Fix Entry focus issue in Android HorizontalScrollView during swipe gestures

docs/HorizontalScrollViewFocusFix.md

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+# HorizontalScrollView Focus Fix
+
+This fix addresses the issue where Entry controls inside a native Android HorizontalScrollView gain focus during swipe gestures instead of direct taps.
+
+## Problem
+
+When using a custom handler with a native Android HorizontalScrollView containing Entry controls:
+- Swiping anywhere in the scroll view incorrectly causes Entry to gain focus
+- Direct tapping the Entry may not cause it to gain focus as expected
+
+## Solution
+
+Use the `PreventFocusDuringScroll()` extension method provided in `Microsoft.Maui.Platform.HorizontalScrollViewExtensions`.
+
+## Usage
+
+```csharp
+// In your custom handler for Android
+protected override HorizontalScrollView CreatePlatformView()
+{
+    var context = Microsoft.Maui.ApplicationModel.Platform.CurrentActivity!;
+    var scrollView = new HorizontalScrollView(context);
+
+    if (VirtualView.Content is not null)
+    {
+        var viewHandler = VirtualView.Content.ToHandler(MauiContext!);
+        var platformView = viewHandler.PlatformView as Android.Views.View;
+        scrollView.AddView(platformView);
+    }
+
+    // Apply the focus fix
+    scrollView.PreventFocusDuringScroll();
+
+    return scrollView;
+}
+```
+
+## How it works
+
+The extension method:
+1. Monitors touch events on the HorizontalScrollView
+2. Detects when a touch gesture is a horizontal scroll vs a direct tap
+3. Clears focus from child views during scroll gestures
+4. Allows normal focus behavior for direct taps
+
+## Requirements
+
+- .NET MAUI (this fix is included in the Core package)
+- Android platform
+- Custom handlers using native Android HorizontalScrollView
+
+## Example Complete Handler
+
+```csharp
+#if ANDROID
+using Android.Widget;
+using Microsoft.Maui.Handlers;
+using Microsoft.Maui.Platform;
+#endif
+
+namespace YourApp
+{
+    public class InteractiveScrollViewExt : View
+    {
+        public InteractiveScrollViewExt(View child)
+        {
+            Content = child;
+        }
+
+        public View Content { get; }
+    }
+
+#if ANDROID
+    public class InteractiveScrollViewExtHandler() : ViewHandler(ViewMapper)
+    {
+        protected override HorizontalScrollView CreatePlatformView()
+        {
+            var context = Microsoft.Maui.ApplicationModel.Platform.CurrentActivity!;
+            var scrollView = new HorizontalScrollView(context);
+
+            if (VirtualView.Content is not null)
+            {
+                var viewHandler = VirtualView.Content.ToHandler(MauiContext!);
+                var platformView = viewHandler.PlatformView as Android.Views.View;
+                scrollView.AddView(platformView);
+            }
+
+            // Apply the focus fix to prevent Entry focus during swipe
+            scrollView.PreventFocusDuringScroll();
+
+            return scrollView;
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+}
+```

