Open Bug 1893601 Opened 5 months ago Updated 5 months ago

bbc.co.uk - Flickering and problems with the Back button on the Homescreen version

Categories

(Fenix :: PWA, defect, P3)

Product:
Fenix
Component:
PWA
Version:
Firefox 127
Platform:
Unspecified
Android
Type:
defect

Tracking

(firefox125 affected, firefox126 affected, firefox127 affected)

Tracking Flags:
Tracking Status
firefox125 --- affected
firefox126 --- affected
firefox127 --- affected

People

(Reporter: azlata, Unassigned)

Details

From github: https://github.com/webcompat/web-bugs/issues/136346.

<!-- @browser: Firefox Mobile 125.0 -->
<!-- @ua_header: Mozilla/5.0 (Android 14; Mobile; rv:125.0) Gecko/125.0 Firefox/125.0 -->
<!-- @reported_with: unknown -->
<!-- @public_url: https://github.com/webcompat/web-bugs/issues/136346 -->

URL: https://bbc.co.uk/news

Browser / Version: Firefox Mobile 125.0
Operating System: Android 14
Tested Another Browser: Yes Chrome

Problem type: Site is not usable
Description: Buttons or links not working
Steps to Reproduce:
When installed as and then opened as an app:

  • browser back button does not work at all
  • browser sometimes just 'vanishes' during scrolling (seemingly minimised, not crashed)
  • sometimes gets in a state where os surrounds (notification bar at top, is navigation buttons at bottom) are constantly flickering between light and dark.

None of these problems seem to affect the non-app version of the website in Firefox, or Chrome's version of the app.

<details>
<summary>Browser Configuration</summary>
<ul>
<li>None</li>
</ul>
</details>

From webcompat.com with ❤️

Change performed by the Move to Bugzilla add-on.

Summary: bbc.co.uk - site is not usable → bbc.co.uk - Flickering and problems with the Back button on the Homescreen version
Version: unspecified → Firefox 127
status-firefox125: --- → affected
status-firefox127: --- → affected

Moved this issue because it is related to the Homescreen version of the website. There is a continous flickering and the Back buttons does not work from the first try.

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Open the website.
  2. Click on Add to Homescreen.
  3. Open the website from the Homescreen.
  4. Observe the result.

Tested on:
• Firefox Release 125.0-20240419144423/Firefox Nightly 127.0a1-20240425094116/Chrome 123.0.6367.82
• Operating System: Pixel 7 (Android 14) -1080px × 1920px 20:9 aspect ratio (~416 ppi density)

Notes:

  1. Reproducible on both Firefox Release and Nightly
  2. Not reproducible on Chrome.
  3. Reproducible regardless of settings of Enhanced Tracking Protection

Since nightly and release are affected, beta will likely be affected too.
For more information, please visit BugBot documentation.

status-firefox126: --- → affected

If you have Firefox and the specific website open, and then follow the PWA shortcut from the home page, the flickering PWA will take over your screen. It has a dialog on top asking whether you want to open in Firefox of the PWA, but with neither provided dialog option clickable, leaving you with no option but to kill the PWA.

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