Maria Hutt 820fa28543 fix(header): prevent flickering during iOS page transitions (#30705)
Issue number: resolves #25326

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## What is the current behavior?
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The header flickers upon page transition when on iOS mode and using a
condensed header:

**Entering Page Two (P1 → P2):**
When navigating to Page Two, which has a collapsing header (intended to
be hidden until scroll), the header briefly flashes into view. This
happens because the header is initially rendered with full `opacity: 1`
before the component's logic can apply `opacity: 0` to hide it, causing
a visible flicker.

**Navigating Back (P2 → P1):**
When navigating back, Page One's header briefly bleeds through the top
of Page Two. Although Page Two is on top (`z−index: 100`), its
collapsing header is set to `opacity: 0`. This transparency allows Page
One header (`z−index: 99`) to become visible underneath, as the
transparent area cannot block the content below it.

The header flickers upon page transition when on iOS mode and using a
fade header:

**Entering Page Two (P1 → P2):**
When navigating to Page Two, which has a fade header (should not have a
background on load), the header background briefly flashes into view.
This happens because the header is initially rendered with full
`opacity: 1` before the component's logic can apply `opacity: 0` to hide
it, causing a visible flicker.

## What is the new behavior?
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- Added a transition-specific class that is applied to the condensed
ion-header element to override its default transparency.

This guarantees the header to act as an opaque block during the page
transition, eliminating visual flickering caused by early `opacity: 0`
or the header underneath bleeding through.

- Added a transition-specific class that is applied to the fade
ion-header element to override its default opaque background.

This guarantees the header to act as a transparent block during the page
transition, eliminating visual flickering caused by default `opacity:
1`.


## Does this introduce a breaking change?

- [ ] Yes
- [x] No

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Dev build: `8.7.6-dev.11759524961.1cff6814`
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