1526859 - DiscoveryStream.config default enabled value is True instead of False

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1523703

(Firefox :: New Tab Page, defect)

Description

[Brahmini Nagabandi]

Attachment: Screen Shot 2019-02-10 at 9.50.59 PM.png

As of today's build
FF Nightly version : 67.0a1 (2019-02-10)
OS : Mac and Windows 10 Pro

seeing pref :

browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.discoverystream.config = {"enabled":true,"show_spocs":true,"layout_endpoint":"https://getpocket.com/v3/newtab/layout?version=1&consumer_key=40249-e88c401e1b1f2242d9e441c4&layout_variant=basic"}

as in screenshot Screen Shot 2019-02-10 at 9.50.59 PM.png

Expected Result:

browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.discoverystream.config = {"enabled":false,"show_spocs":true,"layout_endpoint":"https://getpocket.com/v3/newtab/layout?version=1&consumer_key=40249-e88c401e1b1f2242d9e441c4&layout_variant=basic"}

Comment 1

[Ed Lee :Mardak]

This was an intended change from bug 1523703. That bug probably wants some QA steps as it seems like there's specific conditions where it should be on/off as well as spocs on/off.