWM4ElSQq4QctCLKih0TSfjIfCQTeyH/6zVrmIJfLPrKTKJRbiG+cfnZbQIjAlJmF1jQ==",
+      "version": "4.10.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axe-core/-/axe-core-4.10.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Xm7bpRXnDSX2YE2YFfBk2FnF0ep6tmG7xPh8iHee8MIcrgq762Nkce856dYtJYLkuIoYZvGfTs/PbZhideTcEg==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "babel-jest": {
@@ -13075,9 +13076,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "chalk": {
-      "version": "5.6.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chalk/-/chalk-5.6.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-7NzBL0rN6fMUW+f7A6Io4h40qQlG+xGmtMxfbnH/K7TAtt8JQWVQK+6g0UXKMeVJoyV5EkkNsErQ8pVD3bLHbA==",
+      "version": "5.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chalk/-/chalk-5.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-46QrSQFyVSEyYAgQ22hQ+zDa60YHA4fBstHmtSApj1Y5vKtG27fWowW03jCk5KcbXEWPZUIR894aARCA/G1kfQ==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "chalk-template": {
@@ -16811,19 +16812,19 @@
       }
     },
     "playwright": {
-      "version": "1.56.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright/-/playwright-1.56.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-aFi5B0WovBHTEvpM3DzXTUaeN6eN0qWnTkKx4NQaH4Wvcmc153PdaY2UBdSYKaGYw+UyWXSVyxDUg5DoPEttjw==",
+      "version": "1.55.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright/-/playwright-1.55.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sdCWStblvV1YU909Xqx0DhOjPZE4/5lJsIS84IfN9dAZfcl/CIZ5O8l3o0j7hPMjDvqoTF8ZUcc+i/GL5erstA==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "fsevents": "2.3.2",
-        "playwright-core": "1.56.1"
+        "playwright-core": "1.55.0"
       }
     },
     "playwright-core": {
-      "version": "1.56.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.56.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-hutraynyn31F+Bifme+Ps9Vq59hKuUCz7H1kDOcBs+2oGguKkWTU50bBWrtz34OUWmIwpBTWDxaRPXrIXkgvmQ==",
+      "version": "1.55.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.55.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-GvZs4vU3U5ro2nZpeiwyb0zuFaqb9sUiAJuyrWpcGouD8y9/HLgGbNRjIph7zU9D3hnPaisMl9zG9CgFi/biIg==",
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     "postcss": {

core/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ionic/core",
-  "version": "8.7.9",
+  "version": "8.7.3",
   "description": "Base components for Ionic",
   "keywords": [
     "ionic",
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@
     "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",
+    "@axe-core/playwright": "^4.10.2",
     "@capacitor/core": "^7.0.0",
     "@capacitor/haptics": "^7.0.0",
     "@capacitor/keyboard": "^7.0.0",
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "@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",

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/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/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';
@@ -1599,7 +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) {

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

@@ -95,16 +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 };
-    const focusTrapAttr = el.getAttribute?.('focus-trap');
-    const showBackdropAttr = el.getAttribute?.('show-backdrop');
-    const focusTrapDisabled = el.focusTrap === false || focusTrapAttr === 'false';
-    const backdropDisabled = el.showBackdrop === false || showBackdropAttr === 'false';
-    if (focusTrapDisabled || backdropDisabled) {
-      return;
-    }
     baseEl.style.setProperty('pointer-events', 'auto');
     backdropEl.style.setProperty('pointer-events', 'auto');
 
