[release/10.0.1xx-sr1] Fix SafeAreaEdges.SoftInput applying bottom padding when keyboard is hidden and inset consumption issue (#32448)

* Initial plan

* - Fix Bottom Inset when keyboard is closed

* Remove CurrentSettings element checks that were causing test timeouts

Co-authored-by: PureWeen <5375137+PureWeen@users.noreply.github.com>

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Co-authored-by: Shane Neuville <shneuvil@microsoft.com>
Co-authored-by: PureWeen <5375137+PureWeen@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: 3 people

src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/Issue28986.cs

@@ -13,6 +13,72 @@ public Issue28986(TestDevice device) : base(device)
 	{
 	}
 
+	[Test]
+	[Category(UITestCategories.SafeAreaEdges)]
+	public void SoftInputDoesNotApplyBottomPaddingWhenKeyboardHidden()
+	{
+		// This test validates the fix for issue #31870
+		// When SafeAreaEdges.Bottom is set to SoftInput and the keyboard is NOT showing,
+		// there should be NO bottom padding from the navigation bar.
+		App.WaitForElement("ContentGrid");
+
+		// First, set to None to get the baseline position (no safe area padding)
+		App.Tap("GridResetNoneButton");
+		var noneRect = App.WaitForElement("MainGrid").GetRect();
+
+		// Now set bottom edge to SoftInput (keyboard is still hidden)
+		App.Tap("GridSetBottomSoftInputButton");
+
+		// Wait for layout to update and get the rect after setting SoftInput
+		var softInputRect = App.WaitForElement("MainGrid").GetRect();
+
+		// Verify that the bottom position is the same as None (no padding applied)
+		// The height should be the same because SoftInput should not add padding when keyboard is hidden
+		Assert.That(softInputRect.Height, Is.EqualTo(noneRect.Height).Within(5),
+			"MainGrid height should be the same with SoftInput as with None when keyboard is hidden (no bottom padding)");
+
+		// Also verify the Y position hasn't shifted
+		Assert.That(softInputRect.Y, Is.EqualTo(noneRect.Y).Within(5),
+			"MainGrid Y position should be the same with SoftInput as with None when keyboard is hidden");
+	}
+
+	[Test]
+	[Category(UITestCategories.SafeAreaEdges)]
+	public void AllRegionStillAppliesBottomPaddingWhenKeyboardHidden()
+	{
+		// This test validates that the fix for #31870 doesn't break SafeAreaRegions.All
+		// When SafeAreaEdges is set to All, it should respect safe area behavior consistently.
+		// The specific assertion depends on whether the device has a navigation bar.
+		App.WaitForElement("ContentGrid");
+
+		// First, set to None to get the baseline position (no safe area padding)
+		App.Tap("GridResetNoneButton");
+		var noneRect = App.WaitForElement("MainGrid").GetRect();
+
+		// Set bottom edge to SoftInput to test the specific behavior we fixed
+		App.Tap("GridSetBottomSoftInputButton");
+		App.WaitForElement("MainGrid");
+		var softInputRect = App.WaitForElement("MainGrid").GetRect();
+
+		// Now set to All (should apply all safe area insets)
+		App.Tap("GridResetAllButton");
+		
+		// Get the rect after setting All
+		var allRect = App.WaitForElement("MainGrid").GetRect();
+
+		// The key validation: All should have same or less height than None (never more)
+		// And All should behave differently than SoftInput when keyboard is hidden
+		// Note: Using LessThanOrEqualTo instead of LessThan because some test devices (e.g., emulators
+		// without navigation bars) have no bottom safe area padding, resulting in equal heights.
+		// This test validates behavior consistency rather than assuming specific padding values.
+		Assert.That(allRect.Height, Is.LessThanOrEqualTo(noneRect.Height),
+			"MainGrid height with All should be less than or equal to None (All respects safe area)");
+		
+		// SoftInput should match None when keyboard is hidden (no bottom padding)
+		Assert.That(softInputRect.Height, Is.EqualTo(noneRect.Height).Within(5),
+			"MainGrid height with SoftInput should match None when keyboard is hidden");
+	}
+
 	[Test]
 	[Category(UITestCategories.SafeAreaEdges)]
 	public void SafeAreaMainGridBasicFunctionality()
@@ -97,7 +163,6 @@ public void SafeAreaMainGridSequentialButtonTesting()
 		Assert.That(finalAllPosition.Y, Is.EqualTo(allPosition.Y), "Final All position should match initial All position");
 	}
 
