754754 - Google Docs - New Mobile Site Renders on Android Stock, Not on Fennec Native

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Web Compatibility :: Site Reports, defect)

Description

[Jason Smith [:jsmith]]

If a user visits google docs on fennec native, then they will be given an older mobile-optimized site. On the stock browser, the more recent optimized mobile site renders. UA sniffing is evident.

Changing the user agent to the android stock browser on fennec native results in nothing being rendered if you visit docs.google.com.

Note - The suboptimal mobile site appeared to be okay for viewing one spreadsheet I had, but it was impossible to a view a document. The more recent optimized version does allow this functionality correctly.

Comment 1

[Jason Smith [:jsmith]]

Attachment: Google Docs Stock Browser

Comment 2

[Jason Smith [:jsmith]]

Attachment: Google Docs Fennec Native

Comment 3

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

The universal extra tools bar as seen in the first screenshot sounds like a global include (bug 780896 for Google). Otherwise, the sites seem the same here minus the bar.

Comment 4

[Sunil]

Is any proactive work being done to fix this kind of problems? Is there something Firefox can do, say start supporting webkit prefix CSS properties to alleviate the problem? 

I understand that's not the right long term approach, but from user's viewpoint, if some of the popular web apps are broken in Firefox on Android (and Firefox OS down the road), they might stop using Firefox now and then it might be too late to get them back.

Comment 6

[Lawrence Mandel [:lmandel] (use needinfo)]

Mozilla is in frequent contact with Google about the outstanding issues with Google properties. Unfortunately, any hack to try and resolve issues like this bug will typically require a combination of UA spoofing, -webkit prefix property aliasing, and, in some cases, JS fixes. This is not a trivial nor robust solution.

Comment 7

[Sunil]

I understand the viewpoint, but don't you think the Mozilla has more to loose in Firefox adoption on Android and Firefox OS then Google?

Hoping Mozilla does something for compatibility with mobile web besides evangelizing with the site providers, as that's a long drawn out process.

Likely this is not the forum for this kind of discussion, so I'll stop here.

Comment 8

[Karl Dubost💡 :karlcow]

Oh love. 
http://docs.google.com/
Receiving the mobile form (good)
Entering the account and password.
Getting into an infinite redirection loop.

Comment 9

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

Problem since last month :( ?

I saw bug 947780 filed this weekend.

Comment 10

[Karl Dubost💡 :karlcow]

So this is not solved. It doesn't seem to be a temporary mistake. 
I have contacted Alex.

Comment 11

[Hallvord R. M. Steen [:hallvors]]

Loops indeed - though oddly enough only on the real device. When I spoof as Firefox for Android on desktop I didn't see the loop..?!

Comment 12

[Karl Dubost💡 :karlcow]

This seems to be solved to me.