URL: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fexample.com
Browser / Version: Firefox Mobile 107.2.0
Operating System: Android 13
Tested Another Browser: Yes Chrome
Problem type: Site is not usable
Description: Page not loading correctly
Steps to Reproduce:
(I reported a similar issue (115432) yesterday, but it was closed because I reported the wrong url. Sorry about that. This report is a corrected version of that one.)
Any time I try accessing Google webcache for a site using Firefox Mobile, I get redirected to a non-functioning consent-site, in this case https://consent.googleusercontent.com/ml?continue=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search%3Fq%3Dcache%253Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fexample.com&gl=NO&m=1&pc=srp&uxe=none&hl=no&src=1.
I want to be very clear that the compatibility issue isn't that this https://consent.googleusercontent... link isn't working - that's true for any browser. The problem is that on Firefox Mobile or Firefox Mobile beta on Android, any attempt to access any site in Google Webcache will fail, because the site will redirect to the non-functioning consent page. In short, Google Webcache is unusable on Firefox Mobile for Android.
I've tested with clean FF install, and different tracking protection settings. Google Webcache, such as the reported link https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fexample.com, will work just fine in both Chrome and Firefox on Windows, including in firefox when I enable responsive design mode in devTools and set it to Galaxy 20+ Android 11.
A workaround to the issue is to install a User-agent switcher in Firefox mobile beta, and override the user agent to Chrome for Android. The fact that this solution works highlights the fact that Google Webcache has some kind of user-agent-specific logic for Firefox Mobile that makes the service unusable in this browser specifically.
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URL: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fexample.com
Browser / Version: Firefox Mobile 107.2.0
Operating System: Android 13
Tested Another Browser: Yes Chrome
Problem type: Site is not usable
Description: Page not loading correctly
Steps to Reproduce:
(I reported a similar issue (115432) yesterday, but it was closed because I reported the wrong url. Sorry about that. This report is a corrected version of that one.)
Any time I try accessing Google webcache for a site using Firefox Mobile, I get redirected to a non-functioning consent-site, in this case https://consent.googleusercontent.com/ml?continue=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search%3Fq%3Dcache%253Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fexample.com&gl=NO&m=1&pc=srp&uxe=none&hl=no&src=1.
I want to be very clear that the compatibility issue isn't that this https://consent.googleusercontent... link isn't working - that's true for any browser. The problem is that on Firefox Mobile or Firefox Mobile beta on Android, any attempt to access any site in Google Webcache will fail, because the site will redirect to the non-functioning consent page. In short, Google Webcache is unusable on Firefox Mobile for Android.
I've tested with clean FF install, and different tracking protection settings. Google Webcache, such as the reported link https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fexample.com, will work just fine in both Chrome and Firefox on Windows, including in firefox when I enable responsive design mode in devTools and set it to Galaxy 20+ Android 11.
A workaround to the issue is to install a User-agent switcher in Firefox mobile beta, and override the user agent to Chrome for Android. The fact that this solution works highlights the fact that Google Webcache has some kind of user-agent-specific logic for Firefox Mobile that makes the service unusable in this browser specifically.
Browser Configuration
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