1601210 - The "Redirect" tip is displayed on DuckDuckGo's results page after performing a search in the Address bar

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Firefox :: Address Bar, defect, P1)

Description

[Simona Rosu [:srosu], Ecosystem QA]

Attachment: RedirectTipWronglyAppears.mp4

[Affected versions]:

• Latest Firefox Nightly 73.0a1 (Build ID: 20191203215345)

[Affected Platforms]:

• Mac 10.14
• Windows 10 x64
• Ubuntu 16.04 x64

[Prerequisites]:

• Have the latest Nightly installed.
• Have the “devtools.chrome.enabled” pref set to “true”.
• Run the “(async function() { let { ProfileAge } = ChromeUtils.import("resource://gre/modules/ProfileAge.jsm"); let age = await ProfileAge(); age._times = { firstUse: 1368255600000, created: 1368255600000 }; await age.writeTimes(); })();” code on the browser console.
• Have access to the stage delivery console.
• Have an active branched add-on recipe.
• Have the “security.content.signature.root_hash” pref set to "DB:74:CE:58:E4:F9:D0:9E:E0:42:36:BE:6C:C5:C4:F6:6A:E7:74:7D:C0:21:42:7A:03:BC:2F:57:0C:8B:9B:90".
• Have the "app.normandy.api_url" pref set to "https://stage.normandy.nonprod.cloudops.mozgcp.net/api/v1".
• Have the "app.normandy.dev_mode" pref set to “true”.
• Have the "app.normandy.logging.level" pref set to “0”.
• Have the "services.settings.server" pref set to "https://settings.stage.mozaws.net/v1".
• Have the "xpinstall.signatures.dev-root" pref set to “true”.
• Create a new pref named “carmentips” and set it as “true”.
• Have the “DuckDuckGo” engine selected as default search engine.

[Steps to reproduce]:

1. Open the Firefox browser with the profile from prerequisites.
2. Type any string inside the Address Bar and press the “Enter” key.
3. Observe the area under the Address Bar.

[Expected result]:

• The tip is not displayed.

[Actual result]:

• The “Redirect” tip is displayed under the Address Bar.

[ Notes]:

• This issue is not reproducible when having Google or Bing search engines set as default.
• Attached a screen recording with the issue.

Comment 1

[GitHub Bugzilla PR Linker]

Attachment: Link to GitHub pull-request: https://github.com/0c0w3/urlbar-tips-experiment/pull/5

Comment 2

[Drew Willcoxon :adw]

Merged the PR, closing.

Comment 3

[Simona Rosu [:srosu], Ecosystem QA]

I have verified this issue and is no longer reproducible on the latest Nightly 73.0a1 (Build ID: 20191209215019) and Firefox Beta Unbranded build 72.0b3 (Build ID: 20191205201734) on Windows 10 x64, Mac 10.14, Ubuntu 16.04 x64.

• The "Redirect" tip is no longer shown on DuckDuckGo's results page after performing a search in the Address bar.