1812797 - Can not donwload media by using contextual menu at Pixiv and other sites anymore

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Firefox for Android :: Downloads, defect, P3)

Description

[Jeff Boek [:boek]]

From github: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/17716.

Steps to reproduce

• open https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/87369838#big_0 on Firefox for Android
  (you may will be redirected to an login page. Try to open it again or to login before opening the link. A account can be created for free)
• long press on the picture
• tap on save image

Expected behavior

Picture should be downloaded

Actual behavior

Message appears which says: "Download fehlgeschalgen" (Download failed)

Device information

• Sony Xperia XZ1 COMPACT (G8441)
• Stock-ROM Android 9
• Firefox 85.1.1, Firefox Beta 85.0.0-beta.9 and Fennec F-Droid 85.1.0

Additional information

For a few days I was still able to download the image from Pixiv. Furthermore the old Fennec F-Droid 84.1.4 is still able to download the images. May something with the version 85 is wrong?
I also try to download image from other website, but I was not able to reproduce this issue with other sites.

Before this issue I also notice some other strange behavior while downloading image:

• Firefox does not react after download image for roughly 1 min. This often happen after starting the app and does not happen again after some time/downloads.
• The download failed every time, if i close the tab before the download has finished.
• If I tab long on a image some times no windows is open, other times my cell phone vibrate too. But some times later it does works again.

Depends on

[ ] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1690037

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Comment 1

[xii_yuki]

Issue reproducible on Fennec 109.1.1 with the same behavior and error, none of the images I tried to download from Pixiv actually downloaded, resulting in "Downloading failed".
Device: OnePlus 9 Pro (LE2123)
System: Nameless AOSP 13 (Android 13)

Comment 2

[japanyoshi777]

For context: This bug has been in place for 2 years now.

Comment 3

[zell.christensen]

I'm having the same/similar issue attempting to download images from a Twitter DM. It just says "Download Failed". I assume it has something to do with the browser failing to send authenticated requests as outlined here: https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api/v1/direct-messages/message-attachments/guides/retrieving-media

The images are hosted on https://ton.twitter.com/1.1/ton/data/dm/*******

During testing it seems I'm unable to save it in any other mobile browser or even on desktop browsers. Desktop browsers just saves a 0byte file with the file name.

Comment 4

[BMO Github Automation]

Attachment: [mozilla-mobile/firefox-android] Bug 1812797 - Add referrerUrl to Request for download features (#2535)

Comment 6

[BMO Github Automation]

Authored by https://github.com/jackyzy823
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-android/commit/9947b70d23127fedee50cb60d078e0a241b63ef4
[main] Bug 1812797 - Add referrerUrl to Request

Comment 7

[Adina Petridean QA [:apetridean]]

Verified as fixed on Nightly 121.0a1 from 09/29 with Google Pixel 7 Pro ( Android 14) and Sony Xperia (Android 6.0.1).

Comment 8

[Adina Petridean QA [:apetridean]]

Attachment: download.mp4

Comment 9

[BMO Github Automation]

Attachment: [mozilla-mobile/firefox-android] Revert "Bug 1812797 - Add referrerUrl to Request" T (#4209)

Comment 10

[Dianna Smith [:diannaS]]

Marking this as affected since this was backed out of Fx120 and Fx121 for causing bug 1860725

Comment 11

[BMO Github Automation]

Attachment: [mozilla-mobile/firefox-android] Bug 1812797 - Add referrerUrl to Request (#4222)

Comment 12

[BMO Github Automation]

Authored by https://github.com/jackyzy823
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-android/commit/2cb22b27ad170d71635ffface44f7e01cfd053fb
[main] Bug 1812797 - Add referrerUrl to Request

Comment 13

[Adina Petridean QA [:apetridean]]

Verified as fixed on Nightly 122.0a1 from 12/12 with Motorola G9 plus (Android 11) and Sony Xperia (Android 6.0.1).