-#if TEST_FAILS_ON_ANDROID
 	[Test]
 	[Category(UITestCategories.SafeAreaEdges)]
 	public void SafeAreaPerEdgeValidation()
@@ -128,6 +193,5 @@ public void SafeAreaPerEdgeValidation()
 			Assert.That(containerPositionWithoutSoftInput.Height, Is.EqualTo(containerPosition.Height), "ContentGrid height should return to original when Soft Input is dismissed with Container edges");
 		});
 	}
-	#endif
 }
 #endif

src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/Issue28986_ContentPage.cs

@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ public void SafeAreaMainGridSequentialButtonTesting()
 	}
 
 
-	#if TEST_FAILS_ON_ANDROID
 	[Test]
 	[Category(UITestCategories.SafeAreaEdges)]
 	public void SafeAreaPerEdgeValidation()
@@ -129,6 +128,5 @@ public void SafeAreaPerEdgeValidation()
 			Assert.That(containerPositionWithoutSoftInput.Height, Is.EqualTo(containerPosition.Height), "ContentGrid height should return to original when Soft Input is dismissed with Container edges");
 		});
 	}
-	#endif
 }
 #endif

src/Core/src/Platform/Android/MauiWindowInsetListener.cs

@@ -304,6 +304,10 @@ public void TrackView(AView view)
 
 		public bool HasTrackedView => _trackedViews.Count > 0;
 
+        public bool IsViewTracked(AView view)
+        {
+            return _trackedViews.Contains(view);
+        }
 		public void ResetView(AView view)
 		{
 			if (view is IHandleWindowInsets customHandler)

src/Core/src/Platform/Android/SafeAreaExtensions.cs

@@ -62,6 +62,26 @@ internal static SafeAreaRegions GetSafeAreaRegionForEdge(int edge, ICrossPlatfor
 			var right = GetSafeAreaForEdge(GetSafeAreaRegionForEdge(2, layout), baseSafeArea.Right, 2, isKeyboardShowing, keyboardInsets);
 			var bottom = GetSafeAreaForEdge(GetSafeAreaRegionForEdge(3, layout), baseSafeArea.Bottom, 3, isKeyboardShowing, keyboardInsets);
 
+			var globalWindowInsetsListener = MauiWindowInsetListener.FindListenerForView(view);
+            bool hasTrackedViews = globalWindowInsetsListener?.HasTrackedView == true;
+
+            // If this view has no safe area padding to apply, pass insets through to children
+            // instead of consuming them. This allows child views with SafeAreaEdges set
+            // to properly handle the insets even when the parent has SafeAreaEdges.None
+            // However, if this view was previously tracked (had padding before), we need to
+            // continue processing to reset the padding to 0
+            if (left == 0 && right == 0 && top == 0 && bottom == 0)
+            {
+                // Only pass through if this view hasn't been tracked yet
+                // If it was tracked, we need to reset its padding
+                if (globalWindowInsetsListener?.IsViewTracked(view) != true)
+                {
+                    // Don't consume insets - pass them through for potential child views to handle
+                    return windowInsets;
+                }
+            }
+
+
 			if (isKeyboardShowing &&
 				context.GetActivity()?.Window is Window window &&
 				window?.Attributes is WindowManagerLayoutParams attr)
@@ -77,9 +97,6 @@ internal static SafeAreaRegions GetSafeAreaRegionForEdge(int edge, ICrossPlatfor
 				}
 			}
 
-			var globalWindowInsetsListener = MauiWindowInsetListener.FindListenerForView(view);
-			bool hasTrackedViews = globalWindowInsetsListener?.HasTrackedView == true;
-
 			// Check intersection with view bounds to determine which edges actually need padding
 			// If we don't have any tracked views yet we will find the first view to pad
 			// in order to limit duplicate measures
@@ -253,15 +270,25 @@ internal static double GetSafeAreaForEdge(SafeAreaRegions safeAreaRegion, double
 		}
 