@@ -245,12 +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 modalEl = baseEl as HTMLIonModalElement & { focusTrap?: boolean; showBackdrop?: boolean };
-    const focusTrapAttr = modalEl.getAttribute?.('focus-trap');
-    const showBackdropAttr = modalEl.getAttribute?.('show-backdrop');
-    const focusTrapDisabled = modalEl.focusTrap === false || focusTrapAttr === 'false';
-    const backdropDisabled = modalEl.showBackdrop === false || showBackdropAttr === 'false';
-    const shouldEnableBackdrop = currentBreakpoint > backdropBreakpoint && !focusTrapDisabled && !backdropDisabled;
+    const shouldEnableBackdrop = currentBreakpoint > backdropBreakpoint;
     if (shouldEnableBackdrop) {
       enableBackdrop();
     } else {
@@ -597,16 +582,7 @@ export const createSheetGesture = (
                    * Backdrop should become enabled
                    * after the backdropBreakpoint value
                    */
-                  const modalEl = baseEl as HTMLIonModalElement & {
-                    focusTrap?: boolean;
-                    showBackdrop?: boolean;
-                  };
-                  const focusTrapAttr = modalEl.getAttribute?.('focus-trap');
-                  const showBackdropAttr = modalEl.getAttribute?.('show-backdrop');
-                  const focusTrapDisabled = modalEl.focusTrap === false || focusTrapAttr === 'false';
-                  const backdropDisabled = modalEl.showBackdrop === false || showBackdropAttr === 'false';
-                  const shouldEnableBackdrop =
-                    currentBreakpoint > backdropBreakpoint && !focusTrapDisabled && !backdropDisabled;
+                  const shouldEnableBackdrop = currentBreakpoint > backdropBreakpoint;
                   if (shouldEnableBackdrop) {
                     enableBackdrop();
                   } else {

core/src/components/modal/modal.tsx

@@ -1237,8 +1237,6 @@ export class Modal implements ComponentInterface, OverlayInterface {
     const isHandleCycle = handleBehavior === 'cycle';
     const isSheetModalWithHandle = isSheetModal && showHandle;
 
-    const focusTrapAttr = this.el.getAttribute('focus-trap');
-
     return (
       <Host
         no-router
@@ -1255,7 +1253,7 @@ export class Modal implements ComponentInterface, OverlayInterface {
           [`modal-sheet`]: isSheetModal,
           [`modal-no-expand-scroll`]: isSheetModal && !expandToScroll,
           'overlay-hidden': true,
-          [FOCUS_TRAP_DISABLE_CLASS]: focusTrap === false || focusTrapAttr === 'false',
+          [FOCUS_TRAP_DISABLE_CLASS]: focusTrap === false,
           ...getClassMap(this.cssClass),
         }}
         onIonBackdropTap={this.onBackdropTap}

core/src/components/modal/test/basic/modal.spec.tsx

@@ -28,24 +28,6 @@ describe('modal: focus trap', () => {
 
     expect(modal.classList.contains(FOCUS_TRAP_DISABLE_CLASS)).toBe(true);
   });
-
-  it('should set the focus trap class when disabled via string prop', async () => {
-    const page = await newSpecPage({
-      components: [Modal],
-      template: () => <ion-modal overlayIndex={1}></ion-modal>,
-    });
-
-    const modal = page.body.querySelector('ion-modal')! as any;
-
-    // Simulate frameworks passing the boolean as a string prop, e.g. focusTrap="false" in Angular
-    modal.focusTrap = 'false';
-    await page.waitForChanges();
-
-    // This currently fails because the host class only inspects focusTrap === false
-    // and treats the string "false" as truthy.
-    expect(modal.classList.contains(FOCUS_TRAP_DISABLE_CLASS)).toBe(true);
-  });
-
   it('should not set the focus trap class by default', async () => {
     const page = await newSpecPage({
       components: [Modal],

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([]);
     });

core/src/components/picker-column-option/test/picker-column-option.spec.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { newSpecPage } from '@stencil/core/testing';
 import { PickerColumnOption } from '../picker-column-option';
 
 describe('picker column option', () => {
-  it('should be enabled by default', async () => {
+  it('button should be enabled by default', async () => {
     const page = await newSpecPage({
       components: [PickerColumnOption],
       html: `
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ describe('picker column option', () => {
     });
 
     const option = page.body.querySelector('ion-picker-column-option')!;
+    const button = option.shadowRoot!.querySelector('button')!;
 
-    await expect(option.classList.contains('option-disabled')).toEqual(false);
+    await expect(button.hasAttribute('disabled')).toEqual(false);
   });
 
-  it('should be disabled if specified', async () => {
+  it('button should be disabled if specified', async () => {
     const page = await newSpecPage({
       components: [PickerColumnOption],
       html: `
@@ -25,7 +26,8 @@ describe('picker column option', () => {
     });
 
     const option = page.body.querySelector('ion-picker-column-option')!;
+    const button = option.shadowRoot!.querySelector('button')!;
 
-    await expect(option.classList.contains('option-disabled')).toEqual(true);
+    await expect(button.hasAttribute('disabled')).toEqual(true);
   });
 });

