1294535 - Cannot install unsigned add-ons

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1201534

(Firefox for Android Graveyard :: Add-on Manager, defect)

Description

[Sky Schubert [:skyschub]]

It seems to be impossible to install to install an unsigned .xpi in Firefox for Android.

Although `xpinstall.signatures.required` is set to false, all installation attempts result in a dialog telling me that "Nightly prevented an add-on from installing on your device.".

I've tested it with https and http links as well as a file:// URI with the xpi pushed over adb. This was tested in todays (2016-ß8-11) Nightly.

Comment 1

[Sky Schubert [:skyschub]]

(In reply to Dennis Schubert [:denschub] from comment #0)
> todays (2016-ß8-11) Nightly.


Yikes, my keyboard fell apart. Obviously, this should have been "2016-08-11".

Comment 2

[Kevin Brosnan [Ex-Mozilla]]

[Tracking Requested - why for this release]: Regression

Comment 3

[Marcia Knous [:marcia]]

Hello Ioana - can we get some help here getting a regression window? Thanks!

Comment 4

[Sebastian Kaspari (:sebastian; :pocmo)]

Can you try navigating to the folder (file:// URI) and clicking on the xpi file in the folder?

Comment 5

[Sky Schubert [:skyschub]]

Surprisingly this work, Sebastian. Is this how it should be?

Comment 6

[Sebastian Kaspari (:sebastian; :pocmo)]

(In reply to Dennis Schubert [:denschub] from comment #5)
> Surprisingly this work, Sebastian. Is this how it should be?

I can't confirm this, but it is like this since add-on signing is required and the flag was introduced.

In most custom build/deploy scripts we push an additional HTML file linking to the xpi to the device:
https://github.com/pocmo/Addon-Switchboard-Experiments/blob/master/build#L20-L29

Comment 7

[Sebastian Kaspari (:sebastian; :pocmo)]

According to bug 1201534 this seems to be the way it is.

Comment 8

[Sky Schubert [:skyschub]]

Ah, great. Thank you!