Description

In a .NET MAUI Shell application running on the Windows platform, the Focused and Unfocused events for Shell.SearchHandler do not trigger when the search handler gains or loses focus.

In android output,

In windows output,

Steps to Reproduce

1. Run the application on Windows. SearchHandlerIssue.zip

2. Click inside the search handler to give it focus, then click outside to remove focus.

Expected Behavior

When the SearchHandler gains focus (e.g., the user clicks inside the search box), the Focused event should fire.
The focusedLabel should update to display "Focused: True".
Similarly, when the search handler loses focus, the Unfocused event should fire, updating unfocusedLabel to "Unfocused: True".

Actual Behavior

On Windows, the Focused event does not fire when interacting with the SearchHandler.
As a result, the focusedLabel remains unchanged ("Focused: False").
The Unfocused event behavior is inconsistent; it doesn't trigger as expected.

Link to public reproduction project repository

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Version with bug

9.0.30 SR3

Is this a regression from previous behavior?

Not sure, did not test other versions

Last version that worked well

Unknown/Other

Affected platforms

Windows

Affected platform versions

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Did you find any workaround?

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