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

@@ -653,6 +653,39 @@ export class PickerColumn implements ComponentInterface {
     return el ? el.getAttribute('aria-label') ?? el.innerText : '';
   };
 
+  /**
+   * Render an element that overlays the column. This element is for assistive
+   * tech to allow users to navigate the column up/down. This element should receive
+   * focus as it listens for synthesized keyboard events as required by the
+   * slider role: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/slider_role
+   */
+  private renderAssistiveFocusable = () => {
+    const { activeItem } = this;
+    const valueText = this.getOptionValueText(activeItem);
+
+    /**
+     * When using the picker, the valuetext provides important context that valuenow
+     * does not. Additionally, using non-zero valuemin/valuemax values can cause
+     * WebKit to incorrectly announce numeric valuetext values (such as a year
+     * like "2024") as percentages: https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=273126
+     */
+    return (
+      <div
+        ref={(el) => (this.assistiveFocusable = el)}
+        class="assistive-focusable"
+        role="slider"
+        tabindex={this.disabled ? undefined : 0}
+        aria-label={this.ariaLabel}
+        aria-valuemin={0}
+        aria-valuemax={0}
+        aria-valuenow={0}
+        aria-valuetext={valueText}
+        aria-orientation="vertical"
+        onKeyDown={(ev) => this.onKeyDown(ev)}
+      ></div>
+    );
+  };
+
   render() {
     const { color, disabled, isActive, numericInput } = this;
     const mode = getIonMode(this);
@@ -666,21 +699,33 @@ export class PickerColumn implements ComponentInterface {
           ['picker-column-disabled']: disabled,
         })}
       >
+        {this.renderAssistiveFocusable()}
         <slot name="prefix"></slot>
         <div
+          aria-hidden="true"
           class="picker-opts"
           ref={(el) => {
             this.scrollEl = el;
           }}
-          role="slider"
-          tabindex={this.disabled ? undefined : 0}
-          aria-label={this.ariaLabel}
-          aria-valuemin={0}
-          aria-valuemax={0}
-          aria-valuenow={0}
-          aria-valuetext={this.getOptionValueText(this.activeItem)}
-          aria-orientation="vertical"
-          onKeyDown={(ev) => this.onKeyDown(ev)}
+          /**
+           * When an element has an overlay scroll style and
+           * a fixed height, Firefox will focus the scrollable
+           * container if the content exceeds the container's
+           * dimensions.
+           *
+           * This causes keyboard navigation to focus to this
+           * element instead of going to the next element in
+           * the tab order.
+           *
+           * The desired behavior is for the user to be able to
+           * focus the assistive focusable element and tab to
+           * the next element in the tab order. Instead of tabbing
+           * to this element.
+           *
+           * To prevent this, we set the tabIndex to -1. This
+           * will match the behavior of the other browsers.
+           */
+          tabIndex={-1}
         >
           <div class="picker-item-empty" aria-hidden="true">
             &nbsp;

core/src/components/picker-column/test/picker-column.spec.tsx

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { h } from '@stencil/core';
 import { newSpecPage } from '@stencil/core/testing';
 
-import { PickerColumnOption } from '../../picker-column-option/picker-column-option';
 import { PickerColumn } from '../picker-column';
+import { PickerColumnOption } from '../../picker-column-option/picker-column-option';
 
-describe('picker-column', () => {
+describe('picker-column: assistive element', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     const mockIntersectionObserver = jest.fn();
     mockIntersectionObserver.mockReturnValue({
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ describe('picker-column', () => {
     });
 
     const pickerCol = page.body.querySelector('ion-picker-column')!;
-    const pickerOpts = pickerCol.shadowRoot!.querySelector('.picker-opts')!;
+    const assistiveFocusable = pickerCol.shadowRoot!.querySelector('.assistive-focusable')!;
 
-    expect(pickerOpts.getAttribute('aria-label')).not.toBe(null);
+    expect(assistiveFocusable.getAttribute('aria-label')).not.toBe(null);
   });
 
   it('should have a custom label', async () => {
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ describe('picker-column', () => {
     });
 
     const pickerCol = page.body.querySelector('ion-picker-column')!;
-    const pickerOpts = pickerCol.shadowRoot!.querySelector('.picker-opts')!;
+    const assistiveFocusable = pickerCol.shadowRoot!.querySelector('.assistive-focusable')!;
 
