[Android] CollectionView Header and Footer Do Not Align with Horizontal ItemsLayout When EmptyView is Displayed

[NafeelaNazhir]

Description

When setting the ItemsLayout of a CollectionView to a horizontal orientation (e.g., HorizontalList or HorizontalGrid) and displaying the EmptyView, the Header and Footer remain vertically aligned, rather than adjusting to the horizontal layout. This inconsistency causes a visual misalignment when the EmptyView/Emptyview template is active.

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Steps to Reproduce

1. Launch the Application on Android ItemsLayoutSample.zip
2. Navigate to OptionsPage and select Horizontal list or Horizontal Grid , Header, Footer and EmptyView .
3. Observe that the Header and Footer remain vertically aligned, instead of adjusting to the horizontal layout.

Expected Behavior:

The Header and Footer should align horizontally when the ItemsLayout is set to a horizontal orientation, even when the EmptyView is displayed.

Actual Behavior:

When ItemsLayout is set to horizontal and EmptyView is displayed, the Header and Footer remain vertically aligned, instead of adjusting to the horizontal layout.

Link to public reproduction project repository

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Version with bug

9.0.50 SR5

Is this a regression from previous behavior?

Not sure, did not test other versions

Last version that worked well

No response

Affected platforms

Android

Affected platform versions

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Did you find any workaround?

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Relevant log output

[similar-issues-ai]

We've found some similar issues:

• [Android] Header and Footer Not Visible in CollectionView When EmptyView is Selected First #28351 , similarity score: 84%
• CollectionView Footer Becomes Scrollable When EmptyView is Active on Android #28101 , similarity score: 82%

If any of the above are duplicates, please consider closing this issue out and adding additional context in the original issue.

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[nivetha-nagalingam]

This issue has been verified in Visual Studio Code (1.98.2) with MAUI versions (9.0.50 & 9.0.0). It can be reproduced on Android.