[3.4.0.22] Some links cannot be opened from email

Bug Reports
#1

REPRODUCIBILITY (% or how often): 100% (but conditional to certain links)
BUILD ID: 3.4.0.22
HARDWARE (Jolla1, Tablet, XA2,…): Xperia 10
UI LANGUAGE: Swedish
REGRESSION: (compared to previous public release: Yes, No, ?): Yes

DESCRIPTION:

Some links cannot be followed/opened externally.
Either nothing happens or the mail goes white

PRECONDITIONS:

Get an html email with some links in it.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE:

  1. Tap link in email

EXPECTED RESULT:

Opens in Browser

ACTUAL RESULT:

In some scenarios nothing happens
In others it looks like embedded web view is trying to navigate away internally, and goes white

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

One such affected link (looks like it tries to navigate away):
<a href="https://www.webhallen.com/se/campaign/8039-Lagerrensning?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=8039_lagerrensning&utm_content=bild&utm_term=vecka_40"><img src="https://images.webhallen.com/files/lagerrensning-nyhetsbrev-488x244.jpg"></a>

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#2

Maybe related?
https://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=1561777&postcount=2774

You would need to ping ancelad as he did not tell what he changed.

#3

I doubt it. I don’t have any patches whatsoever.
Since the email rendering webview thingy was changed in 3.4, when this started, i am much more inclined to think it is related to that.
Or was there some more specific detail you meant?

#4

I observed the same: when clicking a link in the email, sometimes not the browser opens but rather an ill-rendered webview opens in a next screen of the email client.

I would expect that the the link is consistently opend in the brower

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#5

Another observation, but as a sidenote really… Long-press on images and/or things one would have expected to work as links brings up a useless browser-like dialog with no options.

#6

No no. Not really.
It was just the similar end result, no links in mail client working.

#7

On the tablet version 4.2.0.21 this bug still occure (tested with some youtube links) :frowning:.
Fernschreiber app is opened after a short tap :face_with_raised_eyebrow:.
On community port for fp2 a question pop up to ask which app to open (Bowser, Fernschreiber(?), …).
Longpress shows the options copy link and share (which allow to share it with whisperfish, …) on both devices …
I think the Fernschreiber app should also be shown on longtap (and not on short tap :thinking:.

#8

That’s not this bug (which is fixed), but it is reported elsewhere.

#9

Since the WebView has been updated, can this bug report be closed?

#10

Yes.      

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