1473885 - Fennec crashes when selecting Samsung PIP option

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Firefox for Android Graveyard :: General, defect)

Description

[Bogdan Surd, QA [:bsurd, NI]]

Attachment: crash.mp4

Builds:
 - custom build received from Petru in order to test the API 26 Migration

Device(s):
 - Samsung Galaxy S7 (Android 8);

Steps to reproduce:
 1. Open Fennec and tap on the app drawer; 
 2. Select the split screen option from the top right of the Fennec window;
 3. Open any other application in the remaining screen;
 4. Tap on Fennec so that it's the actively selected window;
 5. Tap on the middle line of the screen to open the options;
 6. Select the PIP option from the list.

Expected result:
 Fennec is opened in PIP mode on the device.

Actual result:
 Fennec crashes.

Crash report: https://crash-stats.mozilla.com/report/index/173711ac-2db2-4d20-8e87-e57650180706

Notes:
 FF Nightly, Beta and Release work without any problems on the device using this mode.

Comment 1

[Jan Henning [:JanH]]

The crash happens in code that will be added through bug 1465323, namely the new PackageAddedReceiver code.

Comment 2

[Petru-Mugurel Lingurar [:petru]]

This should have been fixed by the code added in https://reviewboard.mozilla.org/r/256930/diff/2-3/ .

Please check after the Oreo patches have landed.

Comment 3

[Bogdan Surd, QA [:bsurd, NI]]

Devices: 
 - Samsung Galaxy S7 (Android 8);
 - Samsung Galaxy S8 (Android 8);

Verified in the latest Nightly, Fennec no longer crashes.