1127250 - Search Activity widget appears multiple times in widgets list if fennec is moved to SD card and back to internal memory

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Firefox for Android Graveyard :: Search Activity, defect)

Description

[Flaviu Cos]

Attachment: search activity widget.png

Environment: 
Device: Lenovo Yoga Tab 10 (Android 4.4.2);
Build: Nightly 38.0a1 (2015-01-28);

Steps to reproduce:
1. Go to Device settings -> Apps -> fennec;
2. Move storage to SD card and back to internal memory for a few times;
3. Go to the widgets list and check for Search Activity widget.

Expected result:
Search Activity widget is displayed only once in the widgets list.

Actual result:
Search Activity widget is displayed multiple times.

Notes:
Please check the screenshot attached.

Comment 1

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

Do they reduce to 1 after a device reboot?

Comment 2

[Flaviu Cos]

Yes, they reduce to 1 after a device reboot.

Comment 3

[Wesley Johnston (:wesj)]

This sounds like an Android bug. We really don't do anything here. Maybe we could tickle Android to reset its caches if we detect we're being moved....

Comment 4

[Jan Henning [:JanH]]

This is an ex-Search Activity now (bug 1221344).