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Field test: inconsistent browser address behaviour

Testing the browser address field / awesome bar / location bar:

Enter "shroud" without quote marks and hit Enter. The browser goes to the expected Google result page.

Enter "youtube" without quote marks and hit Enter. The browser reports an error.

Field test: inconsistent browser address behaviour

Testing the browser address field / awesome bar / location bar:

Enter "shroud" without quote marks and hit Enter. The browser goes to the expected Google result page.

page. Enter "youtube" without quote marks and hit Enter. The browser reports an error.

Google

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Field test: inconsistent browser address behaviour

Testing the browser address field / awesome bar / location bar:

Enter "shroud" without quote marks and hit Enter. The browser goes to the expected Google result page. Enter "youtube" without quote marks and hit Enter. The browser reports an error.

Google

Err

I don't know why the screenshots managed to misorient.

Field test: inconsistent browser address behaviour

Testing the browser address field / awesome bar / location bar:

Enter "shroud" without quote marks and hit Enter. The browser goes to the expected Google result page. Enter "youtube" without quote marks and hit Enter. The browser reports an error.

Google

Err

I don't know why the screenshots managed to misorient.

Field test: inconsistent browser address behaviour

Testing the browser address field / awesome bar / location bar:

Enter "shroud" without quote marks and hit Enter. The browser goes to the expected Google result page. Enter "youtube" without quote marks and hit Enter. The browser reports an error.

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I don't know why the screenshots managed to misorient.

Field test: inconsistent browser address behaviour

Testing the browser address field / awesome bar / location bar:field:

Enter "shroud" without quote marks and hit Enter. The browser goes to the expected Google result page. Enter "youtube" or "google" without quote marks and hit tap Enter. The browser reports an error.error. Use "google anything" and it works (no error).

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I don't know why the screenshots managed to misorient.

Field test: inconsistent browser address behaviour

Testing the browser location field:

Enter "shroud" anything without quote marks and hit Enter. The browser goes to the expected Google result page. Enter "youtube" Next, input youtube or "google" without quote marks google or localhost and tap Enter. Enter. The browser reports an error. Use "google anything" and it works (no error).error). Only the error page for localhost might be expected. Are the first two also telling the browser to send them data from a local server instance of some kind, or is the error page simply sufficiently generic to be unhelpful for diagnostics?

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Field test: inconsistent browser address behaviourAddressbar Google single-word service blockage

Testing the browser location field:

Enter anything without quote marks and hit Enter. The browser goes to the expected Google result page. Next, input input: youtube or google or localhost, gmail and tap Tap Enter. The browser reports an error. Use "google anything" and it works (no error). Only the error page for localhost might be expected. Are the first two also telling the browser expected since no web server instances serve port 80 on my Jolla (upgraded to send them data from a local server instance of some kind, or is the error page simply sufficiently generic to be unhelpful for diagnostics?latest release earlier today).

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Addressbar Google particular single-word service services blockage

Testing the browser location field:

Enter anything without quote marks and hit Enter. The browser goes to the expected Google result page. Next, input: youtube or google or localhost, gmail, android and Tap Enter. The browser reports an error. Use "google anything" and it works (no error). Only the error page for localhost might be expected since no web server instances serve port 80 on my Jolla (upgraded to latest release earlier today).today). This seems careless. I realise this is not a show-stopper, so point me to the right general area of code in the source and I'll see about proposing a fix, if relevant source is on a github or another repository.

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Addressbar Google particular single-word services blockage

Testing the browser location field:

Enter anything without quote marks and hit Enter. The browser goes to the expected Google result page. Next, input: youtube or google or localhost, or gmail, or android and Tap Enter. The browser reports an error. Use "google anything" (no quotes) and it works (no error). Only the error page for localhost might be expected since no local (on-device) web server instances serve port 80 on my Jolla (upgraded to latest release earlier today). This seems careless. I realise this is not a show-stopper, so point me please link to the right general area of code in the source and I'll see about proposing a fix, if relevant source is on a github or another repository.

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Addressbar Addressbar: specific Google particular single-word keyword services blockageblocked

Testing the browser location field:

Enter anything without quote marks and hit Enter. The browser goes to the expected Google result page. Next, input: input:

youtube or google or localhost or gmail or android and .

Tap Enter. The browser reports an error. Use "google anything" (no quotes) and it works (no error). Only the error page for localhost might be expected since no local (on-device) web server instances serve port 80 on my Jolla (upgraded to latest release earlier today). This seems careless. I realise this is not a show-stopper, so please link to the right general area of code in the source and I'll see about proposing a fix, if relevant source is on a github or another repository.

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Addressbar: specific Google keyword services blocked

Testing the browser location field:

Enter anything without quote marks and hit Enter. The browser goes to the expected Google result page. Next, input:

youtube or google or localhost or gmail or android or goo or gle or goog.