-    expect(pickerOpts.getAttribute('aria-label')).toBe('my label');
+    expect(assistiveFocusable.getAttribute('aria-label')).toBe('my label');
   });
 
   it('should update a custom label', async () => {
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ describe('picker-column', () => {
     });
 
     const pickerCol = page.body.querySelector('ion-picker-column')!;
-    const pickerOpts = pickerCol.shadowRoot!.querySelector('.picker-opts')!;
+    const assistiveFocusable = pickerCol.shadowRoot!.querySelector('.assistive-focusable')!;
 
     pickerCol.setAttribute('aria-label', 'my label');
     await page.waitForChanges();
 
-    expect(pickerOpts.getAttribute('aria-label')).toBe('my label');
+    expect(assistiveFocusable.getAttribute('aria-label')).toBe('my label');
   });
 
   it('should receive keyboard focus when enabled', async () => {
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ describe('picker-column', () => {
     });
 
     const pickerCol = page.body.querySelector('ion-picker-column')!;
-    const pickerOpts = pickerCol.shadowRoot!.querySelector<HTMLElement>('.picker-opts')!;
+    const assistiveFocusable = pickerCol.shadowRoot!.querySelector<HTMLElement>('.assistive-focusable')!;
 
-    expect(pickerOpts.tabIndex).toBe(0);
+    expect(assistiveFocusable.tabIndex).toBe(0);
   });
 
   it('should not receive keyboard focus when disabled', async () => {
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ describe('picker-column', () => {
     });
 
     const pickerCol = page.body.querySelector('ion-picker-column')!;
-    const pickerOpts = pickerCol.shadowRoot!.querySelector<HTMLElement>('.picker-opts')!;
+    const assistiveFocusable = pickerCol.shadowRoot!.querySelector<HTMLElement>('.assistive-focusable')!;
 
-    expect(pickerOpts.tabIndex).toBe(-1);
+    expect(assistiveFocusable.tabIndex).toBe(-1);
   });
 
   it('should use option aria-label as assistive element aria-valuetext', async () => {
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ describe('picker-column', () => {
     });
 
     const pickerCol = page.body.querySelector('ion-picker-column')!;
-    const pickerOpts = pickerCol.shadowRoot!.querySelector('.picker-opts')!;
+    const assistiveFocusable = pickerCol.shadowRoot!.querySelector('.assistive-focusable')!;
 
-    expect(pickerOpts.getAttribute('aria-valuetext')).toBe('My Label');
+    expect(assistiveFocusable.getAttribute('aria-valuetext')).toBe('My Label');
   });
 
   it('should use option text as assistive element aria-valuetext when no label provided', async () => {
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ describe('picker-column', () => {
     });
 
     const pickerCol = page.body.querySelector('ion-picker-column')!;
-    const pickerOpts = pickerCol.shadowRoot!.querySelector('.picker-opts')!;
+    const assistiveFocusable = pickerCol.shadowRoot!.querySelector('.assistive-focusable')!;
 
-    expect(pickerOpts.getAttribute('aria-valuetext')).toBe('My Text');
+    expect(assistiveFocusable.getAttribute('aria-valuetext')).toBe('My Text');
   });
 });

core/src/components/picker/test/a11y/picker.e2e.ts

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

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

@@ -177,10 +177,6 @@
         'onion'
       );
 
-      const columnDualNumericFirst = document.querySelector('ion-picker-column#dual-numeric-first');
-      columnDualNumericFirst.addEventListener('ionChange', (ev) => {
-        console.log('Column change', ev.detail);
-      });
       setPickerColumn(
         '#dual-numeric-first',
         [
@@ -199,10 +195,6 @@
         ],
         3
       );
-      const columnDualNumericSecond = document.querySelector('ion-picker-column#dual-numeric-second');
-      columnDualNumericSecond.addEventListener('ionChange', (ev) => {
-        console.log('Column change', ev.detail);
-      });
       setPickerColumn('#dual-numeric-second', minutes, 3);
 
       setPickerColumn(

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

@@ -106,43 +106,32 @@ configs({ modes: ['ios'], directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, config }) =>
     });
 
     test('tabbing should correctly move focus between columns', async ({ page }) => {
-      const firstColumn = await page.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('ion-picker-column#first'));
-      const secondColumn = await page.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('ion-picker-column#second'));
+      const firstColumn = page.locator('ion-picker-column#first');
+      const secondColumn = page.locator('ion-picker-column#second');
 
