698081 - Restore destroyed surface on main launcher intent [android.intent.category.LAUNCHER]

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox for Android Graveyard :: General, defect, P5)

Description

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

I've noticed that some Android applications (e.g, com.google.android.*) have the ability to restore a recently destroyed surface when the main launcher intent category launcher is called (i.e., an application is launched again). Can Fennec support this?

STR:

1. Go to the awesome-screen

I/WindowManager( 2715):   CREATE SURFACE Surface(name=org.mozilla.fennec/org.mozilla.gecko.AwesomeBar, identity=901, mNativeSurface=0) IN SESSION android.view.SurfaceSession@40958dc0: pid=19089 format=-2 flags=0x0 / Window{40d87c10 org.mozilla.fennec/org.mozilla.gecko.AwesomeBar paused=false}

2. Hit your devices home-button

W/WindowManager( 2715): Window Window{40d87c10 org.mozilla.fennec/org.mozilla.gecko.AwesomeBar paused=false} destroyed surface Surface(name=org.mozilla.fennec/org.mozilla.gecko.AwesomeBar, identity=-1, mNativeSurface=0), session Session{409bbee8 uid 10121}

3. Launch Fennec again 

I/WindowManager( 2715):   CREATE SURFACE Surface(name=org.mozilla.fennec/org.mozilla.fennec.App, identity=909, mNativeSurface=0) IN SESSION android.view.SurfaceSession@40958dc0: pid=19089 format=-3 flags=0x0 / Window{4098b660 org.mozilla.fennec/org.mozilla.fennec.App paused=false}

ER: I would be looking at the awesome-screen again
AR: Looking at my homepage

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http://hg.mozilla.org/projects/birch/rev/8389b4a42ccd
Samsung Galaxy SII

Comment 1

[Naoki Hirata :nhirata (please use needinfo instead of cc)]

Should probably test for null crashing using the home button more often if this is the case. ie do something to draw such as going to a webgl page and then hit the home button.

Adding some more QA testers as a fyi for testing.

Comment 2

[Doug Turner (:dougt)]

i am not working on these right now.  resetting assignee.

Comment 3

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

Still an issue

Comment 4

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