1955360 - The UK sponsored suggestions are not autocomplete in the results drop down when typing a partial keyword

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Firefox :: Address Bar, defect, P1)

Description

[Carmen Fat [:cfat] - Ecosystem QA]

[Affected versions]:

• Firefox Nightly 138.0 (Build ID: 20250227124745)

[Affected Platforms]:

• Windows 11 x64
• Ubuntu 24.04 x64
• macOS 15.3

[Prerequisites]:

• Have Firefox Nightly 138 installed.
• Set the following prefs:
  -> browser.urlbar.quicksuggest.enabled = true
  -> browser.urlbar.suggest.quicksuggest.sponsored = true
  -> browser.urlbar.suggest.quicksuggest.nonsponsored = true
  -> browser.search.region = GB

[Steps to reproduce]:

1. Open the browser with the profile from prerequisites.
2. Open a new tab.
3. Focus the Address Bar and type “adi”.
4. Observe the way the sponsored suggestion is displayed.

[Expected result]:

• The entire “adidas” keyword is displayed.
• The remaining letters that are autocomplete are bold.

[Actual result]:

• Only the typed letters from step 3 are displayed (“adi”).
• The keyword is not autocomplete.

[Notes]:

• This issue is not reproducible with the non sponsored suggestions.
• Here is a screen recording with the issue.

Comment 1

[Drew Willcoxon :adw]

Can (cbguder) uploaded new data to RS today that fixed this, and I was able to verify it. I'll mark this as fixed in 138 even though the fix was totally server-side.

Comment 2

[Carmen Fat [:cfat] - Ecosystem QA]

I have verified this issue on the latest Firefox Beta 138.0b7 (Build ID: 20250414092054) on Windows 11 x64, macOS 15.3, and Ubuntu 24.04 x64.

• The UK sponsored suggestions are autocompleted when typing partial keywords in the Address Bar.

Marking this report as Verified.