1872600 - Content script not injected until add-on popup menu is accessed

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Fenix :: WebExtensions, defect, P3)

Description

[proginosko]

Steps to reproduce:

Install LeechBlock add-on on Firefox (or Firefox Beta) for Android. Set up LeechBlock options to block a website (e.g., facebook.com) after 5 minutes use in every hour. Go to website. No countdown timer appears on the page. Now open the LeechBlock popup menu (via the Add-ons menu). Go back to website. Countdown timer now appears as expected.

Actual results:

LeechBlock's content script is not injected into the webpage until the popup menu is accessed.

Expected results:

LeechBlock's content script should be injected when the webpage is initially loaded. This is what happens in Firefox for desktop and is the expected behavior. Many add-ons will not work as expected if the content script is not loaded right away.

Comment 1

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

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Comment 2

[Lorand Janos]

I was able to reproduce this issue on the latest builds: Nightly (123.0a1), Beta and RC (122).
The countdown timer is only displayed after opening and closing the LeechBlock add-on menu.
Device used: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (Android 14).
Marking the ticket as NEW.

Comment 3

[William Durand [:willdurand]]

That's because this add-on uses MV3, which isn't well supported on Firefox for Android at the moment, see Bug 1812119.

Comment 4

[proginosko]

(In reply to William Durand [:willdurand] from comment #3)

That's because this add-on uses MV3, which isn't well supported on Firefox for Android at the moment, see Bug 1812119.

Yes, I know. I submitted the bug report in the hope that it would become better supported. :)

The dilemma for developers like me is that add-ons for desktop are being pushed towards supporting MV3, while add-ons for Android are being encouraged to hold back. But I don't want to have to develop two different add-ons, one for desktop and one for Android, especially when the one add-on worked fine on both platforms until the advent of MV3. Certainly it's not feasible for me to spin off a separate MV2 add-on for Android at this stage, given the established user base.

Comment 5

[proginosko]

What's the latest on this? I have LeechBlock users asking about this regularly.

Comment 6

[William Durand [:willdurand]]

Bug 1889402 should kinda fix this issue.

Comment 7

[William Durand [:willdurand]]

Hey :proginosko, could you please verify in latest Nightly?

Comment 8

[proginosko]

(In reply to William Durand [:willdurand] from comment #7)

Hey :proginosko, could you please verify in latest Nightly?

Yes, it works in Nightly v128.0a1. Excellent news! Thank you.

Comment 9

[William Durand [:willdurand]]

Fixed by Bug 1889402.