feat: Configurable Tab History Behavior

[yogeshdofficial]

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Describe the Feature Request

Currently, every IonTabButton press is added to the history stack. Repeatedly switching between tabs results in back navigation replaying every tab switch:

Practice → Patterns → Progress → Patterns → Progress

Back:

Progress ← Patterns ← Progress ← Patterns ← Practice

Would it be possible to support a configurable tab history mode (e.g. all, unique, or isolated) so developers can achieve navigation behavior similar to apps like Reddit, Instagram, or YouTube?

Ideally, repeated visits to the same tab would not create duplicate history entries.

Describe the Use Case

IonTabs currently adds every tab switch to the history stack. Repeatedly switching between tabs causes the Android back button to replay every tab selection, leading to a ping-pong effect between tabs. This can feel unintuitive for apps that prefer Reddit/Instagram-style navigation.

Describe Preferred Solution

Add an optional tab history mode that prevents duplicate tab visits from being added to the history stack. For example, after:

Practice → Patterns → Progress → Patterns → Progress

pressing Back could navigate:

Progress ← Patterns ← Practice

instead of replaying every tab switch.

Describe Alternatives

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