935010 - Reader mode icon is displayed on websites where it should not be displayed

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Firefox for Android Graveyard :: Reader View, defect, P5)

Description

[Flaviu Cos]

Environment: 
Device: Asus Transformer Tab (Android 4.0.3) & Samsung Galaxy Note (Android 4.1.2)
Build: Nightly 28.0a1 (2013-11-05)

Steps to reproduce:
1. Go to a browserscope.org;
2. Tap on 'How does your browser compare' button?';
3. Tap on Reader Mode button;
4. Tap on Android back button;
5. Tap on 'Go to the Security Tests' button;
6. Tap on 'Run the Security Tests' button;

Expected result:
The page is successfully loaded and the Reader mode icon is not displayed.

Actual result:
The Reader mode icon is displayed at step 5 and 6.

Note:
Please see the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HFauvftWA4

Comment 1

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

Is this a regression? Can you reproduce on other devices?

Comment 2

[Flaviu Cos]

Good build 07.16.2013;
Bad build 07.17.2013;
Pushlog: http://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/pushloghtml?fromchange=5976b9c673f8&tochange=0888e29c83a3

The bug is also reproducible on Samsung Galaxy Note 2 GT-N7100 (Android 4.1.2)

Comment 3

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

Anything standing out from that range Lucas?

Comment 4

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

I'd imagine from July that all branches are affected here? Please adjust if this is wrong Flaviu.

Comment 5

[Flaviu Cos]

Firefox 25 is also affected.

Comment 6

[Lucas Rocha (:lucasr)]

(In reply to Aaron Train [:aaronmt] from comment #3)
> Anything standing out from that range Lucas?

Nope. I can't remember the last time we changed the readability algorithm. It's been a while.

Comment 7

[Brad Lassey [:blassey] (use needinfo?)]

filter on [mass-p5]

Comment 8

[Flaviu Cos]

The bug is still reproducible in Firefox 34.0.1 and Firefox 35 Beta 4;
The bug is no longer reproducible on latest Aurora 36 and latest Nightly 37.