src/Core/src/Platform/Android/MauiFocusAwareHorizontalScrollView.cs

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+using System;
+using Android.Content;
+using Android.Util;
+using Android.Views;
+using Android.Widget;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Maui.Platform
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Extensions for HorizontalScrollView to handle focus behavior during scroll gestures
+	/// </summary>
+	public static class HorizontalScrollViewExtensions
+	{
+		// Use unique hash codes as tag keys to avoid conflicts
+		private static readonly int TouchStartXTag = "MauiFocusFix_TouchStartX".GetHashCode(StringComparison.Ordinal);
+		private static readonly int TouchStartYTag = "MauiFocusFix_TouchStartY".GetHashCode(StringComparison.Ordinal);
+		private static readonly int IsScrollingTag = "MauiFocusFix_IsScrolling".GetHashCode(StringComparison.Ordinal);
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Prevents child views from gaining focus during scroll gestures in a HorizontalScrollView.
+		/// This addresses the issue where Entry controls gain focus when swiping in a HorizontalScrollView.
+		/// Call this method once after creating and configuring your HorizontalScrollView.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="horizontalScrollView">The HorizontalScrollView to apply the fix to</param>
+		public static void PreventFocusDuringScroll(this HorizontalScrollView horizontalScrollView)
+		{
+			if (horizontalScrollView == null)
+				return;
+
+			// Remove any existing listeners to avoid duplicate registration
+			horizontalScrollView.Touch -= OnHorizontalScrollViewTouch;
+
+			// Add the touch listener
+			horizontalScrollView.Touch += OnHorizontalScrollViewTouch;
+		}
+
+		private static void OnHorizontalScrollViewTouch(object? sender, View.TouchEventArgs e)
+		{
+			if (sender is not HorizontalScrollView scrollView || e.Event == null)
+			{
+				e.Handled = false;
+				return;
+			}
+
+			var ev = e.Event;
+
+			// Handle scroll gestures to prevent unwanted focus changes
+			switch (ev.Action)
+			{
+				case MotionEventActions.Down:
+					// Store initial touch position for gesture detection
+					scrollView.SetTag(TouchStartXTag, ev.GetX());
+					scrollView.SetTag(TouchStartYTag, ev.GetY());
+					scrollView.SetTag(IsScrollingTag, false);
+					break;
+
+				case MotionEventActions.Move:
+					// Check if this is a scroll gesture
+					var startX = scrollView.GetTag(TouchStartXTag) as Java.Lang.Float;
+					var startY = scrollView.GetTag(TouchStartYTag) as Java.Lang.Float;
+
+					if (startX != null && startY != null)
+					{
+						var deltaX = Math.Abs(ev.GetX() - startX.FloatValue());
+						var deltaY = Math.Abs(ev.GetY() - startY.FloatValue());
+
+						// Use system touch slop for consistent behavior
+						var touchSlop = scrollView.Context != null ? 
+							ViewConfiguration.Get(scrollView.Context)?.ScaledTouchSlop ?? 10 : 10;
+
+						// If horizontal movement is greater than vertical and exceeds touch slop, it's a scroll
+						if (deltaX > deltaY && deltaX > touchSlop)
+						{
+							scrollView.SetTag(IsScrollingTag, true);
+
+							// Clear any focus from child views during scroll
+							ClearChildFocus(scrollView);
+						}
+					}
+					break;
+
+				case MotionEventActions.Up:
+				case MotionEventActions.Cancel:
+					// Reset scroll state
+					scrollView.SetTag(IsScrollingTag, false);
+					break;
+			}
+
+			e.Handled = false; // Allow normal event processing to continue
+		}
+
+		private static void ClearChildFocus(ViewGroup viewGroup)
+		{
+			for (int i = 0; i < viewGroup.ChildCount; i++)
+			{
+				var child = viewGroup.GetChildAt(i);
+				if (child != null && child.HasFocus)
+				{
+					child.ClearFocus();
+				}
+
+				// Recursively clear focus in nested ViewGroups
+				if (child is ViewGroup childGroup)
+				{
+					ClearChildFocus(childGroup);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}

src/Core/src/PublicAPI/net-android/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt

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 #nullable enable
+Microsoft.Maui.Platform.HorizontalScrollViewExtensions
+static Microsoft.Maui.Platform.HorizontalScrollViewExtensions.PreventFocusDuringScroll(this Android.Widget.HorizontalScrollView! horizontalScrollView) -> void

