Open Bug 1977973 Opened 6 months ago Updated 6 months ago

"Leave no traces..." message appears in normal tabs

Categories

(Firefox for Android :: Homepage, defect)

Product:
Firefox for Android
Component:
Homepage
Version:
Firefox 141
Platform:
Other
Android
Type:
defect

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Status:
UNCONFIRMED

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(Reporter: Shaklain, Unassigned, NeedInfo)

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(Blocks 1 open bug)

Details

(Keywords: regression)

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User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Android 15; Mobile; rv:141.0) Gecko/141.0 Firefox/141.0

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Open Firefox on Android and switch to a Private Browsing tab
  2. Browse any website in Private mode
  3. Tap the menu button and select "Quit" (ensure "Clear browsing data on quit" is enabled in settings)
  4. Reopen Firefox
    Note- This version is updated through Galaxy store [ 141.0]
    Play store have still [140.04]
    Bug occurring since 17 July 2025.

Actual results:

After quitting and reopening Firefox:

  • The browser opens in Normal mode (correct)
  • However, the Normal tab's homepage displays the Private Browsing explanation message (incorrect)
  • This behavior only occurs when using the "Quit" option - normal closing/reopening works correctly
  • The message persists until the user switches to private and then normal tab.

Expected results:

After quitting and reopening Firefox:

  • The browser should open to a fresh Normal tab with the default Firefox homepage
  • The Private Browsing explanation message should only appear when:
    • A new Private tab is explicitly opened
    • The user is actively in Private Browsing mode
Component: en-GB / English (United Kingdom) → New Tab Page
OS: Unspecified → Android
Product: Mozilla Localizations → Firefox
Hardware: Unspecified → Other
Version: unspecified → Firefox 141
Type: enhancement → defect
Keywords: regression
Regressed by: homepage-redesign-2025-followup
Summary: After quitting Firefox Android (v141.0) post-private browsing, the private mode's warning message ("Leave no traces...") incorrectly appears on normal tabs. This message should only show in private tabs. Play Store version (v140.0.4) works correctly. → "Leave no traces..." message appears in normal tabs

Moving to mobile. Please update if not correct. Thank you.

Component: New Tab Page → Privacy
Product: Firefox → Firefox for Android

This is likely related to changes related to homepage. GL is going to look into this.

Flags: needinfo?(gl)
Severity: -- → S2
Component: Privacy → Homepage
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