1119797 - Sync related snippet on beta/release channel has an invalid URL about:accounts

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Firefox for Android Graveyard :: General, defect)

Description

[Flaviu Cos]

Attachment: (1) Sync promo banner.jpg

Environment: 
Device: Samsung Galaxy S4 (Android 4.4.2);
Build: Firefox 35 RC build 1.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Launch Firefox with a clean profile;
2. Setup Sync;
3. Go to Top Sites panel;
4. Tap on the new Sync promo banner (see attachment (1)).

Expected result:
The sync settings page is displayed.

Actual result:
The error page is displayed (see attachment (2)).

Comment 1

[Flaviu Cos]

Attachment: (2) Error page.png

Comment 2

[Flaviu Cos]

The following exception is thrown when tapping on the Sync promo banner:

 Writing exception to parcel
java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial: get/set setting for user asks to run as user -2 but is calling from user 0; this requires android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS_FULL
at com.android.server.am.ActivityManagerService.handleIncomingUser(ActivityManagerService.java:14660)
at android.app.ActivityManager.handleIncomingUser(ActivityManager.java:2469)
at com.android.providers.settings.SettingsProvider.call(SettingsProvider.java:687)
at android.content.ContentProvider$Transport.call(ContentProvider.java:325)
at android.content.ContentProviderNative.onTransact(ContentProviderNative.java:275)
at android.os.Binder.execTransact(Binder.java:404)
at dalvik.system.NativeStart.run(Native Method)

Comment 3

[Mark Finkle (:mfinkle) (use needinfo?)]

Pulling in Nick

Comment 4

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

According to https://snippets.mozilla.com/json-snippets/ (I have no idea how accurate this data is), the JSON snippet listed and matching the one in the screenshot is trying to open about:accounts which we don't have.

Comment 5

[Richard Newman [:rnewman]]

Flaviu: if I had to guess, I'd say you have multiple Firefox versions installed. Correct?

Comment 6

[Nick Alexander :nalexander [he/him]]

(In reply to Aaron Train [:aaronmt] from comment #4)
> According to https://snippets.mozilla.com/json-snippets/ (I have no idea how
> accurate this data is), the JSON snippet listed and matching the one in the
> screenshot is trying to open about:accounts which we don't have.

We have never supported navigating to about:accounts snippets on Fennec.  These snippets should be configured to do whatever the right thing is, but I am not clear on how to format the snippet to do the right thing.  I believe margaret knows; NI to her for the documentation link.

Comment 7

[Mark Finkle (:mfinkle) (use needinfo?)]

Firefox for Android has a built-in snippet for FxSync. We should not be receiving a FxSync banner from the Snippet Server. That snippet should be Desktop-only.

Who knows someone on the Snippet Server team we can ask to turn off the snippet?

Comment 8

[Mark Finkle (:mfinkle) (use needinfo?)]

Chris - Do you know anything about Snippets?

Comment 9

[Chris More [:cmore]]

Fabio/Osmose: ^^

Comment 10

[Fabio Rios [:frios]]

All, this snippet has been disabled.

Osmose I'll ping you directly so we can sort this one out.

Thank you.

Fabio

Comment 11

[Deb Richardson [:dria] (plz NEEDINFO)]

Thanks Fabio! :)

Comment 12

[Flaviu Cos]

(In reply to Richard Newman [:rnewman] from comment #5)
> Flaviu: if I had to guess, I'd say you have multiple Firefox versions
> installed. Correct?

Correct. I have all 4 channels installed.

Comment 13

[:Margaret Leibovic]

This appears to have been fixed.