1680763 - The logged-out state of the "Save to Pocket" doorhanger is still displayed after login if the "browser.privatebrowsing.autostart" pref is set to "true"

Status: NEW

(Pocket :: getpocket.com, defect)

Description

[Marius Coman [:mcoman], Ecosystem QA]

Attachment: rec of the issue.gif

[Affected versions]:

• Firefox Release 83.0 - Build ID: 20201112153044
• Firefox Beta 84.0b8 - Build ID: 20201203211213
• Firefox Nightly 85.0a1 - Build ID: 20201204094005

[Affected Platforms]:

• Windows 10 x64
• Mac 10.15
• Linux Mint 20

[Prerequisites]:

• Have a Firefox profile with the "browser.privatebrowsing.autostart" pref set to "true" in the "about:config" page.
• Have a valid Pocket account.

[Steps to reproduce]:

1. Open the browser with the profile from prerequisites.
2. Navigate to any website and click the "Save to Pocket" toolbar button from the right part of the "Address Bar".
3. Click the "Log In" hyperlink from the bottom part of the doorhanger.
4. Complete the login flow using the account from prerequisites.
5. Navigate to any website and click the "Save to Pocket" button again.
6. Observe the behavior.

[Expected result]:

• The logged-in state of the "Save to Pocket" doorhanger, containing the tags and recommended stories (if available) is displayed.

[Actual result]:

• The logged-out state of the "Save to Pocket" doorhanger is still displayed.

[Additional Notes]:

• If after following the steps from above you will navigate to the "https://app.getpocket.com/" page, it will appear that you are logged in to Pocket.
• If we will try the same steps from above using a new Private Window opened on a fresh Firefox profile (with the "browser.privatebrowsing.autostart" pref set to "false"), we will observe at step 4 that the log-in/sign-up page is opened on the normal Firefox Window instead of the Private one.
• Attached a screenshot of the issue.

Comment 1

[Simona Rosu [:srosu], Ecosystem QA]

This issue also affects the Reader Mode Pocket CTA experiment.

Comment 2

[Gavin Suntop [:gvn] (they/them)]

This is not specific to the Reader Mode experiment so I'd like to remove it as a blocker to that QA meta. Thanks!

Comment 3

[Simona Rosu [:srosu], Ecosystem QA]

I'm sorry I wasn't more explicit about how this issue will affect the experiment.
I will leave here the steps with which I’m reproducing this issue on the CTA Reader View Pocket module:

Prerequisites:

• Have the Firefox browser installed and opened.
• Have the “reader.pocket.ctaVersion” pref set to ”cta-and-recs”/”cta-only” value.
• Have the Permanent Private browsing enabled.

Steps:

1. Navigate to any website that supports Reader View mode.
2. Click the Reader View button from the right part of the address bar.
3. Sign up to Pocket using the ”Sign Up - it’s free” button from the module.
4. Open any other article on Reader View Mode.
5. Observe the main button from the module.

Expected Result:

• The "Sign Up - it's free" button has changed into "Discover more".

Actual result:

• The main button has not changed.

@ Gavin should we log a new issue for this behavior?

Comment 4

[Gavin Suntop [:gvn] (they/them)]

@Simona This is a widespread issue that involves Private Browsing and log in status that we're not going to address prior to running the Reader experiment. It is something that we will address generally (and I think this ticket works for that), but I'd still like it removed as a blocker to the experiment meta ticket. Thanks!