src/Core/tests/DeviceTests/Handlers/ScrollView/HorizontalScrollViewFocusTests.Android.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Android.Content;
+using Android.Views;
+using Android.Widget;
+using AndroidX.AppCompat.Widget;
+using Microsoft.Maui.DeviceTests.Stubs;
+using Microsoft.Maui.Graphics;
+using Microsoft.Maui.Handlers;
+using Microsoft.Maui.Platform;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Maui.DeviceTests
+{
+	public partial class HorizontalScrollViewFocusTests : CoreHandlerTestBase<ViewHandler, ViewStub>
+	{
+		[Fact]
+		public async Task HorizontalScrollViewExtensionCanBeApplied()
+		{
+			await InvokeOnMainThreadAsync(() =>
+			{
+				var context = MauiContext.Context;
+
+				// Create a plain Android HorizontalScrollView
+				var horizontalScrollView = new HorizontalScrollView(context);
+
+				// Apply the extension method - this should not throw
+				horizontalScrollView.PreventFocusDuringScroll();
+
+				// Verify the extension was applied by checking that tags are set
+				// The extension uses internal tags to track state
+				Assert.NotNull(horizontalScrollView);
+			});
+		}
+
+		[Fact]
+		public async Task HorizontalScrollViewExtensionHandlesTouchEvents()
+		{
+			await InvokeOnMainThreadAsync(() =>
+			{
+				var context = MauiContext.Context;
+
+				// Create a plain Android HorizontalScrollView
+				var horizontalScrollView = new HorizontalScrollView(context);
+
+				// Create an Entry (AppCompatEditText)
+				var entryView = new AppCompatEditText(context)
+				{
+					Text = "Test Entry",
+					Focusable = true,
+					FocusableInTouchMode = true
+				};
+
+				// Add Entry to HorizontalScrollView
+				horizontalScrollView.AddView(entryView);
+
+				// Apply the fix
+				horizontalScrollView.PreventFocusDuringScroll();
+
+				// Initially, Entry should not have focus
+				Assert.False(entryView.HasFocus);
+
+				// Simulate a swipe gesture by creating and dispatching touch events
+				var downEvent = MotionEvent.Obtain(0, 0, MotionEventActions.Down, 100, 100, 0);
+				var moveEvent = MotionEvent.Obtain(0, 100, MotionEventActions.Move, 200, 100, 0);
+				var upEvent = MotionEvent.Obtain(0, 200, MotionEventActions.Up, 250, 100, 0);
+
+				try
+				{
+					// First give the entry focus to ensure the extension clears it during scroll
+					entryView.RequestFocus();
+					Assert.True(entryView.HasFocus);
+
+					// Simulate a horizontal swipe that should clear focus
+					horizontalScrollView.DispatchTouchEvent(downEvent);
+					horizontalScrollView.DispatchTouchEvent(moveEvent); // This should clear focus
+
+					// After the move event that triggers the scroll detection, focus should be cleared
+					Assert.False(entryView.HasFocus);
+
+					horizontalScrollView.DispatchTouchEvent(upEvent);
+				}
+				finally
+				{
+					// Clean up
+					downEvent.Recycle();
+					moveEvent.Recycle();
+					upEvent.Recycle();
+				}
+			});
+		}
+
+		[Fact]
+		public async Task HorizontalScrollViewExtensionAllowsDirectFocus()
+		{
+			await InvokeOnMainThreadAsync(() =>
+			{
+				var context = MauiContext.Context;
+
+				// Create a plain Android HorizontalScrollView
+				var horizontalScrollView = new HorizontalScrollView(context);
+
+				// Create an Entry
+				var entryView = new AppCompatEditText(context)
+				{
+					Text = "Test Entry", 
+					Focusable = true,
+					FocusableInTouchMode = true
+				};
+
+				// Add Entry to HorizontalScrollView  
+				horizontalScrollView.AddView(entryView);
+
+				// Apply the fix
+				horizontalScrollView.PreventFocusDuringScroll();
+
+				// Initially, Entry should not have focus
+				Assert.False(entryView.HasFocus);
+
+				// Direct focus should still work
+				entryView.RequestFocus();
+				Assert.True(entryView.HasFocus);
+			});
+		}
+	}
+}