Settings screen scroll position resets after device rotation

[2024si96553-droid]

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Steps to reproduce

Description:
When rotating the device while viewing the Settings screen, the scroll position resets to the top.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Open Nextcloud Android app
2. Navigate to Settings
3. Scroll down to any option
4. Rotate device (portrait ↔ landscape)

Expected Behavior:
The scroll position should be preserved across configuration changes.

Actual Behavior:
The screen scrolls back to the top after rotation.

Environment:

• App version: latest Play Store version
• Android version: 13
• Device: Emulator (Pixel 5, API 33)

Additional Notes:
This affects usability on long settings pages.

Expected behaviour

The scroll position in the Settings screen should be preserved when the device orientation changes.

Actual behaviour

After rotating the device, the Settings screen scrolls back to the top, losing the previous position.

Android version

13

Device brand and model

Google Pixel 5

Stock or custom OS?

Stock

Nextcloud android app version

Latest version from Google Play Store (tested on Jan 2026)

Nextcloud server version

Not tested against a specific server version. Issue observed in the Android client UI without active server interaction.

Using a reverse proxy?

No

Android logs

No response

Server error logs

Additional information

Observed consistently on emulator. This impacts usability when navigating long settings lists.