Search bar won't accept an URL containing a colon

[zekooooo]

When I input an URL that contains a colon, but omit the protocol ("https://"), for example: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula:_Dead_and_Loving_It, pressing Enter doesn't do anything.

If the URL doesn't contain a : outside the protocol and/or I've input the protocol, the page is normally loaded.

Using Klar 8.4.0 on Android 7.

[lobontiumira]

I can confirm this issue, with a minor difference.
After tapping enter for the en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula:_Dead_and_Loving_It page, the "Open in app" prompt is displayed.
Tapping on Cancel, or Open just dismisses the prompt, and turns the page blank.

Tested on the latest Focus Nightly 100.0a1 from 3/18 with Samsung Galaxy Note 8 (Android 9).

[lobontiumira]

This issue still reproduces on the latest Focus Nightly 104.0a1 from 7/13 with Oppo Reno 6 (Android 12).
After loading en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula:_Dead_and_Loving_It page, the "Open in app" prompt is displayed.
Tapping on Cancel, or Open just dismisses the prompt, and turns the page blank.

Note: Fenix Nightly 104.0a1 opens the page without issues.

[ionutbedregeanu]

Both apps(Fenix and Focus) add a new tab with url = en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula:_Dead_and_Loving_It but the request interceptor receives a diferent value. Fenix receives the url formatted with "https" while Focus receives the url without any changes.Maybe someone else, which has more context, can also take a look.

[ionutbedregeanu]

fun interceptsAppInitiatedRequests() from RequestInterceptor- Thats the difference between Focus and Fenix and that cause this behaviour from Focus
Focus overrides this to true and in Fenix keep it false(default value), but I'm reading the documentation and I'm a bit confused. Shouldn't be also true in Fenix?
@jonalmeida Can you help me with this? Do you have more details?

[mcarare]

This should be rechecked after #7777 is fixed, looking at the last STR it seems to be the same as in #7777.

[rocketsroger]

Looks like this requires some changes from the GeckoView side. I'll take this issue and work on the GeckoView change.

[Mugurell]

Looks like this requires some changes from the GeckoView side. I'll take this issue and work on the GeckoView change.

Maybe you saw already, the difference between Fenix and Focus, why this works on Fenix and not on Focus is again interceptsAppInitiatedRequests() = true - on Fenix it is by default false.

[rocketsroger]

Maybe you saw already, the difference between Fenix and Focus, why this works on Fenix and not on Focus is again interceptsAppInitiatedRequests() = true - on Fenix it is by default false.

Yes, @iorgamgabriel pointed it out when I couldn't figure out the difference. 😅

[cpeterso]

Moved to bugzilla: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1802666

Change performed by the Move to Bugzilla add-on.