 		// Handle SoftInput specifically - only apply keyboard insets for bottom edge when keyboard is showing
-		if (isKeyboardShowing && edge == 3)
-		{
-			if (SafeAreaEdges.IsSoftInput(safeAreaRegion))
-				return keyBoardInsets.Bottom;
-
-			// if they keyboard is showing then we will just return 0 for the bottom inset
-			// because that part of the view is covered by the keyboard so we don't want to pad the view
-			return 0;
-		}
+		if (edge == 3)
+        {
+            if (SafeAreaEdges.IsOnlySoftInput(safeAreaRegion))
+            {
+                // SoftInput only applies padding when keyboard is showing
+                return isKeyboardShowing ? keyBoardInsets.Bottom : 0;
+            }
+
+            if (isKeyboardShowing)
+            {
+                // Return keyboard insets for any region that includes SoftInput
+                if (SafeAreaEdges.IsSoftInput(safeAreaRegion))
+                    return keyBoardInsets.Bottom;
+
+                // if the keyboard is showing then we will just return 0 for the bottom inset
+                // because that part of the view is covered by the keyboard so we don't want to pad the view
+                return 0;
+            }
+        }
 
 		// All other regions respect safe area in some form
 		// This includes:

src/Core/src/Platform/iOS/MauiView.cs

@@ -143,16 +143,29 @@ SafeAreaRegions GetSafeAreaRegionForEdge(int edge)
 			return SafeAreaRegions.None;
 		}
 
-		static double GetSafeAreaForEdge(SafeAreaRegions safeAreaRegion, double originalSafeArea)
+		// Note: This method was changed from static to instance to access _isKeyboardShowing field
+		// which is needed to determine if SoftInput padding should be applied
+		double GetSafeAreaForEdge(double originalSafeArea, int edge)
 		{
+			var safeAreaRegion = GetSafeAreaRegionForEdge(edge);
+
 			// Edge-to-edge content - no safe area padding
 			if (safeAreaRegion == SafeAreaRegions.None)
 				return 0;
 
+			// Handle SoftInput specifically - only apply padding when keyboard is actually showing
+			if (edge == 3 && SafeAreaEdges.IsOnlySoftInput(safeAreaRegion))
+			{
+				// SoftInput only applies padding when keyboard is showing
+				// When keyboard is hidden, return 0 to avoid showing home indicator padding
+				if (!_isKeyboardShowing)
+					return 0;
+			}
+
 			// All other regions respect safe area in some form
 			// This includes:
 			// - Default: Platform default behavior
-			// - All: Obey all safe area insets  
+			// - All: Obey all safe area insets
 			// - SoftInput: Always pad for keyboard/soft input
 			// - Container: Content flows under keyboard but stays out of bars/notch
 			// - Any combination of the above flags
@@ -336,10 +349,10 @@ SafeAreaPadding GetAdjustedSafeAreaInsets()
 			if (View is ISafeAreaView2)
 			{
 				// Apply safe area selectively per edge based on SafeAreaRegions
-				var left = GetSafeAreaForEdge(GetSafeAreaRegionForEdge(0), baseSafeArea.Left);
-				var top = GetSafeAreaForEdge(GetSafeAreaRegionForEdge(1), baseSafeArea.Top);
-				var right = GetSafeAreaForEdge(GetSafeAreaRegionForEdge(2), baseSafeArea.Right);
-				var bottom = GetSafeAreaForEdge(GetSafeAreaRegionForEdge(3), baseSafeArea.Bottom);
+				var left = GetSafeAreaForEdge(baseSafeArea.Left, 0);
+				var top = GetSafeAreaForEdge(baseSafeArea.Top, 1);
+				var right = GetSafeAreaForEdge(baseSafeArea.Right, 2);
+				var bottom = GetSafeAreaForEdge(baseSafeArea.Bottom, 3);
 
 				return new SafeAreaPadding(left, right, top, bottom);
 			}

src/Core/src/Primitives/SafeAreaEdges.cs

@@ -78,13 +78,19 @@ internal static bool IsSoftInput(SafeAreaRegions region)
 			return (region & SafeAreaRegions.SoftInput) == SafeAreaRegions.SoftInput;
 		}
 
+		internal static bool IsOnlySoftInput(SafeAreaRegions region)
+		{
+			// Check if the region is ONLY SoftInput, not combined with other flags or All
+			return region == SafeAreaRegions.SoftInput;
+		}
+
 		internal static bool IsContainer(SafeAreaRegions region)
 		{
 			if (region == SafeAreaRegions.Default)
 				return false;
 			if (region == SafeAreaRegions.All)
 				return true;
-			return (region & SafeAreaRegions.Container) == SafeAreaRegions.Container;	
+			return (region & SafeAreaRegions.Container) == SafeAreaRegions.Container;
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>