Open Bug 1840463 Opened 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago

"tel:" links with a preceding asterisk aren't clickable

Categories

(Firefox for Android :: App Links, defect, P2)

Product:
Firefox for Android
Component:
App Links
Version:
Firefox 116
Platform:
All
Android
Type:
defect

Tracking

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Tracking Flags:
Tracking Status
firefox116 --- affected
firefox117 --- affected

People

(Reporter: yedaya.ka, Unassigned)

Details

(Whiteboard: [qa-triaged])

Steps to reproduce:

Create a page with a link to a telephone number that starts with an asterisk, like this: <a href="*1234">Blah</a>. Click the link.

Jsfiddle with example: https://jsfiddle.net/m9jew27q/1/

Actual results:

When clicking on the link, nothing happens, it's not clickable, although you can still long press it.

Tested with both nightly and beta.

Expected results:

The browser should offer you to open the "tel:" link in app, like what happens when clicking "tel:" links without an asterisk.

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Flags: needinfo?(royang)
Severity: -- → S3
Flags: needinfo?(royang)
Priority: -- → P2

Hi! I can confirm this is reproducible on the latest Nightly build (117.0a1 from 2023-07-25).
Checked on the latest RC 116.0 and latest Beta 116.0b8 were the behavior is the same.
Also, compared to Chrome which tried to open the link with another app on click.
Device used: Google Pixel 7 (Android 14).

Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
status-firefox116: --- → affected
status-firefox117: --- → affected
Ever confirmed: true
Whiteboard: [qa-triaged]
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