1187117 - [Search] Inputting a MailTo: link into the rocketbar search bug will open a blank browser window before redirecting to the mail app

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Firefox OS Graveyard :: Gaia::Search, defect)

Description

[Martin Shuman [:Marty]]

Attachment: logcat-mailto.txt

Description:
If the user inputs a MailTo: link into the search bar, they will be briefly shown a blank browser window before the email app will be opened. After sending the or discarding the email draft, they will return to the blank browser window without an address bar.

Prerequisite: Already have email configured on the device.

Repro Steps:
1) Update a Aries to 20150723134401
2) Connect to WiFi or Data network
3) In the system search bar, input a MailTo link ("mailto:[e-mail]") and tap Enter

Actual:
A blank browser window is opened in addition to the email application.

Expected:
The email application is opened directly.

Environmental Variables:
Device: Aries 2.5
Build ID: 20150723134401
Gaia: aa1698251e86c820c50c045b0a3ff65fd6b0eee7
Gecko: eee2d49d055c
Gonk: 2916e2368074b5383c80bf5a0fba3fc83ba310bd
Version: 42.0a1 (2.5)
Firmware Version: D5803_23.1.A.1.28_NCB.ftf
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Mobile; rv:42.0) Gecko/42.0 Firefox/42.0

Repro frequency: 10/10
See attached: logcat, Video

Comment 1

[Martin Shuman [:Marty]]

This issue DOES occur on Flame 2.5 builds.
A blank browser window is opened in addition to the email application.

Environmental Variables:
Device: Flame 2.5
Build ID: 20150723010205
Gaia: f04fdbfa1943dddeab8ecd1299a76ab56e590d00
Gecko: 2ddec2dedced
Gonk: 41d3e221039d1c4486fc13ff26793a7a39226423
Version: 42.0a1 (2.5)
Firmware Version: v18D
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Mobile; rv:42.0) Gecko/42.0 Firefox/42.0

Environmental Variables:
Device: Flame 2.2
Build ID: 20150723002503
Gaia: e1e6317f17a840b19af9dbb25f5a771d8d9fa161
Gecko: d8326043baec
Gonk: bd9cb3af2a0354577a6903917bc826489050b40d
Version: 37.0 (2.2)
Firmware Version: v18D
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Mobile; rv:37.0) Gecko/37.0 Firefox/37.0

Environmental Variables:
Device: Flame 2.1
Build ID: 20150721001206
Gaia: cc24cce17ab2ebf79f6505103da714fc65bc5ec1
Gecko: 3856aebece7b
Gonk: bd9cb3af2a0354577a6903917bc826489050b40d
Version: 34.0 (2.1)
Firmware Version: v18D
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Mobile; rv:34.0) Gecko/34.0 Firefox/34.0

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This issue does NOT occur on Flame 2.0 builds.
The email application is opened directly.

Environmental Variables:
Device: Flame 2.0
Build ID: 20150721000210
Gaia: b16ba05481e577bc644ed8966f587a70fe2148e6
Gecko: 69dcc68fad52
Gonk: bd9cb3af2a0354577a6903917bc826489050b40d
Version: 32.0 (2.0)
Firmware Version: v18D
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Mobile; rv:32.0) Gecko/32.0 Firefox/32.0

Comment 2

[Peter Bylenga [:PBylenga]]

NI on component owner for nomination decision.

Comment 3

[Alison Shiue]

[Blocking Requested - why for this release]:
Bad user experience, suggest to fix in the latest branch.

Hi Dale, could you please help to take a look at this issue? Thank you.

Comment 5

[BMO Automation]

Firefox OS is not being worked on