Closed Bug 856984 Opened 11 years ago Closed 11 years ago

Uninstalling a web app while it is running and opening it from the shortcut downloads content but does not open the app content

Categories

(Firefox for Android Graveyard :: Web Apps (PWAs), defect)

ARM
Android
defect
Not set
normal

Tracking

(firefox21 affected, firefox22 affected)

RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 847427
Tracking Status
firefox21 --- affected
firefox22 --- affected

People

(Reporter: AdrianT, Unassigned)

Details

Firefox Mobile 21 beta 1/ Nightly 22.0a1 2013-04-01
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (Android 4.1.1)

Steps to reproduce:
1. Open about:apps and install any app
2. Open the WebApp and minimize it
3. Open Firefox and go back to about:apps. Uninstall the WebApp
4. Minimize Firefox and tap on the app's shortcut

Expected results:
At step 3 the WebApp is closed and the shortcut is removed
At step 4 if there is a shortcut the app is reinstalled and works

Actual results:
The shortcut is not removed
When the user reopens the app either a .json or .webapp file is downloaded but the app remains blank and the loading spinner loads continuously. Reinstalling the app fixes the issue but without the reinstall every time the user reopens the WebApp from the shortcut the file is redownloaded but the app is never opened correctly

Note:
This is now a more then likely scenario since apps no longer appear in the recent apps list separate from Firefox - bug 837393
Please see the videocapture: http://youtu.be/UFd89X8SHSs
Summary: Uninstalling a web app while it is running and opening it from the shorcut downloads content but does not open the app content → Uninstalling a web app while it is running and opening it from the shortcut downloads content but does not open the app content
Just a note: We already attempt to remove the shortcut when uninstalling a webapp. Some versions of Android do not support this action. Therefore, the shortcut can remain after an uninstall.

That said, we should not attempt to download anything if you tap on a shortcut of an uninstalled app.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 11 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
tracking-fennec: ? → ---
Product: Firefox for Android → Firefox for Android Graveyard
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