1785987 - The focus doesn’t remain on the “about:welcome” page when the “send yourself a download link” link is accessed

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Firefox :: Messaging System, defect, P1)

Description

[Simona Rosu [:srosu], Ecosystem QA]

Attachment: downloadLink_Focus.gif

[Affected versions]:

• Firefox Nightly 105.0a1 (Build ID: 20220818214910)

[Affected Platforms]:

• macOS 12.5.1
• Windows 10 x64
• Ubuntu 20.04 x64

[Prerequisites]:

• Have the Firefox browser installed and opened.
• Have the “browser.aboutwelcome.templateMR” pref set to true.

[Steps to reproduce]:

1. Restart the browser and navigate to the “about:welcome” page.
2. Click the “Skip this step” button until the Mobile Cross-Promo screen is displayed.
3. Click the “send yourself a download link” link.
4. Observe what happens.

[Expected result]:

• The Download page is opened in a new tab, and the focus remains on the “about:welcome” page.

[Actual result]:

• The Download page is opened in a new tab, and the focus switches to this page.

[Notes]:

• This issue is specific only for new users.
• Attached is a screen recording of the issue.

Comment 1

[Jason Prickett]

Attachment: Bug 1785987 - MR Onboarding mobile download link should open in background tab r=mardak,pdahiya

Comment 2

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/5cdbfdd51bc7
MR Onboarding mobile download link should open in background tab r=pdahiya

Comment 3

[Cosmin Sabou [:CosminS]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/5cdbfdd51bc7

Comment 4

[BugBot [:suhaib / :marco/ :calixte]]

The patch landed in nightly and beta is affected.
:jprickett, is this bug important enough to require an uplift?

• If yes, please nominate the patch for beta approval.
• If no, please set status-firefox105 to wontfix.

For more information, please visit auto_nag documentation.

Comment 5

[Simona Rosu [:srosu], Ecosystem QA]

I‘ve verified this issue using the latest Firefox Nightly 106.0a1 (Build ID: 20220825065712) on Windows 10 x64, macOS 12.5.1, and Linux Mint 20.2 x64.

• The Download page is opened in a new tab after clicking the “send yourself a download link” link, and the focus remains on the “about:welcome” page.