1213777 - Homescreens should not exist as an app in card view when installed via WebIDE

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Firefox OS Graveyard :: Developer Tools, defect)

Description

[Teri Wen [:twen]]

When homescreens are installed via WebIDE, they appears as an app in card view.
Note, add-on installs do not appear in card view. 

In this test, I used Contacts Viewer https://github.com/mdn/data-store-contacts-viewer as sample code for homescreen. (By changing manifest "role: homescreen") 

[Repro Steps]:
Prereq: apply the new home screen
1. Open WebIDE and connect to device
2. Open packaged app in WebIDE
3. Click Install and Run

[Actual Result]: 
Homescreen opened and appears in card view.

[Expected Result]:
Homescreen installed but do not exist in card view.


[Build Info]:
Build ID               20151010114808
Gaia Revision          74b0d4b17f39d238a7997800bd9363d3c60f20c3
Gaia Date              2015-10-09 19:27:39
Gecko Revision         https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/b68eab795f9de072bee12821b0f09422e5aa0da9
Gecko Version          44.0a1
Device Name            aries
Firmware(Release)      4.4.2
Firmware(Incremental)  eng.worker.20151010.110754
Firmware Date          Sat Oct 10 11:08:02 UTC 2015
Bootloader             s1

Comment 1

[Chris Lord [:cwiiis]]

The error here is that WebIDE launches the homescreen without first actually setting it as a homescreen, so it runs as an app (which is why the background is opaque and permissions may be missing).

I think WebIDE should take responsibility for setting the homescreen setting to, changing the homescreen to any launched homescreen app in Gaia would be open to exploitation.

Comment 2

[J. Ryan Stinnett [:jryans] (Use needinfo, replies may be slow)]

(In reply to Chris Lord [:cwiiis] from comment #1)
> The error here is that WebIDE launches the homescreen without first actually
> setting it as a homescreen, so it runs as an app (which is why the
> background is opaque and permissions may be missing).
> 
> I think WebIDE should take responsibility for setting the homescreen setting
> to, changing the homescreen to any launched homescreen app in Gaia would be
> open to exploitation.

What's needed to "set it as a homescreen"?  Change some Gaia setting value?

Comment 3

[Chris Lord [:cwiiis]]

(In reply to J. Ryan Stinnett [:jryans] (use ni?) from comment #2)
> What's needed to "set it as a homescreen"?  Change some Gaia setting value?

Right, the setting homescreen.manifestURL - Something in FxOS should automatically sync the Gecko pref dom.mozApps.homescreenURL and Gaia system handles automatically launching and showing the homescreen. (i.e. changing the setting should be enough)

Comment 4

[Teri Wen [:twen]]

Nominate for v2.5 because home screens displayed as as an app is confusing for users, and creates bad experience.

Comment 5

[Chris Lord [:cwiiis]]

(In reply to Teri Wen [:twen] from comment #4)
> Nominate for v2.5 because home screens displayed as as an app is confusing
> for users, and creates bad experience.

Note, this isn't a user-facing bug - but it's still confusing for developers.

Comment 6

[Mahendra Potharaju [:mahe]]

Not a blocker for 2.5. Need a fix but not required before RA. 

Thanks

Comment 7

[BMO Automation]

Firefox OS is not being worked on