viewChild query returns Signal<ElementRef> instead of Signal<Element>

I'm using viewChild to get reference to some element, I expect the signal to return a reference to the element but it seems to return the old syntax {nativeElement: Element} instead

Package: @angular/core@19.1.3

import {Component, signal, computed, viewChild} from '@angular/core';
import {bootstrapApplication} from '@angular/platform-browser';

@Component({
selector: 'app-root',
template: `
<h2>Cookie recipe</h2>

<label>
# of cookies:
<input #input type="range" min="10" max="100" step="10" [value]="count()" (input)="update($event)" />
{{ count() }}
</label>

<p>Butter: {{ butter() }} cup(s)</p>
<p>Sugar: {{ sugar() }} cup(s)</p>
<p>Flour: {{ flour() }} cup(s)</p>

<button
type="button"
(click)="log()"
>Log</button>
`,
})
export class CookieRecipe {
count = signal(10);
input = viewChild<HTMLInputElement>("input")

butter = computed(() => this.count() * 0.1);
sugar = computed(() => this.count() * 0.05);
flour = computed(() => this.count() * 0.2);

update(event: Event) {
const input = event.target as HTMLInputElement;
this.count.set(parseInt(input.value));
}

log() {
alert(`input: ${this.input()?.nativeElement.value}`) // Works but typescript complains
alert(`input: ${this.input()?.value}`) // Doesn't work but fine with typescript
}
}

bootstrapApplication(CookieRecipe);

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