android-a11y-focus-restoration

To restore accessibility focus in Jetpack Compose after back navigation, use rememberSaveable to persist the focused item state and apply explicit focus requests to re-assign focus when the Composable re-enters the hierarchy.

Accessibility focus drops after device rotation because the UI is recreated. Preserve focus by storing the focused item identifier in a ViewModel or SavedStateHandle and explicitly requesting focus during the recreated view initialization.

The best way to manage focus restoration across Fragment-based navigation is to save the focused view state in a shared ViewModel and apply explicit focus requests when the user navigates back to the target Fragment.

Yes, you can use SavedStateHandle to save RecyclerView focus state by storing the focused item adapter position or unique identifier, then retrieving it to request focus on the exact item after the screen transition.

Yes, Android Compose navigation supports explicit focus requests by pairing focus state persistence using rememberSaveable with FocusRequester objects to direct assistive technology to the correct UI element after navigation.

Use explicit focus requests instead of default view focus when automatic focus recovery fails during complex screen transitions, configuration changes, or back navigation where the previously focused item must reliably regain focus.