       // Focus first column
       await page.keyboard.press('Tab');
-
-      let activeElement = await page.evaluate(() => document.activeElement);
-      expect(activeElement).toEqual(firstColumn);
+      await expect(firstColumn).toBeFocused();
 
       await page.waitForChanges();
 
       // Focus second column
       await page.keyboard.press('Tab');
-
-      activeElement = await page.evaluate(() => document.activeElement);
-      expect(activeElement).toEqual(secondColumn);
+      await expect(secondColumn).toBeFocused();
     });
 
     test('tabbing should correctly move focus back', async ({ page }) => {
-      const firstColumn = await page.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('ion-picker-column#first'));
-      const secondColumn = await page.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('ion-picker-column#second'));
+      const firstColumn = page.locator('ion-picker-column#first');
+      const secondColumn = page.locator('ion-picker-column#second');
 
-      await page.evaluate((selector) => {
-        const el = document.querySelector(selector) as HTMLElement | null;
-        el?.focus();
-      }, 'ion-picker-column#second');
-
-      let activeElement = await page.evaluate(() => document.activeElement);
-      expect(activeElement).toEqual(secondColumn);
+      await secondColumn.evaluate((el: HTMLIonPickerColumnElement) => el.setFocus());
+      await expect(secondColumn).toBeFocused();
 
       await page.waitForChanges();
 
       // Focus first column
       await page.keyboard.press('Shift+Tab');
-
-      activeElement = await page.evaluate(() => document.activeElement);
-      expect(activeElement).toEqual(firstColumn);
+      await expect(firstColumn).toBeFocused();
     });
   });
 });

core/src/components/picker/test/keyboard-entry/picker.e2e.ts

@@ -38,12 +38,8 @@ configs({ modes: ['ios'], directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, config }) =>
       );
 
       const column = page.locator('ion-picker-column');
-
-      const colShadowRoot = await column.evaluateHandle((el) => el.shadowRoot);
-      const columnPickerOpts = await colShadowRoot.evaluateHandle((root) => root?.querySelector('.picker-opts'));
-
       const ionChange = await page.spyOnEvent('ionChange');
-      await columnPickerOpts.evaluate((el) => el && (el as HTMLElement).focus());
+      await column.evaluate((el: HTMLIonPickerColumnElement) => el.setFocus());
 
       await page.keyboard.press('Digit2');
 
@@ -103,25 +99,23 @@ configs({ modes: ['ios'], directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, config }) =>
       );
       const firstColumn = page.locator('ion-picker-column#first');
       const secondColumn = page.locator('ion-picker-column#second');
+      const highlight = page.locator('ion-picker .picker-highlight');
       const firstIonChange = await (firstColumn as E2ELocator).spyOnEvent('ionChange');
       const secondIonChange = await (secondColumn as E2ELocator).spyOnEvent('ionChange');
 
-      const firstColShadowRoot = await firstColumn.evaluateHandle((el) => el.shadowRoot);
-      const columnPickerOpts = await firstColShadowRoot.evaluateHandle((root) => root?.querySelector('.picker-opts'));
+      const box = await highlight.boundingBox();
+      if (box !== null) {
+        await page.mouse.click(box.x + box.width / 2, box.y + box.height / 2);
+      }
 
-      // Focus first column
-      await columnPickerOpts.evaluate((el) => el && (el as HTMLElement).focus());
+      await expect(firstColumn).toHaveClass(/picker-column-active/);
+      await expect(secondColumn).toHaveClass(/picker-column-active/);
 
       await page.keyboard.press('Digit2');
 
       await expect(firstIonChange).toHaveReceivedEventDetail({ value: 2 });
       await expect(firstColumn).toHaveJSProperty('value', 2);
 
