1840720 - Default browser setting is not saved permanently

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Firefox for Android :: General, defect)

Description

[Denis Müller [:Webworkr]]

User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Android 13; Mobile; rv:109.0) Gecko/116.0 Firefox/116.0

Steps to reproduce:

Nightly is set as the default browser.

Actual results:

The setting is not saved permanently, the change is made to Android's default Google Chrome.

Expected results:

The setting should be saved permanently again.

Comment 1

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Comment 2

[Mihai Adrian Carare [:mcarare]]

@ Webworkr What device are you using?

Comment 3

[Denis Müller [:Webworkr]]

Samsung Galaxy A13 5G (SM-A136B)
Android 13

Comment 4

[Mihai Adrian Carare [:mcarare]]

I cannot reproduce this, can QA also try? Thank you!

Comment 5

[Lorand Janos]

I've tried reproducing this on a similar device (Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 with Android 13) on a Nightly build close to the one when this ticket was created (116.0a1 from 2023-06-20) and I couldn't reproduce this issue either.
Also tried on the latest Nightly (117.0a1 from 2023-07-24), latest Beta (116.0b8) builds and with other devices as well, with the same result on my side.
The build set as default browser remains set as default after restart and using other browsers as well.

Devices used:

• Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 (Android 13)
• Oppo Find X5 (Android 13)
• Google Pixel 7 (Android 14)

@Webworkr, could you try reproducing it on the latest Nightly? If yes, could you provide with any extra detail that might help figuring out the cause? Thank you!

Comment 6

[Denis Müller [:Webworkr]]

The phenomenon still occurs:
117.0a1 (build #2015964353), 26bfc37f1b+.
GV: 117.0a1-20230725093103
AS: 117.20230725050348

Comment 7

[Denis Müller [:Webworkr]]

However, I also noticed that one of my e-mail applications was preset as an unwanted default application. This could only be fixed by uninstalling this application. After reinstalling, the phenomenon occurred again. For months, the default in Nightly and no default in email apps worked without problems. Only now I see a possible connection between these two phenomena. Could the latest Samsung update be the cause? Has anyone heard of such problems with Samsung?

Comment 8

[Mihai Adrian Carare [:mcarare]]

Not on a Samsung device, but Huawei. My default sms app keeps changing from Messages to the pre-installed one.
So I guess the question here is if we can do something about it ( looks like we cannot) or is it a device-specific problem.

Comment 9

[Denis Müller [:Webworkr]]

It is possible that there is a connection here. Both tickets are about the default settings of default apps directly or indirectly:
Bug 1840720, Bug 1849368

Comment 10

[Denis Müller [:Webworkr]]

The phenomenon has not occurred for at least 1-2 days. Whether this is due to one of the last updates cannot be reproduced from my side.

Currently tested version:
Nightly
118.0a1 (Build #2015970785), 3b5c70c8bd+
GV: 118.0a1-20230827090435
AS: 118.20230819050344

I'll keep watching. Please leave the ticket open for now. Thanks

Comment 11

[Denis Müller [:Webworkr]]

The phenomenon has not occurred for the last days.

Currently tested version:
Nightly
119.0a1 (Build #2015972417), 2d460b0327+
GV: 119.0a1-20230905094754
AS: 119.20230903050308

I'll keep watching. Please leave the ticket open for now. Thanks

Comment 12

[Denis Müller [:Webworkr]]

The phenomenon has not occurred for the last days.

Currently tested version:
Nightly
119.0a1 (Build #2015973953), 418fb80f34+
GV: 119.0a1-20230913092556
AS: 119.20230913050406