Tap Enter. The browser reports an error. Use "google anything" (no quotes) and it works (no error). Only the error page for localhost might be expected since no local (on-device) web server instances serve port 80 on my Jolla (upgraded to latest release earlier today). This seems careless. Has some regex in the code been allowed astray? I realise this is not a show-stopper, so please link to the right general area of code in the source and I'll see about proposing a fix, if relevant source is on a github or another repository.

GoogleErr

Addressbar: specific Google keyword services blocked

Testing the browser location field:

Enter anything without quote marks and hit Enter. The browser goes to the expected Google result page. Next, input:

youtube or google or localhost or gmail or android or goo or gle or goog.

Tap Enter. The browser reports an error. Use "google anything" (no quotes) and it works (no error). Only the error page for localhost might be expected since no local (on-device) web server instances serve port 80 on my Jolla (upgraded to latest release earlier today). This seems careless.

The symptoms remain after closing the browser and clearing the browser history (I did not power cycle the phone off-on). Has some regex in the code been allowed astray? I realise this is not a show-stopper, so please link to the right general area of code in the source and I'll see about proposing a fix, if relevant source is on a github or another repository.

GoogleErr

Addressbar: specific Google keyword services blocked

Testing the browser location field:

Enter anything without quote marks and hit Enter. The browser goes to the expected Google result page. Next, input:

youtube or google or localhost or gmail or android or goo or gle or goog.

Tap Enter. The browser reports an error. Use "google anything" (no quotes) and it works (no error). Only the error page for localhost might be expected since no local (on-device) web server instances serve port 80 on my Jolla (upgraded to latest release earlier today).

It is the same whether the default search engine is Google or Bing.

This seems careless.

The symptoms remain after closing the browser and clearing the browser history (I did not power cycle the phone off-on). Has some regex in the code been allowed astray? I realise this is not a show-stopper, so please link to the right general area of code in the source and I'll see about proposing a fix, if relevant source is on a github or another repository.

GoogleErr

Addressbar: specific Google keyword services blocked

Testing the browser location field:field. Possible source of the problem: https://github.com/sailfishos/sailfish-browser

Enter anything without quote marks and hit Enter. The browser goes to the expected Google result page. Next, input:

youtube or google or localhost or gmail or android or goo or gle or goog.

Tap Enter. The browser reports an error. Use "google anything" (no quotes) and it works (no error). Only the error page for localhost might be expected since no local (on-device) web server instances serve port 80 on my Jolla (upgraded to latest release earlier today).

It is the same whether the default search engine is Google or Bing.

This seems careless.

The symptoms remain after closing the browser and clearing the browser history (I did not power cycle the phone off-on). Has some regex in the code been allowed astray? I realise this is not a show-stopper, so please link to the right general area of code in the source and I'll see about proposing a fix, if relevant source is on a github or another repository.

GoogleErr

Addressbar: specific Google keyword services blocked

Testing the browser location field. Possible source of the problem: https://github.com/sailfishos/sailfish-browser

Enter anything without quote marks and hit Enter. The browser goes to the expected Google result page. Next, input:

youtube or google or localhost or gmail or android or goo or gle or goog.

Tap Enter. The browser reports an error. Use "google anything" (no quotes) and it works (no error). Only the error page for localhost might be expected since no local (on-device) web server instances serve port 80 on my Jolla (upgraded to latest release earlier today).

It is the same whether the default search engine is Google or Bing.

This seems careless.

The symptoms remain after closing the browser and clearing the browser history (I did not power cycle the phone off-on). Has some regex in the code been allowed astray? I realise this is not a show-stopper, so please link to the right general area of code in the source and I'll see about proposing a fix, if relevant source is on a github or another repository.

GoogleErr

Addressbar: specific Google keyword services blocked

Testing the browser location field. Possible source of the problem: https://github.com/sailfishos/sailfish-browser

Enter anything without quote marks and hit Enter. The browser goes to the expected Google result page. Next, input:

youtube or google or localhost or gmail or android or goo or gle or goog.

Tap Enter. The browser reports an error. Use "google anything" (no quotes) and it works (no error). Only the error page for localhost might be expected since no local (on-device) web server instances serve port 80 on my Jolla (upgraded to latest release earlier today).

It is the same whether the default search engine is Google or Bing.

This seems careless.

The symptoms remain after closing the browser and clearing the browser history (I did not power cycle the phone off-on). Has some regex in the code been allowed astray? I realise this is not a show-stopper, so please link to the right general area of code in the source and I'll see about proposing a fix, if relevant source is on a github or another repository.

GoogleErr

Addressbar: specific Google keyword services blocked

Testing the browser location field. Possible source of the problem: https://github.com/sailfishos/sailfish-browser

Enter anything without quote marks and hit Enter. The browser goes to the expected Google result page. Next, input:

youtube or google or localhost or gmail or android or goo or gle or goog.

Tap Enter. The browser reports an error. Use "google anything" (no quotes) and it works (no error). Only the error page for localhost might be expected since no local (on-device) web server instances serve port 80 on my Jolla (upgraded to latest release earlier today).

