1858923 - Imported bookmarks and history on snap builds are not updated after the second import

Status: NEW

(Firefox :: Migration, defect, P3)

Description

[Raluca Popovici, Desktop QA]

[Found In]:
Nightly 120.0a1

[Affected versions]:

Nightly 120.0a1

[Affected platforms]:

Ubuntu 22

[Unaffected platforms]:
Ubuntu 20
macOS 12 ARM
Win10/Win11

[Precondition]:
Install snap build.
The migration wizard is enabled by default with pref browser.migrate.chrome.get_permissions.enabled to true
Have Chromium installed with bookmarks and history

[Steps to reproduce]:

1. Open Firefox and go to about:preferences
2. Press the Import Data button
3. Press the continue button and follow the instructions from the wizard.
4. Import all available files from the location
5. Confirm the import and check it the history and bookmarks are added to Firefox.
6. Go back to Chromium and add new bookmarks and access few websites for new browser history.
7. Import data again from Chromium into Firefox.
8. Confirm the import and check it the newly history and bookmarks are added to Firefox.

[Expected result]:

The newly history and bookmarks from the second import are added/updated to Firefox.

[Actual result]:

Only the old bookmarks and history are added to Firefox.

[Regression range]:

New feature implementation for Ubuntu 22, Snap builds

[Additional Notes]:
If I restart the browser after the second import, there are no changes to bookmarks and history list, but if I try to import again from chromium after the restart of the browser then the list of bookmarks and history is updated.

Comment 1

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

:rpopovici, if you think that's a regression, could you try to find a regression range using for example mozregression?

Comment 2

[Mike Conley (:mconley) (:⚙️)]

Hi Raluca,

A few follow-up questions here:

1. If Chromium is shut down (and not restarted) after adding the new history and bookmarks, does this change things?
2. To be clear, this is not reproducible if Firefox is installed normally on Ubuntu, and not as a Snap?

Comment 3

[Raluca Popovici, Desktop QA]

Hi mconley,

1. The new Bookmarks and History are not added on Snap build after the second import even if Chromium is shut down after adding the new history and bookmarks.
2. If Firefox is installed normally on Ubuntu(not as Snap) then only history list is updated, bookmarks are not updated. On Snap builds both, bookmarks and history, are not updated after the second import.