1981212 - Links from History, Bookmarks and Synced tabs menus don't open in the current tab when "Homepage as a new tab" is enabled

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Firefox for Android :: Tabs, defect)

Description

[Rolland Eduard Rus]

Attachment: az_recorder_20250805_185121.mp4

Preconditions

Toggle on "Enable Homepage as a New Tab" from Secret Settings.
Sign in with a Mozilla account that has a tab open on another device.
Have minimal browsing history.
Have at least one bookmark saved.

Steps to reproduce

1. Open Fenix, navigate to the History menu
2. Tap on any link
3. Repeat the same steps for Bookmarks and Synced tabs

Expected behavior

The links open in the current tab.

Actual behavior

The links open in a new tab. There still is a tab with the Homepage opened.

Device information

• Firefox version: 143.0a1 (Build #2016106786)
• Android device model: Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
• Android OS version: Android 15

Any additional information?

Please note that when opening pages from the Homescreen sections of every mentioned menu, the pages open in the current tab.

Comment 1

[Gabriel Luong [:gl] (ΦωΦ)]

Attachment: Bug 1981212 - Part 1: Bookmark clicks should open in the existing tab when Homepage as a New Tab is enabled

Comment 2

[Gabriel Luong [:gl] (ΦωΦ)]

Attachment: Bug 1981212 - Part 2: History item clicks should open in the existing tab when Homepage as a New Tab is enabled

• Clicking on a history item in the History screen should open the URL in the existing tab when Homepage as a New Tab is enabled.

Comment 3

[Gabriel Luong [:gl] (ΦωΦ)]

Attachment: Bug 1981212 - Part 3: History metadata item clicks should open in the existing tab when Homepage as a New Tab is enabled

• Clicking on a history metadata item in the History group screen should open the URL in the existing tab when Homepage as a New Tab is enabled.

Comment 4

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://github.com/mozilla-firefox/firefox/commit/be1fc18f01b6
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/f41b2728b194
Part 2: History item clicks should open in the existing tab when Homepage as a New Tab is enabled r=android-reviewers,devota
https://github.com/mozilla-firefox/firefox/commit/c83503f7803e
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/707bd70877a0
Part 3: History metadata item clicks should open in the existing tab when Homepage as a New Tab is enabled r=android-reviewers,devota

Comment 5

[Atila Butkovits]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/f41b2728b194
https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/707bd70877a0

Comment 6

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://github.com/mozilla-firefox/firefox/commit/dc8a698c5896
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/9fb268278d47
Part 1: Bookmark clicks should open in the existing tab when Homepage as a New Tab is enabled r=android-reviewers,matt-tighe

Comment 7

[Cosmin Sabou [:CosminS]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/9fb268278d47

Comment 8

[BugBot [:suhaib / :marco]]

The patch landed in nightly and beta is affected.
:gl, is this bug important enough to require an uplift?

• If yes, please nominate the patch for beta approval.
  • See https://wiki.mozilla.org/Release_Management/Requesting_an_Uplift for documentation on how to request an uplift.
• If no, please set status-firefox143 to wontfix.

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Comment 9

[Rolland Eduard Rus]

Hi Gabriel, I just verified the bug on a Google Pixel 9 Pro XL running Android 15 with the latest Nightly build from 2025-08-27, and the issue looks to be fixed.

My only question is if opening a synced tab from Homepage → Jump back in → See all synced tabs should open a new tab and keep the Homepage tab open.