bug: Address bar does not hide when scrolling

[johnmckay-reward]

Prerequisites

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• I have searched for existing issues that already report this problem, without success.

Ionic Framework Version

v8.x

Current Behavior

Current behavior:
When scrolling in a mobile device's browser, the address bar and bottom tab bar remain visible. This is because we are scrolling the ion-content and not the body.

Expected Behavior

Expected behavior:
When a user scrolls it should hide the address bar and the bottom tab bar.

Other information:

I noticed that this has been raised as a bug multiple times, the last time in 2019, and close as won't fix in 2021. - #19081

I am wondering if the situation is different in 2025?

I would be happy to jump into the code and try and figure one out, if somebody could point me towards where the main issues are? Or is this a fundamental issue with the framework?

Cheers, John

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open an Ionic app on a mobile device
2. Start scrolling
3. The browser controls don't go away

Code Reproduction URL

https://any-ionic-app.com

Ionic Info

Happy to dive into the code and have a go at fixing it, if someone can tell me where to look?

Additional Information

Happy to dive into the code and have a go at fixing it, if someone can tell me where to look?