-      // Focus second column
-      await page.keyboard.press('Tab');
-
-      await page.waitForChanges();
-
       await page.keyboard.press('Digit2+Digit4');
 
       await expect(secondIonChange).toHaveReceivedEventDetail({ value: 24 });
@@ -161,12 +155,8 @@ configs({ modes: ['ios'], directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, config }) =>
       );
 
       const column = page.locator('ion-picker-column');
-
-      const colShadowRoot = await column.evaluateHandle((el) => el.shadowRoot);
-      const columnPickerOpts = await colShadowRoot.evaluateHandle((root) => root?.querySelector('.picker-opts'));
-
       const ionChange = await page.spyOnEvent('ionChange');
-      await columnPickerOpts.evaluate((el) => el && (el as HTMLElement).focus());
+      await column.evaluate((el: HTMLIonPickerColumnElement) => el.setFocus());
 
       await page.keyboard.press('Digit0');
 

core/src/components/popover/popover.tsx

@@ -687,7 +687,6 @@ export class Popover implements ComponentInterface, PopoverInterface {
     const { onLifecycle, parentPopover, dismissOnSelect, side, arrow, htmlAttributes, focusTrap } = this;
     const desktop = isPlatform('desktop');
     const enableArrow = arrow && !parentPopover;
-    const focusTrapAttr = this.el.getAttribute('focus-trap');
 
     return (
       <Host
@@ -705,7 +704,7 @@ export class Popover implements ComponentInterface, PopoverInterface {
           'overlay-hidden': true,
           'popover-desktop': desktop,
           [`popover-side-${side}`]: true,
-          [FOCUS_TRAP_DISABLE_CLASS]: focusTrap === false || focusTrapAttr === 'false',
+          [FOCUS_TRAP_DISABLE_CLASS]: focusTrap === false,
           'popover-nested': !!parentPopover,
         }}
         onIonPopoverDidPresent={onLifecycle}

core/src/components/popover/test/basic/popover.spec.tsx

@@ -29,24 +29,6 @@ describe('popover: focus trap', () => {
 
     expect(popover.classList.contains(FOCUS_TRAP_DISABLE_CLASS)).toBe(true);
   });
-
-  it('should set the focus trap class when disabled via string prop', async () => {
-    const page = await newSpecPage({
-      components: [Popover],
-      template: () => <ion-popover overlayIndex={1}></ion-popover>,
-    });
-
-    const popover = page.body.querySelector('ion-popover')! as any;
-
-    // Simulate frameworks passing the boolean as a string prop, e.g. focusTrap="false" in Angular
-    popover.focusTrap = 'false';
-    await page.waitForChanges();
-
-    // This currently fails because the host class only inspects focusTrap === false
-    // and treats the string "false" as truthy.
-    expect(popover.classList.contains(FOCUS_TRAP_DISABLE_CLASS)).toBe(true);
-  });
-
   it('should not set the focus trap class by default', async () => {
     const page = await newSpecPage({
       components: [Popover],

core/src/components/radio-group/radio-group.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import type { ComponentInterface, EventEmitter } from '@stencil/core';
-import { Build, Component, Element, Event, Host, Listen, Method, Prop, State, Watch, h } from '@stencil/core';
-import { checkInvalidState } from '@utils/forms';
+import { Component, Element, Event, Host, Listen, Method, Prop, Watch, h } from '@stencil/core';
 import { renderHiddenInput } from '@utils/helpers';
 
 import { getIonMode } from '../../global/ionic-global';
@@ -20,17 +19,9 @@ export class RadioGroup implements ComponentInterface {
   private errorTextId = `${this.inputId}-error-text`;
   private labelId = `${this.inputId}-lbl`;
   private label?: HTMLIonLabelElement | null;
-  private validationObserver?: MutationObserver;
 
   @Element() el!: HTMLElement;
 
-  /**
-   * Track validation state for proper aria-live announcements.
-   */
-  @State() isInvalid = false;
-
-  @State() private hintTextId?: string;
-
   /**
    * If `true`, the radios can be deselected.
    */
@@ -130,57 +121,6 @@ export class RadioGroup implements ComponentInterface {
         this.labelId = label.id = this.name + '-lbl';
       }
     }
-
-    // Watch for class changes to update validation state.
-    if (Build.isBrowser && typeof MutationObserver !== 'undefined') {
-      this.validationObserver = new MutationObserver(() => {
-        const newIsInvalid = checkInvalidState(this.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(this.el, {
-        attributes: true,
-        attributeFilter: ['class'],
-      });
-    }
-
-    // Always set initial state
-    this.isInvalid = checkInvalidState(this.el);
-  }
-
-  componentWillLoad() {
-    this.hintTextId = this.getHintTextId();
-  }
-
-  disconnectedCallback() {
-    // Clean up validation observer to prevent memory leaks.
-    if (this.validationObserver) {
-      this.validationObserver.disconnect();
-      this.validationObserver = undefined;
-    }
   }
 
   private getRadios(): HTMLIonRadioElement[] {
@@ -304,7 +244,7 @@ export class RadioGroup 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;
 
     const hasHintText = !!helperText || !!errorText;
     if (!hasHintText) {
@@ -313,20 +253,20 @@ export class RadioGroup implements ComponentInterface {
 
     return (
       <div class="radio-group-top">
-        <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>
       </div>
     );
   }
 
