Settings screen scroll position resets after device rotation
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### Steps to reproduce
Description:
When rotating the device while viewing the Settings screen, the scroll position resets to the top.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open Nextcloud Android app
2. Navigate to Settings
3. Scroll down to any option
4. Rotate device (portrait ↔ landscape)
Expected Behavior:
The scroll position should be preserved across configuration changes.
Actual Behavior:
The screen scrolls back to the top after rotation.
Environment:
- App version: latest Play Store version
- Android version: 13
- Device: Emulator (Pixel 5, API 33)
Additional Notes:
This affects usability on long settings pages.
### Expected behaviour
The scroll position in the Settings screen should be preserved when the device orientation changes.
### Actual behaviour
After rotating the device, the Settings screen scrolls back to the top, losing the previous position.
### Android version
13
### Device brand and model
Google Pixel 5
### Stock or custom OS?
Stock
### Nextcloud android app version
Latest version from Google Play Store (tested on Jan 2026)
### Nextcloud server version
Not tested against a specific server version. Issue observed in the Android client UI without active server interaction.
### Using a reverse proxy?
No
### Android logs
_No response_
### Server error logs
```bash
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### Additional information
Observed consistently on emulator. This impacts usability when navigating long settings lists.
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