Upon doing backspace the popover hides

[Echarnus]

Describe the bug

Upon using the autocomplete, the popover is closed when removing the last character. This behaviour can also be noticed at https://primeng.org/autocomplete . I'd love to keep it open since I want to keep showing the suggestions.

Pull Request Link

No response

Reason for not contributing a PR

• [ ] Lack of time
• [x] Unsure how to implement the fix/feature
• [ ] Difficulty understanding the codebase
• [ ] Other

Other Reason

No response

Reproducer

https://primeng.org/autocomplete

Environment

Angular app, no SSR, deployed in a Docker container using the Nginx image.

Angular version

19.2.5

PrimeNG version

v19

Node version

No response

Browser(s)

Vivaldi

Steps to reproduce the behavior

1. Focus the autocomplete inputbox
2. Type '123'
3. Backsspace until no character remains

Expected behavior

The suggestions popover should remain open

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