bug: `ion-tabs` does not support index route

[AmitMY]

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Ionic Framework Version

v7.x

Current Behavior

It is currently not possible to set the main tab to be at the route page

<ion-tabs>
  <ion-tab-bar slot="bottom">
    <ion-tab-button tab="">
      <ion-icon aria-hidden="true" name="home"></ion-icon>
      <ion-label>Home</ion-label>
    </ion-tab-button>
  </ion-tab-bar>
</ion-tabs>

if used like this, "Home" is not highlighted when one is at the / page, and the tab does not navigate the user home

Expected Behavior

The tab should be highlighted, and clicking it should navigate to the index

Steps to Reproduce

Add multiple tabs, and an ion-tab-button with tab=""

Code Reproduction URL

https://stackblitz.com/edit/angular-68pwvy?file=src/app/example.component.html

1. "Listen Now" is not highlighted
2. Click "Radio" then "Listen Now" again. Navigation does not work

   Ionic Info

Ionic:

Ionic CLI : 7.1.1

Utility:

cordova-res : 0.15.4 native-run : 1.7.2

System:

NodeJS : v18.15.0 npm : 9.5.0 OS : macOS Unknown

Additional Information

No response

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[AmitMY]

Reproduction: https://stackblitz.com/edit/angular-68pwvy?file=src/app/example.component.html

1. "Listen Now" is not highlighted
2. Click "Radio" then "Listen Now" again. Navigation does not work

[liamdebeasi]

Thanks for the issue. I am going to close this as a duplicate of https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/16949.

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