"Would you like to leave Firefox to view this content?" on fresh tab going to any typed URL
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(Firefox for Android :: App Links, defect)
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(Reporter: kjf.bugzilla, Unassigned)
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Steps to reproduce:
- Open Firefox
- Close all tabs
- Go to any page (can be either tapping the location bar and typing a valid URL, or, e.g., tapping the three-dot menu → Help; can be in normal or private browsing mode)
Actual results:
While the page is loading, a modal pops up in front of it:
Open in Huawei Share
Would you like to leave Firefox to view this content?
[ ] Always open links in apps
Choices: CANCEL or OPEN
Expected results:
Page loads without bogus popup
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Comment 1•4 months ago
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I should note that Firefox is not my default browser at the moment. However, other non-default browsers, such as Google Chrome, do not exhibit this behavior.
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Comment 2•4 months ago
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Even if I set the default browser to Firefox, this issue persists. (Yet, my former default browser, Adblock Plus, also doesn't exhibit this behavior while not being the default.)
I should note that at no point am I opening the three-dot menu and picking the share icon. Even if I were, it behaves differently, showing me a list of apps; plus, I never use "Huawei Share," and it's not on my recent share-choices list. And if I do pick the share icon and choose an app on purpose, I don't get a popup like this — it just switches straight to the chosen app. So I have no idea where Huawei Share enters into anything and why it's specific to Firefox. No other app I use ever has a popup like this one.
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Comment 3•4 months ago
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Updated•4 months ago
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Comment 4•3 months ago
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The severity field is not set for this bug.
:royang, could you have a look please?
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Comment 5•3 months ago
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Looks like "Huawei share" registered for all URLs and thus Android OS returns it as an application that wants to open it. I'll have to look into this. The simple solution is to block that particular app but that seems excessive. For now please set "Open links in apps" settings to "Never" as a workaround. I'll find a solution. Thanks for reporting this.
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Comment 6•3 months ago
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Super. Thanks for the workaround!
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