[Android] Header and Footer Not Visible in CollectionView When EmptyView is Selected First

[NafeelaNazhir]

Description

When using a CollectionView in a MAUI application, there is an issue where the Header and Footer are not visible if the EmptyView is selected first. The expected behavior is that the Header and Footer should be displayed regardless of the order in which the EmptyView and header/footer options are selected.

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Steps to Reproduce

1. Launch the application on Android CollectionViewTestBedSample 5.zip
2. Tap the EmptyView/EmptyViewTemplate button to navigate to the CollectionView Control Page.
3. Tap the Options toolbar item to navigate to the Options Page, then select EmptyView first and then select Header/footer . Observe that the Header/footer is not displayed.

Expected Behavior:
The Header and Footer should be visible along with the EmptyView.

Actual Behavior:
The Header and Footer are not visible when the EmptyView is selected first. However, if the Header and Footer are selected first and then the EmptyView is selected, the header and footer are displayed correctly

Link to public reproduction project repository

No response

Version with bug

9.0.40 SR4

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

No response

Did you find any workaround?

No response

Relevant log output

[similar-issues-ai]

We've found some similar issues:

• [Android] CollectionView Footer Positioned Incorrectly #28350 , similarity score: 86%
• CollectionView HeaderTemplate and FooterTemplate are not displayed when ItemsSource is initially set to null #28337 , similarity score: 85%
• Collection View Header and Empty View not showing on Android when ItemSource is null #8934 , similarity score: 84%
• CollectionView: Header, Footer, and Empty View Missing When Using it as Templates; Footer Moves to Bottom when Empty View is Enabled #24968 , similarity score: 84%
• CollectionView Footer Becomes Scrollable When EmptyView is Active on Android #28101 , similarity score: 83%
• CollectionView, the footer moves to the bottom of the page when the empty view or empty view template is enabled #24966 , 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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[jaosnz-rep]

This issue has been verified Visual Studio 17.14 Preview 2(9.0.40 & 9.0.30 & 9.0.22 & 9.0.0 & 8.0.100 & 8.0.3). Can repro this issue on Android platform.