1989155 - Option to enable screenshots in private browsing disappeared

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Firefox for Android :: Privacy, defect)

Description

[SZ Davidson [:coderZalmy]]

User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Android 15; Mobile; rv:145.0) Gecko/145.0 Firefox/145.0

Steps to reproduce:

Take a screenshot on Firefox Nightly for Android during private session. Look for option to enable screenshots in private browsing.

Actual results:

Screenshot failed because option to enable it is missing.

Expected results:

There should have been an option in Firefox Nightly. It's still in the stable release for Android.

Comment 1

[BugBot [:suhaib / :marco/ :calixte]]

The Bugbug bot thinks this bug should belong to the 'Firefox for Android::Privacy' component, and is moving the bug to that component. Please correct in case you think the bot is wrong.

Comment 2

[Donal Meehan [:dmeehan]]

By design in Bug 1986534, setting as a regressor to allow the assigned to comment if needed

Comment 3

[BugBot [:suhaib / :marco/ :calixte]]

:joberhauser, since you are the author of the regressor, bug 1986534, could you take a look? Also, could you set the severity field?

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Comment 6

[John Oberhauser]

I'm going to revert the change and bring the toggle back.

Comment 7

[John Oberhauser]

Attachment: WIP: Bug 1989155 - Part 1: Revert "Bug 1988205 - Adding secret setting to allow screenshots in PBM"

This reverts commit c5a4132666d418fd5279a5f362abb17fc26a550c.

Comment 8

[John Oberhauser]

Attachment: WIP: Bug 1989155 - Part 2: Revert "Bug 1986534 - Removing allow screenshots in private mode option"

This reverts commit 92182b35b9b54e01bae5e3a5346a86d9bada4d57.

Comment 9

[John Oberhauser]

Attachment: WIP: Bug 1989155 - Part 1: Revert "Bug 1988205 - Adding secret setting to allow screenshots in PBM"

This reverts commit c5a4132666d418fd5279a5f362abb17fc26a550c.

Comment 10

[John Oberhauser]

Attachment: WIP: Bug 1989155 - Part 2: Revert "Bug 1986534 - Removing allow screenshots in private mode option"

This reverts commit 92182b35b9b54e01bae5e3a5346a86d9bada4d57.

Comment 11

[John Oberhauser]

Attachment: WIP: Bug 1989155 - Part 1: Revert "Bug 1988205 - Adding secret setting to allow screenshots in PBM"

This reverts commit c5a4132666d418fd5279a5f362abb17fc26a550c.

Comment 12

[John Oberhauser]

Attachment: WIP: Bug 1989155 - Part 2: Revert "Bug 1986534 - Removing allow screenshots in private mode option"

This reverts commit 92182b35b9b54e01bae5e3a5346a86d9bada4d57.

Comment 13

[John Oberhauser]

Attachment: Bug 1989155 - Part 1: Revert "Bug 1988205 - Adding secret setting to allow screenshots in PBM"

This reverts commit c5a4132666d418fd5279a5f362abb17fc26a550c.

Comment 14

[John Oberhauser]

Attachment: Bug 1989155 - Part 2: Revert "Bug 1986534 - Removing allow screenshots in private mode option"

This reverts commit 92182b35b9b54e01bae5e3a5346a86d9bada4d57.

Comment 16

[John Oberhauser]

Attachment: Bug 1989155 - Revert "Bug 1986534 - Removing allow screenshots in private mode option"

This reverts commit 92182b35b9b54e01bae5e3a5346a86d9bada4d57.

Original Revision: https://phabricator.services.mozilla.com/D265300

Comment 17

[Phabricator Automation]

firefox-beta Uplift Approval Request

• User impact if declined: A setting to allow screenshots to be taken in private browsing mode was removed. We got a lot of backlash from that, so this is reverting that change.
• Code covered by automated testing: yes
• Fix verified in Nightly: no
• Needs manual QE test: no
• Steps to reproduce for manual QE testing: I don't think it's necessary, since it's just reverting a change.
• Risk associated with taking this patch: low
• Explanation of risk level: It's just reverting a change.
• String changes made/needed: N/A
• Is Android affected?: yes

Comment 20

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://github.com/mozilla-firefox/firefox/commit/110804d0adcb
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/32db5d63077b
Part 1: Revert "Bug 1988205 - Adding secret setting to allow screenshots in PBM" r=android-reviewers,mavduevskiy
https://github.com/mozilla-firefox/firefox/commit/b261e3877db3
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/0819bf290bcf
Part 2: Revert "Bug 1986534 - Removing allow screenshots in private mode option" r=android-reviewers,android-l10n-reviewers,mavduevskiy,delphine

Comment 21

[Cristian Tuns]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/32db5d63077b
https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/0819bf290bcf

Comment 22

[Pulsebot]

https://github.com/mozilla-firefox/firefox/commit/24e9138bb435
https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-beta/rev/738b7a5c9da7

Comment 24

[Lorand Janos]

The "Allow screenshots in private browsing" option is now available again in Settings > Private browsing.

Builds tested:

• latest Nightly 145.0a1 from 2025-09-23;
• latest Beta 144.0b4;

Devices tested:

• Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (Android 15);
• OnePlus 12R (Android 15);
• Motorola Nexus 6 (Android 8);

I'll mark this ticket as verified on 144 and 145.

Comment 25

[Lorand Janos]

Attachment: Screenshot_20250923_155248_Firefox Beta.jpg