1876869 - "Install add-on from file" does not appear after I enable debug mode in Firefox Nightly

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Firefox for Android :: WebExtensions, defect)

Description

[Eljoshyo]

Steps to reproduce:

-enabled Debug menu in Firefox Nightly by tapping the About menu Firefox logo 5 times
-checked if option "Install add-on from file" was available.

Actual results:

"Install add-on from file" option was not available. "Custom Add-on collection" did appear however.
I suspect it is because Android version is below 10, because I have tried this on multiple devices and every device with Android 9 and below have the issue.

Expected results:

"Install add-on from file" option should be available.

Comment 1

[jackyzy823]

This is intentional. You could see the comment[1] in the code.

        // Below Android 10, the OS doesn't seem to recognize
       // the "application/x-xpinstall" mime type (for XPI files)

[1] https://searchfox.org/mozilla-mobile/rev/a534808a7fbaa602634a5abdfa92c2a1bf01fef9/firefox-android/fenix/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/SettingsFragment.kt#713-718

Comment 2

[Adina Petridean QA [:apetridean]]

@Elijoshyo, thank you for the report! I can also reproduce it with OnePlus A3000 (Android 6) on the latest Nightly 124.0a1 from 9.02.2024, but as it is intended behavior, I'll close this issue as invalid.