It is the same whether the default search engine is Google or Bing.

This seems careless.

The symptoms remain after closing the browser and clearing the browser history (I did not power cycle the phone off-on). Has some regex in the code been allowed astray? I realise this is not a show-stopper, so please link to the right general area of code in the source and I'll see about proposing a fix, if relevant source is on a github or another repository.

GoogleErr

Addressbar: specific Google keyword services blocked

Testing tl;dr Faking 404.

Test the browser location field. Possible source of the problem: https://github.com/sailfishos/sailfish-browser

Enter anything without quote marks and hit Enter. The browser goes to the expected Google result page. Next, input:

youtube or google or localhost or gmail or android or goo or gle or goog.

Tap Enter. The browser reports an error. Use "google anything" (no quotes) and it works (no error). Only the error page for localhost might be expected since no local (on-device) web server instances serve port 80 on my Jolla (upgraded to latest release earlier today).

It is the same whether the default search engine is Google or Bing.

This seems careless.

The symptoms remain after closing the browser and clearing the browser history (I did not power cycle the phone off-on). Has some regex in the code been allowed astray? I realise this is not a show-stopper, so please link to the right general area of code in the source and I'll see about proposing a fix, if relevant source is on a github or another repository.

GoogleErr

Addressbar: specific Google keyword services blocked

tl;dr Faking Custom fake 404.

Test the browser location field. Possible source of the problem: https://github.com/sailfishos/sailfish-browser

Enter anything without quote marks and hit Enter. The browser goes to the expected Google result page. Next, input:

youtube or google or localhost or gmail or android or goo or gle or goog.

Tap Enter. The browser reports an error. Use "google anything" (no quotes) and it works (no error). Only the error page for localhost might be expected since no local (on-device) web server instances serve port 80 on my Jolla (upgraded to latest release earlier today).

It is the same whether the default search engine is Google or Bing.

This seems careless.

The symptoms remain after closing the browser and clearing the browser history (I did not power cycle the phone off-on). Has some regex in the code been allowed astray? I realise this is not a show-stopper, so please link to the right general area of code in the source and I'll see about proposing a fix, if relevant source is on a github or another repository.

GoogleErr

Addressbar: specific Google keyword services blocked

tl;dr Custom fake 404Custom/fake Error page.

Test the browser location field. Possible source of the problem: https://github.com/sailfishos/sailfish-browser

Enter anything without quote marks and hit Enter. The browser goes to the expected Google result page. Next, input:

youtube or google or localhost or gmail or android or goo or gle or goog.

Tap Enter. The browser reports an error. Use "google anything" (no quotes) and it works (no error). Only the error page for localhost might be expected since no local (on-device) web server instances serve port 80 on my Jolla (upgraded to latest release earlier today).

It is the same whether the default search engine is Google or Bing.

This seems careless.

The symptoms remain after closing the browser and clearing the browser history (I did not power cycle the phone off-on). Has some regex in the code been allowed astray? I realise this is not a show-stopper, so please link to the right general area of code in the source and I'll see about proposing a fix, if relevant source is on a github or another repository.

GoogleErr

Addressbar: specific Google keyword services blocked

tl;dr Custom/fake Error page.

Test the browser location field. Possible source of the problem: https://github.com/sailfishos/sailfish-browser

Enter anything without quote marks and hit Enter. The browser goes to the expected Google result page. Next, input:

youtube or google or localhost or gmail or android or goo or gle or goog.

Tap Enter. The browser reports an error. Use "google anything" (no quotes) and it works (no error). Only the error page for localhost might be expected since no local (on-device) web server instances serve port 80 on my Jolla (upgraded to latest release earlier today).

It is the same whether the default search engine is Google or Bing.

This seems careless.

The symptoms remain after closing the browser and clearing the browser history (I did not power cycle the phone off-on). Has some regex in the code been allowed astray? I realise this is not a show-stopper, so please link to the right general area of code in the source and I'll see about proposing a fix, if relevant source is on a github or another repository.

GoogleErr

Addressbar: specific Google keyword services blocked

tl;dr Custom/fake Error page.

Test the browser location field. Possible source of the problem: https://github.com/sailfishos/sailfish-browser

Enter anything without quote marks and hit Enter. The browser goes to the expected Google result page. Next, input:

news or youtube or google or localhost or gmail or android or goo or gle or goog.

Tap Enter. The browser reports an error. Use "google anything" (no quotes) and it works (no error). Only the error page for localhost might be expected since no local (on-device) web server instances serve port 80 on my Jolla (upgraded to latest release earlier today).

It is the same whether the default search engine is Google or Bing.

This seems careless.

The symptoms remain after closing the browser and clearing the browser history (I did not power cycle the phone off-on). Has some regex in the code been allowed astray? I realise this is not a show-stopper, so please link to the right general area of code in the source and I'll see about proposing a fix, if relevant source is on a github or another repository.

GoogleErr