1538084 - DevTools ADB Extension forces itself to be allowed in private windows (won't let you disallow it)

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1533150

(DevTools :: about:debugging, defect)

Description

[Julian Descottes [:jdescottes]]

From https://github.com/mozilla/devtools-adb-extension/issues/17

Summary from :dholbert on GitHub

STR:

• Install Firefox DevTools ADB Extension in Firefox Nightly (by visiting Tools | Web Developer | WebIDE -- this causes the extension to suddenly appear in your list of installed addons).
• In a new tab, visit about:addons and click "extensions"
  --> Note that Firefox DevTools ADB Extension is tagged as ALLOWED IN PRIVATE WINDOWS
• Click the addon to view its settings, and try to click radio button labeled...
  "Run in Private Windows: ... [] Don't allow"

EXPECTED RESULTS: Click should be honored, "Don't Allow" should be selected.
ACTUAL RESULTS: "Don't Allow" is only selected very briefly, and then "Allow" becomes selected again.

There doesn't seem to be any way to select "Don't Allow". You can get it selected for slightly longer if you Disable the addon and then pick Don't Allow while it's disabled, but once you reenable it, then "Allow" becomes selected on your next (re)-load of about:addons.

Comment 1

[Julian Descottes [:jdescottes]]

I don't see anything in the extension's manifest that would lead to this issue.
https://github.com/mozilla/devtools-adb-extension/blob/master/extension/template-manifest.json
And we don't have any script.

I couldn't see any obvious error when trying to click the radio.
If I download the XPI and install it as a temporary addon, then the radio works fine.

Luca, any idea what could be wrong here?

Comment 2

[Luca Greco [:rpl] [:luca] [:lgreco]]

(In reply to Julian Descottes [:jdescottes] from comment #1)

I don't see anything in the extension's manifest that would lead to this issue.
https://github.com/mozilla/devtools-adb-extension/blob/master/extension/template-manifest.json
And we don't have any script.

I couldn't see any obvious error when trying to click the radio.
If I download the XPI and install it as a temporary addon, then the radio works fine.

Luca, any idea what could be wrong here?

Yep, this issue is the same one tracked by Bug 1533150.

Comment 3

[Julian Descottes [:jdescottes]]

Thanks for duping Luca!