Cannot create a profile in Mullvad Browser

[alpo]

Which version of floccus are you using?

5.0.6

Sync method

WebDAV

Which browser are you using? In case you are using the phone App, specify the Android or iOS version and device please.

Mullvad Browser 13.0.7 (based on Mozilla Firefox 115.6.0esr)

Which version of Nextcloud Bookmarks are you using? (if relevant)

No response

Which version of Nextcloud? (if relevant)

No response

What kind of WebDAV server are you using? (if relevant)

Caddy

Describe the Bug

When I enter the WebDAV URL, user name and password and press the CONTINUE button I got a red message "Cannot request origin permission for *://*/* since it was not declared in the manifest" under the URL.

Expected Behavior

Profile creation continues.

To Reproduce

Press the "NEW PROFILE" button.

Debug log provided

• I have provided a debug log file

[github-actions]

Hello 👋

Thank you for taking the time to open this issue with floccus. I know it's frustrating when software
causes problems. You have made the right choice to come here and open an issue to make sure your problem gets looked at
and if possible solved.
I'm Marcel and I created floccus and have been maintaining it ever since.
I currently work for Nextcloud which leaves me with less time for side projects like this one
than I used to have.
I still try to answer all issues and if possible fix all bugs here, but it sometimes takes a while until I get to it.
Until then, please be patient.
Note also that GitHub is a place where people meet to make software better together. Nobody here is under any obligation
to help you, solve your problems or deliver on any expectations or demands you may have, but if enough people come together we can
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Thus, if you can, you could also have a look at other issues to see whether you can help other people with your knowledge
and experience. If you have coding experience it would also be awesome if you could step up to dive into the code and
try to fix the odd bug yourself. Everyone will be thankful for extra helping hands!
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to twitter or somewhere else. But this is a technical issue tracker, so please make sure to
focus on the tech and keep your opinions to yourself.

I look forward to working with you on this issue
Cheers 💙

[alpo]

@marcelklehr not fixed in 5.0.8. The same behavior.

[marcelklehr]

This should be fixed in v5.0.9

[alpo]

The same behavior for v5.0.9

[marcelklehr]

Then it's likely a Mullvad issue

[alpo]

Do you test your add-on in Tor Browser? The Mullvad Browser and Tor Browser are essentially the same build of the Firefox, but the MB does not include Tor.

[marcelklehr]

Do you test your add-on in Tor Browser?

I do not

[ruihildt]

Quickly parsing the manifest, it seems the floccus webextension relies on service workers.

Service workers are not currently not working in Private Browsing Mode (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1320796), which Mullvad Browser uses by default.

[bhlevca]

I don't think that this issue is a private browsing mode issue. You can disable that in Mulvadd browser and you get the exact same problem. I experimented with various settings in the browser including disabling all the security features that could be disables and I could not make it work. There may be a JavaScript issue, but I don't know what floccus does. In any case Trying Google bookmarks is frozen completely like it happened in 5.0.6 in Firefox. Marcel Fixed something then for Firefox, perhaps this issue is related.

[supercoolspy]

Not fixed in librewolf either

[ruihildt]

If it's not private browsing mode, it's likely to be some RFP (Resist Fingerprinting) settings. I don't have the time to look further into it right now though.

[bhlevca]

If it's not private browsing mode, it's likely to be some RFP (Resist Fingerprinting) settings. I don't have the time to look further into it right now though.

you are probably right

[MangoCubes]

One thing I noticed is that the syncing works if it is imported instead of creating the profile directly in the Mullvad browser. So a workaround is to create a profile in Firefox, export it, and import it in Mullvad browser. Settings can be updated in the browser after you import it. Only minor issue is that the "Last synchronized" message does not update whilst the add-on screen is open, so it looks like nothing is happening when you manually trigger synchronisation.

Oh, and don't forget to turn on auto-sync after importing it, it looks like they are disabled by default.

[bhlevca]

Thanks for the update. It is interesting that it goes around the Google authentication, which does not work in Mullvad.
It worked for me. Thanks

[marcelklehr]

the syncing works if it is imported instead of creating the profile directly in the Mullvad browser.

This was the clue. Should be fixed with the next release.