bug: CloseWatcher API Prevents Navigation When No Overlays Are Present in Chromium v126

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Ionic Framework Version

v8.x

Current Behavior

Hello,

I recently noticed that the CloseWatcher API, which had been removed, is now back in Chromium version 126. After testing this feature, I found it to be working very well overall. However, I encountered an issue:

When no overlays are present on the page, I am unable to navigate back to the previous page. This seems to be a bug.

Could you please look into this issue? Thank you for your assistance.

Expected Behavior

The CloseWatcher API should only be active when overlays are present, allowing normal navigation when there are no overlays.

Steps to Reproduce

1- Clone the repository and navigate to the project directory.
2- Enable experimentalCloseWatcher option.
3- Run the command npm run start to start the application.
4- Open a mobile browser and navigate to any page with overlays, such as src/components/modal.
5- Close all overlays.
6- Try to navigate back to the previous page using the back button on your mobile device.

Code Reproduction URL

Ionic Info

v8.2.2

Android Chrome v126

Additional Information

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