1761945 - [Experiment] The Download Firefox Focus URL does not contain the private browsing query

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Firefox :: Messaging System, defect, P1)

Description

[Simona Rosu [:srosu], Ecosystem QA]

[Affected versions]:

• Firefox Release Candidate 99.0 Build ID: 20220328190900

[Affected Platforms]:

• Windows 10 x64
• MacOS 11.6
• Ubuntu 20.04

[Prerequisites]:

• Have the Firefox browser en-GB build installed/extracted.
• Have a new Firefox profile created.
• Have the “browser.search.region” pref set to the “GB” value.
• Have the “nimbus.debug” pref set to true.

[Steps to reproduce]:

1. Open the Firefox browser with the profile from prerequisites.
2. Navigate to the “about:studies?optin_slug=cross-promotion-firefox-focus-pbm-fx99&optin_branch=treatment-a&optin_collection=nimbus-preview” link to enroll in the experiment.
3. Open a new private window.
4. Click the "Download Firefox Focus" button from the Firefox Focus promo.
5. Observe the parameters from the opened URL.

[Expected result]:

• The ”https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/browsers/mobile/focus/?v=pb” link is opened.

[Actual result]:

• The private browsing query is missing and the “https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/browsers/mobile/focus/” link is opened.

[Notes]:

• Based on the Mana page, the link should contain the private browsing query.

Comment 1

[Emily McMinn :emcminn]

I've updated the URL in the experiment recipe, and verified on preview that the URL parameter is present.

Comment 2

[Simona Rosu [:srosu], Ecosystem QA]

I‘ve verified this issue using Firefox Release 99 en-GB build (Build ID: 20220328190900) on Windows 10 x64, macOS 11.6, and Ubuntu 20.04.

• The Download Firefox Focus URL contains the private browsing query.
  Considering this, I’m marking this issue as Resolved and Verified Fixed.