1802628 - Private session is closed after denying permissions

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Focus :: General, defect)

Description

[Chris Peterson [:cpeterson]]

From github: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/focus-android/issues/7536.

Steps to reproduce

1. Go to https://mozilla.github.io/webrtc-landing/gum_test.html.
2. Select "Camera".
3. Tap "Allow".
4. Send the app in background.
5. Go to the device's settings, to Apps - Focus - Permissions, and turn the Camera custom setting toggle off.
6. Access Focus and observe if the page is step 1 is still open.

Expected behavior

The browsing session should remain opened.

Actual behavior

The browsing session is automatically ended after denying the permission.

Device information

• Android device: Google Pixel 6 (Android 13)
• Focus version: Latest Nightly 106.0a1, Beta 105.0b1, also reproducible on Fenix in Private Mode.
  Note that on Fenix Normal Browsing, the session is not closed, only restarted.

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/89388888/186182226-96c408d0-3eec-4f32-8f89-4e631aed2c46.mp4

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Comment 1

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

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:cpeterson, could you have a look please?

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Comment 2

[Mihai Adrian Carare [:mcarare]]

Closing this as this is an expected behaviour. The system restarts ( or just kills) an app that uses a permission when that permission is revoked from system settings.