Open Bug 1892462 Opened 10 months ago Updated 10 months ago

The existing wallpaper from the New Tab page is removed if the "Not now" button from the Wallpaper Onboarding spotlight is clicked

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(Firefox :: New Tab Page, defect, P1)

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Tracking Status
firefox125 --- unaffected
firefox126 --- affected
firefox127 --- affected

People

(Reporter: mcoman, Unassigned)

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Details

(Whiteboard: [hnt])

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[Affected versions]:

  • Firefox Beta 126.0b2 - Build ID: 20240417091940
  • Firefox Nightly 127.0a1 - Build ID: 20240418214121

[Affected Platforms]:

  • Windows 11 x64
  • macOS 14.1
  • Ubuntu 22.04 x64

[Prerequisites]:

  • Have the following prefs in the "about:config" page:
    • browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.devtoolsEnabled set to true
    • browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.newtabWallpapers.enabled set to true
  • Have any wallpaper set to the new tab page.

[Steps to reproduce]:

  1. Open the browser using the profile from the prerequisites.
  2. Navigate to "about:asrouter" and paste sample JSON into a text field.
  3. Click the "Modify" button displayed near the text field from step 2.
  4. Click the "Not now" button from the bottom part of the spotlight.
  5. Open a new tab page and observe the background.

[Expected result]:

  • Nothing happens. The existing wallpaper is still applied.

[Actual result]:

  • No wallpaper is applied anymore.

[Additional Notes]:

  • This issue is not reproducible if the spotlight is dismissed using the "Esc" key or the "X" button.
  • Attached a screen recording of the issue.
Whiteboard: [hnt]
Blocks: 1881640
Priority: -- → P1

Same as https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1892461#c1 we should consider targeting experiment to users who don't have wallpaper pre-installed

Changing component for triage help from NewTab team thanks

Component: Messaging System → New Tab Page
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