QA/Desktop Firefox/Geolocation/February 2014
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Test
Websites:
- http://whatismyipaddress.com/w3c-geolocation
- http://isithackday.com/hacks/geo/js-location.html
- http://isithackday.com/hacks/geo/distance.php
- http://forecast.io/
- https://foursquare.com/
- http://www.rundavoo.com/
- http://html5demos.com/geo
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/
- https://maps.google.com/
Instructions:
- Load the above websites with an active wifi connection
- Share your location
- Reload the page and share your location again
- Reload the page and share your location again
- Report PASS if you get a location, FAIL if you do not or some error occurs
- Do not worry about inconsistent or inaccurate results
Results
Wifi
Platform | 25.0.1 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 28.0b3 | 29.0a2 | 30.0a1 |
Windows XP | [AT RISK] PASS | [AT RISK] PASS | [AT RISK] PASS | [AT RISK] PASS | [AT RISK] PASS | [AT RISK] PASS |
Windows Vista | [AT RISK] PASS | [AT RISK] PASS | [AT RISK] FAIL | [AT RISK] FAIL | [AT RISK] FAIL | [AT RISK] FAIL |
Windows 7.0 64-bit | [AT RISK] PASS | [AT RISK] PASS | [AT RISK] FAIL | [AT RISK] FAIL | [AT RISK] FAIL | [AT RISK] FAIL |
Windows 8.0 64-bit | PASS | FAIL | FAIL | PASS | FAIL | FAIL |
Windows 8.1 64-bit | [AT RISK] PASS | [AT RISK] FAIL | [AT RISK] FAIL | FAIL | [AT RISK] FAIL | [AT RISK] FAIL |
Mac OSX 10.6 | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
Mac OSX 10.7 | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
Mac OSX 10.8 | PASS | PASS | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL |
Mac OSX 10.9 | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
Mac OSX 10.9 (32-bit mode) | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
Ubuntu 13.10 32-bit | [AT RISK] PASS | [AT RISK] PASS | [AT RISK] PASS | [AT RISK] PASS | [AT RISK] PASS | [AT RISK] PASS |
Ubuntu 13.10 64-bit | [AT RISK] PASS | [AT RISK] PASS | [AT RISK] PASS | [AT RISK] PASS | [AT RISK] PASS | [AT RISK] PASS |
geo.wifi.logging.enabled
Platform | 25.0.1 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 28.0b3 | 29.0a2 | 30.0a1 |
Windows 8 64-bit | PASS | FAIL | FAIL | PASS | FAIL | FAIL |
Mac OSX 10.8 | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
Ubuntu 13.10 | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
- Detailed Results
- for all the FAIL results - the geolocation pop-up didn't show up on any of the websites
Issues
When reporting an issue be sure to include the platform, Firefox version, website, a detailed description of the issue with steps to reproduce, and your name so we can follow up.
