diff --git a/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Issues/Issue8680.cs b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Issues/Issue8680.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0546cb2f3a12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Issues/Issue8680.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+namespace Maui.Controls.Sample.Issues;
+
+[Issue(IssueTracker.Github, 8680, "Rework OnBackButtonPressed to use onBackPressedDispatcher", PlatformAffected.Android)]
+public class Issue8680 : TestNavigationPage
+{
+	protected override void Init()
+	{
+		PushAsync(new Issue8680MainPage());
+	}
+}
+
+public class Issue8680MainPage : ContentPage
+{
+	public Issue8680MainPage()
+	{
+		var navigateButton = new Button
+		{
+			Text = "Go to Intercept Page",
+			AutomationId = "NavigateButton",
+		};
+		navigateButton.Clicked += async (s, e) =>
+		{
+			await Navigation.PushAsync(new Issue8680InterceptPage());
+		};
+
+		Content = new VerticalStackLayout
+		{
+			Children =
+			{
+				new Label { Text = "Main Page", AutomationId = "MainPageLabel" },
+				navigateButton,
+			}
+		};
+	}
+}
+
+public class Issue8680InterceptPage : ContentPage
+{
+	int _backPressCount;
+	readonly Label _statusLabel;
+
+	public Issue8680InterceptPage()
+	{
+		_statusLabel = new Label
+		{
+			Text = "Back not pressed yet",
+			AutomationId = "StatusLabel",
+		};
+
+		Content = new VerticalStackLayout
+		{
+			Children =
+			{
+				_statusLabel,
+				new Label { Text = "Press device back button — it should be intercepted", AutomationId = "InterceptPageLabel" },
+			}
+		};
+	}
+
+	protected override bool OnBackButtonPressed()
+	{
+		_backPressCount++;
+		_statusLabel.Text = $"Back intercepted: {_backPressCount}";
+		return true; // true = handled, prevents navigation back
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/Issue8680.cs b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/Issue8680.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d53179569ca7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/Issue8680.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#if ANDROID // Android-specific: OnBackButtonPressed uses onBackPressedDispatcher
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using UITest.Appium;
+using UITest.Core;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Maui.TestCases.Tests.Issues;
+
+public class Issue8680 : _IssuesUITest
+{
+	public Issue8680(TestDevice device) : base(device) { }
+
+	public override string Issue => "Rework OnBackButtonPressed to use onBackPressedDispatcher";
+
+	[Test]
+	[Category(UITestCategories.Navigation)]
+	public void BackButtonPressIsInterceptedByOnBackButtonPressed()
+	{
+		// Navigate to the intercept page
+		App.WaitForElement("NavigateButton");
+		App.Tap("NavigateButton");
+
+		// Confirm we are on the intercept page
+		App.WaitForElement("InterceptPageLabel");
+
+		// Press the device back button — should be intercepted (page stays)
+		App.Back();
+
+		// The page should still be visible because OnBackButtonPressed returned true
+		App.WaitForElement("StatusLabel");
+		Assert.That(
+		 App.FindElement("StatusLabel").GetText(),
+		 Is.EqualTo("Back intercepted: 1"),
+		 "OnBackButtonPressed should have been called exactly once per back press (detects dual-fire regression on API 33+).");
+
+		// The intercept page should still be displayed (not popped)
+		App.WaitForElement("InterceptPageLabel");
+	}
+}
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Core/src/Platform/Android/MauiAppCompatActivity.Lifecycle.cs b/src/Core/src/Platform/Android/MauiAppCompatActivity.Lifecycle.cs
index 1f813c41cd3a..7a797df1d036 100644
--- a/src/Core/src/Platform/Android/MauiAppCompatActivity.Lifecycle.cs
+++ b/src/Core/src/Platform/Android/MauiAppCompatActivity.Lifecycle.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-using System;
 using Android.App;
 using Android.Content;
 using Android.Content.PM;
 using Android.Content.Res;
 using Android.OS;
 using Android.Views;
-using Microsoft.Maui.Devices;
 using Microsoft.Maui.LifecycleEvents;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Maui
@@ -20,16 +18,6 @@ protected override void OnActivityResult(int requestCode, Result resultCode, Int
 			IPlatformApplication.Current?.Services?.InvokeLifecycleEvents<AndroidLifecycle.OnActivityResult>(del => del(this, requestCode, resultCode, data));
 		}
 
-		// TODO: Investigate whether the new AndroidX way is actually useful:
-		//       https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity#onBackPressed()
-		[Obsolete]
-#pragma warning disable 809
-		public override void OnBackPressed()
-#pragma warning restore 809
-		{
-			HandleBackNavigation();
-		}
-
 		public override void OnConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig)
 		{
 			base.OnConfigurationChanged(newConfig);
@@ -136,10 +124,12 @@ public override bool OnKeyUp(Keycode keyCode, KeyEvent? e)
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
-		/// Central handler used by both legacy <see cref="OnBackPressed"/> and the Android 13+ predictive back gesture callback.
-		/// Implements lifecycle event invocation and default back stack propagation unless explicitly prevented.
+		/// Central handler invoked by <see cref="MauiOnBackPressedCallback"/> when the back button is pressed.
+		/// This method only checks whether MAUI lifecycle handlers intercept the back press.
+		/// Callers are responsible for invoking <see cref="AndroidX.Activity.OnBackPressedDispatcher.OnBackPressed()"/> as a
+		/// fallback when this method returns <see langword="false"/>.
 		/// </summary>
-		void HandleBackNavigation()
+		internal void HandleBackNavigation()
 		{
 			var preventBackPropagation = false;
 			IPlatformApplication.Current?.Services?.InvokeLifecycleEvents<AndroidLifecycle.OnBackPressed>(del =>
diff --git a/src/Core/src/Platform/Android/MauiAppCompatActivity.cs b/src/Core/src/Platform/Android/MauiAppCompatActivity.cs
index de7ae83171c8..62b9b4f72ca4 100644
--- a/src/Core/src/Platform/Android/MauiAppCompatActivity.cs
+++ b/src/Core/src/Platform/Android/MauiAppCompatActivity.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-using System;
 using Android.OS;
 using Android.Views;
 using AndroidX.Activity;