1840842 - [Experiment] The spotlight is still displayed when opening a new tab even if the browser was set as default after enrolling in the “fox-doodle-set-to-default-early-day-graphics” experiment

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Firefox :: Messaging System, defect, P1)

Description

[Alexandru Bejenaru [:abejenaru], Ecosystem QA]

Attachment: Video of the issue.mp4

[Affected versions]:

• Firefox 115.0 - Build ID: 20230626153624

[Affected Platforms]:

• Windows 10 x64
• macOS 13.0.1
• Ubuntu 20.04 x64

[Prerequisites]:

• Have a new Firefox profile
• Firefox is not set as the default browser
• Save the “user.js” file to disk
• Save the “times.json” file to disk

[Steps to reproduce]:

1. Open the browser with the profile from the prerequisites.
2. Navigate to the profile folder and paste the “user.js” file from prerequisites
3. Restart the browser
4. Click “Set as a default browser” from the “Make Firefox your default browser” prompt
5. Navigate to the profile folder and paste the “times.json” file from prerequisites
6. Restart the browser
7. Wait 1 minute then open a new tab
8. Observe the behavior

[Expected result]:

• The Fox Doodle Set to Default spotlight is not shown

[Actual result]:

• The Fox Doodle Set to Default spotlight is shown, despite the browser already being the default one

[Notes]:

• This issue is reproducible with “Treatment A”, “B” and “C”
• Attached is a video of the issue:

Comment 1

[Jason Prickett]

I've updated the targeting to only include users who have not yet set Firefox as their default browser.

Comment 2

[Alexandru Bejenaru [:abejenaru], Ecosystem QA]

Hello Jason, the issue is still reproducible if the browser is set as default in the same session as when triggering the spotlight. After a restart, only then it seems to recognize that the browser was set as default and it no longer displays the spotlight. Please ping us if we can help with anything else, thanks!

Comment 3

[Alexandru Bejenaru [:abejenaru], Ecosystem QA]

This issue is no longer reproducible using the mentioned steps. As a result I am marking this as Verified fixed.