NativeScript / NativeScript/android

SDK version 35 breaks the layout. It is stretched behind the status bar and the system bottom buttons.

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Description

Environment
Provide version numbers for the following components (information can be retrieved by running tns info in your project folder or by inspecting the package.json of the project):

  • CLI: 8.9.2
  • Cross-platform modules: none
  • Android Runtime: 8.9.1
  • iOS Runtime (if applicable): n/a
  • Plugin(s): n/a

Describe the bug
The layout is stretched behind the status bar and the system soft buttons. In the "tabs" layout, the tabs remain behind the Android system soft buttons.

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To Reproduce
Install the Angular tabs template. Modify the "app.gradle" with

compileSdkVersion 35
buildToolsVersion "35"
targetSdkVersion 35

Expected behavior

Sample project

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