Paul Silaghi testing results:
- Win Vista
- FF 27, 29, 30
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/ - geolocation doesn't work for any of the pages
- FF 27, 29, 30
- Win 7 64-bit
- FF 27
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/position.html displays timeout
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/wifi-watch.html displays blank after sharing the geolocation
- FF 27
- FF 28b2
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/wifi-watch.html displays blank after sharing the geolocation
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/wifi.html displays blank after sharing the geolocation
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/ - geolocation doesn't work for any of the pages after reloading
- FF 28b2
- FF 29.0a2
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/ - geolocation doesn't work for any of the pages
- FF 29.0a2
- FF 30.0a1
- http://www.rundavoo.com/ - clicking in the "Where" field doesn't suggest a location from my area
- http://html5demos.com/geo - geolocation doesn't work after sharing
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/ - geolocation doesn't work for any of the pages
- FF 30.0a1
- Win 8 64-bit
- FF 30.0a1
- the geolocation pop-up doesn't show up for any of the pages
- FF 30.0a1
- Win 8.1 64-bit
- FF 26, 27, 29, 30
- the geolocation pop-up doesn't show up for any of the pages
- FF 26, 27, 29, 30
- Mac OS X 10.8
- FF 27
- http://isithackday.com/hacks/geo/distance.php - geolocation doesn't work after sharing
- http://html5demos.com/geo - geolocation doesn't work after sharing
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/ - geolocation doesn't work for any of the pages after reloading
- http://www.rundavoo.com/ - clicking in the "Where" field doesn't suggest a location from my area
- FF 27
- FF 28b2
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/wifi-watch.html displays blank after sharing the geolocation
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/wifi.html displays blank after sharing the geolocation
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/ - geolocation doesn't work for any of the pages after reloading
- http://www.rundavoo.com/ - clicking in the "Where" field doesn't suggest a location from my area
- FF 28b2
- FF 29.0a2
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/position.html displays timeout
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/wifi.html displays blank after sharing the geolocation
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/ - geolocation doesn't work for any of the pages after reloading
- http://www.rundavoo.com/ - clicking in the "Where" field doesn't suggest a location from my area
- FF 29.0a2
- FF 30.0a1
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/position.html displays timeout
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/wifi-watch.html displays blank after sharing the geolocation
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/wifi.html displays blank after sharing the geolocation
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/ - geolocation doesn't work for any of the pages after reloading
- FF 30.0a1
Andrei Vaida testing results:
- Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit (Surface Pro 2, Wi-Fi enabled)
- http://www.rundavoo.com/ -- clicking in the "Where" field doesn't suggest a location from my area, manual location input is required
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/position.html -- "Position acquisition timed out" error message is displayed after sharing location (reproduces intermittently)
- STR: the first time when the doorhanger asking for location access is displayed, click somewhere on the page (but not on the doorhanger) then allow the access to your location by clicking on the GPS icon available in the location bar
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/wifi-watch.html
- a blank page is displayed the first time the page is accessed with the location shared
- on a second attempt, geolocation works, but the iframe that should've displayed the associated google map is blank (the same with Chrome)
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/wifi.html
- a blank page is displayed the first time the page is accessed with the location shared
- on a second attempt, geolocation works, but the iframe that should've displayed the associated google map is blank (the same with Chrome)
- https://maps.google.com/ -- the first attempt of determining current location states "Your location could not be determined", the second attempt is successful
Note: the issues displayed above were encountered on both Desktop and Metro modes.
Bogdan Maris testing results:
- Mac OS X 10.9.1 (32-bit and 64-bit)
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/wifi-watch.html
- Iframe that should've displayed the associated google map is blank (same with Chrome)
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/wifi.html
- Iframe that should've displayed the associated google map is blank (same with Chrome)
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/wifi-watch.html
- Windows XP 32-bit
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/wifi-watch.html
- Iframe that should've displayed the associated google map is blank (same with Chrome)
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/wifi.html
- Iframe that should've displayed the associated google map is blank (same with Chrome)
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/wifi-watch.html
Manuela Muntean testing results:
- Windows 8 64-bit (both Desktop and Metro mode on Dell XPS 12 ultrabook)
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/wifi-watch.html
- Iframe that should've displayed the associated google map is blank (same with Chrome)
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/wifi.html
- Iframe that should've displayed the associated google map is blank (same with Chrome)
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/wifi-watch.html
- Ubuntu 13.10 32-bit and 64-bit
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/wifi-watch.html
- Iframe that should've displayed the associated google map is blank (same with Chrome)
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/wifi.html
- Iframe that should've displayed the associated google map is blank (same with Chrome)
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/wifi-watch.html
Petruta Rasa testing results:
- Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/wifi-watch.html
- Iframe that should've displayed the associated google map is blank (same with Chrome)
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/wifi.html
- Iframe that should've displayed the associated google map is blank (same with Chrome)
- http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation/wifi-watch.html
- Windows Vista
- Intermittently, the Share location notification is not displayed (reproduced on one machine for all websites)
- There are no results (location-based generated data) for http://mozqa.com/data/firefox/geolocation and http://html5demos.com/geo websites. From this point, the previous websites for which the geolocation worked, doesn't display the results either.