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Close search box on Android back navigation

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Description

This is maybe just a nitpick, but using the Android back navigation while the search box is open redirects to the previous page instead of closing the search box.

We can add an event listener and make the UI more mobile-friendly.

The video below shows the same issue:

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f60ddea9-1308-4a77-bbe5-7faeb0c8c65d

I would like to add this small change myself if that's fine.

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Research direction

Reproduce the behavior shown in the linked video on Android with the search box open, then inspect the search UI and its navigation handling. Done means Android back navigation closes the search box instead of returning to the previous page.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android
Domain
frontend, mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
68/100

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