-  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;
     }
 
@@ -347,8 +287,8 @@ export class RadioGroup implements ComponentInterface {
       <Host
         role="radiogroup"
         aria-labelledby={label ? labelId : null}
-        aria-describedby={this.hintTextId}
-        aria-invalid={this.isInvalid ? 'true' : undefined}
+        aria-describedby={this.getHintTextID()}
+        aria-invalid={this.getHintTextID() === this.errorTextId}
         onClick={this.onClick}
         class={mode}
       >

core/src/components/radio-group/test/validation/index.html

@@ -1,194 +0,0 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en" dir="ltr">
-  <head>
-    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
-    <title>Radio Group - 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>Radio Group - 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-radio-group
-              id="fruits-radio-group"
-              helper-text="You must select one to continue"
-              error-text="Please select a fruit"
-              allow-empty-selection="true"
-              required
-            >
-              <ion-radio value="grapes">Grapes</ion-radio><br />
-              <ion-radio value="strawberries">Strawberries</ion-radio>
-            </ion-radio-group>
-          </div>
-
-          <div>
-            <h2>Optional Field (No Validation)</h2>
-            <ion-radio-group
-              id="optional-radio-group"
-              helper-text="You can skip this field"
-              allow-empty-selection="true"
-            >
-              <ion-radio value="cucumbers">Cucumbers</ion-radio><br />
-              <ion-radio value="tomatoes">Tomatoes</ion-radio>
-            </ion-radio-group>
-          </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 radioGroups = document.querySelectorAll('ion-radio-group');
-      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 = {
-        'fruits-radio-group': (value) => {
-          return value !== '' && value !== undefined;
-        },
-        'optional-radio-group': () => true, // Always valid
-      };
-
-      function validateField(radioGroup) {
-        const radioGroupId = radioGroup.id;
-        const value = radioGroup.value;
-        const isValid = validators[radioGroupId] ? validators[radioGroupId](value) : true;
-
-        // Only show validation state if field has been touched
-        if (touchedFields.has(radioGroupId)) {
-          if (isValid) {
-            radioGroup.classList.remove('ion-invalid');
-            radioGroup.classList.add('ion-valid');
-          } else {
-            radioGroup.classList.remove('ion-valid');
-            radioGroup.classList.add('ion-invalid');
-          }
-          radioGroup.classList.add('ion-touched');
-        }
-
-        return isValid;
-      }
-
-      function validateForm() {
-        let allValid = true;
-        radioGroups.forEach((radioGroup) => {
-          if (radioGroup.id !== 'optional-radio-group') {
-            const isValid = validateField(radioGroup);
-            if (!isValid) {
-              allValid = false;
-            }
-          }
-        });
-        submitBtn.disabled = !allValid;
-        return allValid;
-      }
-
-      // Add event listeners
-      radioGroups.forEach((radioGroup) => {
-        // Mark as touched on blur
-        radioGroup.addEventListener('ionBlur', (e) => {
-          console.log('Blur event on:', radioGroup.id);
-          touchedFields.add(radioGroup.id);
-          validateField(radioGroup);
-          validateForm();
-
-          const isInvalid = radioGroup.classList.contains('ion-invalid');
-          if (isInvalid) {
-            console.log('Field marked invalid:', radioGroup.id, radioGroup.errorText);
-          }
-        });
-
-        // Validate on change
-        radioGroup.addEventListener('ionChange', (e) => {
-          console.log('Change event on:', radioGroup.id);
-          if (touchedFields.has(radioGroup.id)) {
-            validateField(radioGroup);
-            validateForm();
-          }
-        });
-      });
-
-      // Reset button
-      resetBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
-        radioGroups.forEach((radioGroup) => {
-          radioGroup.value = '';
-          radioGroup.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>