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Shane b9e3cf0f5a fix(modal): allow interaction with parent content through sheet modals in child routes (#30839)
Issue number: resolves #30700

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## What is the current behavior?

When a sheet modal with showBackdrop=false is rendered in a child route
(nested ion-router-outlet), the parent content becomes non-interactive.
Clicks on buttons or other interactive elements in the parent component
are blocked, even though showBackdrop=false should allow background
interaction.

Two separate issues contributed to this bug:
1. **Root locking with `backdropBreakpoint`**: The `shouldLockRoot`
logic in `overlays.ts` didn't account for `backdropBreakpoint`. Modals
with `backdropBreakpoint > 0` were still locking the root with
`aria-hidden`, even though developers expect background interaction when
the modal is below the backdrop breakpoint.
2. **Child route wrapper blocking**: When a modal is in a child route,
the child route's page wrapper (`ion-page`) and its parent
`ion-router-outlet` remain in the DOM with `position: absolute` covering
the viewport. Even after the modal is moved to `ion-app` and has
`pointer-events: none`, these wrapper elements block clicks to the
parent page's content.

This issue stems from
[#30563](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/pull/30563),
which added root-locking behavior that didn't account for modals that
allow background interaction. A partial fix in
[#30689](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/pull/30689)
partially addressed `showBackdrop=false` and `focusTrap=false`, but
missed `backdropBreakpoint`.

## What is the new behavior?

Sheet modals with showBackdrop=false or focusTrap=false now correctly
allow interaction with parent content when the modal is in a child
route.
Improvements:
- Recalculates isSheetModal in present() to handle Angular binding
timing
- Sets pointer-events: none on the modal element and its original parent
elements when background interaction should be allowed
- Cleans up pointer-events on dismiss
- Adds regression tests

## Does this introduce a breaking change?

- [ ] Yes
- [X] No


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Dev build:
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2025-12-10 21:08:48 +00:00
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