699445 - Opening a link from another app doesn't work if Fennec is already running

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Firefox for Android Graveyard :: General, defect, P2)

Description

[Dave Townsend [:mossop]]

If I try to open a link from another app then it switches to Fennec but nothing happens. I have to quit Fennec and click the link to get it to load.

Comment 1

[Matt Brubeck (:mbrubeck)]

I can't reproduce this in my birch tip build or in today's birch nightly.  Are you still seeing this bug?  If so, can you provide exact steps to reproduce?

Comment 2

[Dave Townsend [:mossop]]

Running the 20111102 nightly. I was using Plume to read twitter. Opening the first link I wanted to read launched Fennec and loaded the page. I pressed back to go back to Plume and found another link to read. I tapped it and it switched to Fennec but it didn't start loading anything. I tried it again and still didn't work. I quit Fennec and tried again and then it worked

Comment 3

[Matt Brubeck (:mbrubeck)]

I still can't reproduce this.  Have you tried this in a current nightly with the same steps?

Comment 4

[Dave Townsend [:mossop]]

Difficult to say, with the latest nightly whenever I open a link from another app I either just get a black screen or Fennec crashes

Comment 5

[CoJaBo]

Tested this on 2011-11-29 build- opening links works as expected, but, when the back button is pressed, it returns to the previous app but the tab that was opened is not closed as expected. Is this the same bug?

Comment 6

[Mark Finkle (:mfinkle) (use needinfo?)]

(In reply to CoJaBo from comment #5)
> Tested this on 2011-11-29 build- opening links works as expected, but, when
> the back button is pressed, it returns to the previous app but the tab that
> was opened is not closed as expected. Is this the same bug?

Bug 699052 is about fixing the back button stack

Comment 7

[Hong SeGi]

It raises on my Desire HD (2.3 HTC Sense Official) from 2011-12-19 build and now(2011-12-20). Before 2011-12-19 build, I could open links from other apps while fennec is already running.

"The URL is not valid and cannot be loaded" is showed.

Comment 8

[Dave Townsend [:mossop]]

(In reply to Hong SeGi from comment #7)
> It raises on my Desire HD (2.3 HTC Sense Official) from 2011-12-19 build and
> now(2011-12-20). Before 2011-12-19 build, I could open links from other apps
> while fennec is already running.
> 
> "The URL is not valid and cannot be loaded" is showed.

I had that yesterday, today's build fixed that problem for me.

Comment 9

[Hong SeGi]

(In reply to Dave Townsend (:Mossop) from comment #8)
> (In reply to Hong SeGi from comment #7)
> > It raises on my Desire HD (2.3 HTC Sense Official) from 2011-12-19 build and
> > now(2011-12-20). Before 2011-12-19 build, I could open links from other apps
> > while fennec is already running.
> > 
> > "The URL is not valid and cannot be loaded" is showed.
> 
> I had that yesterday, today's build fixed that problem for me.

I have that till now, 2011-12-20 build.

Comment 10

[Dave Townsend [:mossop]]

(In reply to Hong SeGi from comment #9)
> (In reply to Dave Townsend (:Mossop) from comment #8)
> > (In reply to Hong SeGi from comment #7)
> > > It raises on my Desire HD (2.3 HTC Sense Official) from 2011-12-19 build and
> > > now(2011-12-20). Before 2011-12-19 build, I could open links from other apps
> > > while fennec is already running.
> > > 
> > > "The URL is not valid and cannot be loaded" is showed.
> > 
> > I had that yesterday, today's build fixed that problem for me.
> 
> I have that till now, 2011-12-20 build.

Either way it's clearly a different bug so if you're still seeing it I'd recommend filing something new.

Comment 11

[Guillermo Movia [:deimidis]]

I had the same problem with Aurora 11.

1- Official Twitter app. Open a link. Works fine
2- Go back with Android button to twitter
3- Choose another link and this time navigation bar shows the correct url, but nothing show

Comment 12

[Guillermo Movia [:deimidis]]

Sorry, Samsung Galaxy S2, this happen in every version

Comment 13

[Al Billings [:abillings - ex-MoCo]]

(In reply to Hong SeGi from comment #7)
> It raises on my Desire HD (2.3 HTC Sense Official) from 2011-12-19 build and
> now(2011-12-20). Before 2011-12-19 build, I could open links from other apps
> while fennec is already running.
> 
> "The URL is not valid and cannot be loaded" is showed.

I'm seeing this on current nightlies on my 2.3.1 Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket.

Comment 14

[Mark Finkle (:mfinkle) (use needinfo?)]

(In reply to Al Billings [:abillings] from comment #13)
> (In reply to Hong SeGi from comment #7)
> > It raises on my Desire HD (2.3 HTC Sense Official) from 2011-12-19 build and
> > now(2011-12-20). Before 2011-12-19 build, I could open links from other apps
> > while fennec is already running.
> > 
> > "The URL is not valid and cannot be loaded" is showed.
> 
> I'm seeing this on current nightlies on my 2.3.1 Samsung Galaxy S II
> Skyrocket.

That is being handled in bug 712761

Comment 15

[Mike Conley (:mconley) (:⚙️) (PTO Dec 22 - Jan 2)]

Was just about to report this bug when I realized it got fixed in today's nightly (January 3rd, 2012).  All seems well now.  Thanks for your work!

Comment 16

[Al Billings [:abillings - ex-MoCo]]

I no longer get the error message in the current nightly but clicking on a link in the Android twitter app to bring up the nightly with it not running does *not* open up the link in the nightly when it launched.

Clicking on the link a second time (with nightly already running) brings up the link.

Comment 17

[Mark Finkle (:mfinkle) (use needinfo?)]

(In reply to Al Billings [:abillings] from comment #16)
> I no longer get the error message in the current nightly but clicking on a
> link in the Android twitter app to bring up the nightly with it not running
> does *not* open up the link in the nightly when it launched.
> 
> Clicking on the link a second time (with nightly already running) brings up
> the link.

I am hoping that is fixed by bug 714972