[Android] Fix CollectionView selection not triggering when PointerGestureRecognizer is used in ItemTemplate

src/Controls/src/Core/Platform/GestureManager/GesturePlatformManager.Android.cs

@@ -77,13 +77,26 @@ public bool OnTouchEvent(MotionEvent e)
 			}
 
 			var eventConsumed = false;
+
+			bool hasOnlyPointer =
+				!ViewHasPinchGestures() &&
+				!ViewHasNonPointerTouchGestures();
+
 			if (ViewHasPinchGestures())
 			{
 				eventConsumed = _scaleDetector.Value.OnTouchEvent(e);
 			}
 
 			if (!ViewHasPinchGestures() || !_scaleDetector.Value.IsInProgress)
-				eventConsumed = _tapAndPanAndSwipeDetector.Value.OnTouchEvent(e) || eventConsumed;
+			{
+				var detectorHandled = _tapAndPanAndSwipeDetector?.Value.OnTouchEvent(e) ?? false;
+
+				// If only pointer gestures → do not consume the event
+				if (hasOnlyPointer)
+					eventConsumed = false;
+				else
+					eventConsumed = detectorHandled || eventConsumed;
+			}
 
 			return eventConsumed;
 		}
@@ -406,5 +419,23 @@ void UpdateIsEnabled()
 
 			_isEnabled = Element.IsEnabled;
 		}
+
+		bool ViewHasNonPointerTouchGestures()
+		{
+			if (View is null)
+				return false;
+
+			var recognizers = View.GetCompositeGestureRecognizers();
+			if (recognizers is null || recognizers.Count == 0)
+				return false;
+
+			foreach (var recognizer in recognizers)
+			{
+				if (recognizer is not PointerGestureRecognizer)
+					return true;
+			}
+
+			return false;
+		}
 	}
 }

src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Issues/Issue34491.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+namespace Maui.Controls.Sample.Issues;
+
+[Issue(IssueTracker.Github, 34491, "CollectionView item selection not triggered when PointerGestureRecognizer is added inside ItemTemplate", PlatformAffected.Android)]
+public class Issue34491 : ContentPage
+{
+	public Issue34491()
+	{
+		var statusLabel = new Label
+		{
+			Text = "No Selection",
+			AutomationId = "StatusLabel",
+			Padding = new Thickness(10),
+			FontSize = 18
+		};
+
+		var collectionView = new CollectionView
+		{
+			AutomationId = "TestCollectionView",
+			SelectionMode = SelectionMode.Single,
+			ItemsSource = new List<string> { "Item 1", "Item 2", "Item 3" },
+			ItemTemplate = new DataTemplate(() =>
+			{
+				var label = new Label
+				{
+					Padding = new Thickness(10),
+					FontSize = 16
+				};
+				label.SetBinding(Label.TextProperty, ".");
+				label.SetBinding(Label.AutomationIdProperty, ".");
+
+				var grid = new Grid
+				{
+					BackgroundColor = Colors.LightGray,
+					Padding = new Thickness(10),
+					HeightRequest = 50,
+					Children = { label }
+				};
+
+				var pointerGesture = new PointerGestureRecognizer();
+				pointerGesture.PointerEntered += (s, e) => { };
+				pointerGesture.PointerExited += (s, e) => { };
+				grid.GestureRecognizers.Add(pointerGesture);
+
+				return grid;
+			})
+		};
+
+		collectionView.SelectionChanged += (s, e) =>
+		{
+			if (e.CurrentSelection.Count > 0)
+			{
+				statusLabel.Text = $"Selected: {e.CurrentSelection[0]}";
+			}
+		};
+
+		Content = new VerticalStackLayout
+		{
+			Padding = new Thickness(10),
+			Spacing = 10,
+			Children = { statusLabel, collectionView }
+		};
+	}
+}

src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/Issue34491.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#if ANDROID
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using UITest.Appium;
+using UITest.Core;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Maui.TestCases.Tests.Issues;
+
+public class Issue34491 : _IssuesUITest
+{
+	public Issue34491(TestDevice device) : base(device) { }
+
+	public override string Issue => "CollectionView item selection not triggered when PointerGestureRecognizer is added inside ItemTemplate";
+
+	[Test]
+	[Category(UITestCategories.CollectionView)]
+	public void CollectionViewSelectionWorksWithPointerGestureRecognizer()
+	{
+		// Wait for CollectionView
+		App.WaitForElement("TestCollectionView");
+
+		// Ensure StatusLabel exists
+		App.WaitForElement("StatusLabel");
+
+		var initialText = App.FindElement("StatusLabel").GetText() ?? string.Empty;
+		Assert.That(initialText, Is.EqualTo("No Selection"));
+
+		// Tap item
+		App.WaitForElement("Item 1");
+		App.Tap("Item 1");
+
+		// Retry loop for UI update
+		string finalText = string.Empty;
+
+		for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
+		{
+			finalText = App.FindElement("StatusLabel").GetText() ?? string.Empty;
+
+			if (finalText == "Selected: Item 1")
+				break;
+
+			Thread.Sleep(500);
+		}
+
+		Assert.That(finalText, Is.EqualTo("Selected: Item 1"),
+			"SelectionChanged should fire when tapping a CollectionView item that has a PointerGestureRecognizer");
+	}
+}
+#endif