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

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### Prerequisites

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- [X] I have searched for [existing issues](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues) that already report this problem, without success.

### 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

_No response_

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Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start with the experimentalCloseWatcher option and the src/components/modal reproduction described in the issue; run npm run start and reproduce the behavior in Android Chrome v126 after closing all overlays. Trace how CloseWatcher handles the back action when no overlays remain. Done means normal back navigation works without overlays while overlay closing still works.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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