1498653 - Open play store update page when user clicks `check for updates` in "about:firefox"

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox for Android Graveyard :: General, defect, P5)

Description

[Alastor Wu [:alwu]]

STR.
1. go to Google Play Store downloading Firefox Nightly
2. wait for couple days
3. open Firefox Nightly and check for updates

Expect.
4. find available update

Actual.
4. shows no updates available [1]

[1] https://bit.ly/2yedsIn

Comment 1

[Alastor Wu [:alwu]]

Hi, Snorp,
Do you know who can help with this issue?
Thank you!

Comment 2

[James Willcox (:snorp) ([e-mail]) (he/him)]

(In reply to Alastor Wu [:alwu] from comment #0)

STR.

1. go to Google Play Store downloading Firefox Nightly
2. wait for couple days
3. open Firefox Nightly and check for updates

Expect.
4. find available update

Actual.
4. shows no updates available [1]

[1] https://bit.ly/2yedsIn

Is that screenshot from the Play Store or Nightly?

Comment 3

[Alastor Wu [:alwu]]

From Nightly "about:firefox".

Comment 4

[James Willcox (:snorp) ([e-mail]) (he/him)]

(In reply to Alastor Wu [:alwu] from comment #3)

From Nightly "about:firefox".

That's not expected to work. All updates are delivered through the Play Store.

Comment 5

[Alastor Wu [:alwu]]

(In reply to James Willcox (:snorp) ([e-mail]) from comment #4)

That's not expected to work. All updates are delivered through the Play Store.

If we remove this feature, should we open play store automatically while user is clicking the update button in "about:firefox"?

Comment 6

[James Willcox (:snorp) ([e-mail]) (he/him)]

(In reply to Alastor Wu [:alwu] from comment #5)

(In reply to James Willcox (:snorp) ([e-mail]) from comment #4)

That's not expected to work. All updates are delivered through the Play Store.

If we remove this feature, should we open play store automatically while user is clicking the update button in "about:firefox"?

There was some talk about that a long time ago when the switch happened, but I don't think anyone cared enough at the time to do it.

Comment 7

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