1191368 - Cold start tab restoration interferes with entering new URL in location bar

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Firefox for iOS :: Browser, defect)

Description

[:Gavin Sharp [email: [e-mail]]]

STR:
1) Have a few tabs open, then kill Firefox with the app switcher
2) Re-open Firefox, and as soon as possible, tap the URL bar to enter a new URL
3) Try to enter new URL/search query quickly

Expected: process for "launch, tap URL bar, enter URL" is smooth and efficient, not affected by tab restoration

Actual: depending on the loading process of the tab being restored, sometimes the URL gets replaced as you are typing, and/or the URL bar styling changes (grey font). I frequently have to try one or two times to clear the location bar and type what I want.

Comment 1

[Richard Newman [:rnewman]]

Some of this is fixed in recent builds, particularly URL overwriting, but I still think we might have work to do to get out of the user's way.

Comment 2

[Richard Newman [:rnewman]]

We talked this morning and decided that some mitigation here is important for v1.

I'll file a second bug to provide some clue to the user that restoration is happening -- e.g., a Chrome-like greyed-out snapshot. That won't track v1.

Comment 3

[Stephan Leroux [:sleroux]]

Does https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1191629 resolve this? I can't seem to reproduce any issues on testflight 31.

Comment 4

[Richard Newman [:rnewman]]

Good enough for me.