1412498 - Error: Illegal URL: about:newtab occur using browser.tabs.update({url: "about:newtab"});

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1275209

(WebExtensions :: General, defect)

Description

[magicp]

Steps to reproduce:
- Run as follows.
browser.tabs.update({url: "about:newtab"});

Actual Results:
Error: Illegal URL: about:newtab

The following code works.
browser.tabs.update({url: "about:home"});
browser.tabs.update({url: "about:blank"});


Expected Results:
It works.
Non-privileged URLs (about:home, about:newtab, about:blank) are allowed.

Comment 3

[magicp]

> Duplicate of bug: 1275209
wontfix? Can I use the following...

browser.browserSettings.newTabPageOverride.get({}).then(result => {
  browser.tabs.update({
    "url": result.value
  });
});

Comment 4

[magicp]

Again, bug: 1275209 has been reported about tabs.create. But, it works using tabs.create({}) (no parameter)

This is for tabs.update, is not duplicate of bug: 1275209.

Comment 5

[Kris Maglione [:kmag]]

The permissions logic for tabs.create and tabs.update is the same.