1297533 - Update and clarify text under the "History" section of about:preferences#privacy

Status: NEW

(Firefox :: Settings UI, defect, P3)

Description

[Kamil Jozwiak [:kjozwiak]]

Attachment: issue.png

We should make the "don't remember history" alert under about:preferences#privacy more intuitive. When a user decides to never save history, the browser is placed into private browsing (PB) mode after restarting but doesn't use any of the UI to let the user know they're basically using PB. Because some features such as containers might be disabled under PB, this might confuse users.

Currently, the user will receive the following alert (see image attached):

* "Nightly must restart to enable this feature"

We should change the alert to something along the lines of:

* "Nightly must restart to enable this feature and place you into Private Browsing mode"

Comment 1

[Luke Crouch [:groovecoder]]

I'm turning this into a P3 tracking bug for updating and clarifying text under the "History" section of about:preferences#privacy. We should update the text AND create a SUMO "Learn More" page.

Comment 2

[Tanvi Vyas[:tanvi]]

Luke, this is for the History section in general, or just related to the "Clear History when Nightly/Firefox closes" section?

Comment 3

[Luke Crouch [:groovecoder]]

This History section in general; if this bug were to focus on a specific part it would be the "Never remember" and "Always use Private Browsing" section.

Comment 4

[Johann Hofmann [:johannh]]

Should probably live in the preferences component :)