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[Bug 1525937] [NEW] Clearing browsing history while a new tab view is open crashes the browser

 

Public bug reported:

This happens on phones and on desktop while in narrow mode, wide mode is
unaffected.

Steps to reproduce:
 - open a new tab, verify that there are top sites displayed (in a grid in the bottom half of the page)
 - open the settings from the drawer menu, go to "Privacy & permissions", tap "Clear Browsing History"
 - a confirmation dialog shows up, confirm

Expected result: the navigation history is cleared, and the user is back
on the "Privacy & permissions" settings screen

Current result: the browser crashes. See attached backtrace.

** Affects: webbrowser-app (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Clearing browsing history while a new tab view is open crashes the
  browser

Status in webbrowser-app package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  This happens on phones and on desktop while in narrow mode, wide mode
  is unaffected.

  Steps to reproduce:
   - open a new tab, verify that there are top sites displayed (in a grid in the bottom half of the page)
   - open the settings from the drawer menu, go to "Privacy & permissions", tap "Clear Browsing History"
   - a confirmation dialog shows up, confirm

  Expected result: the navigation history is cleared, and the user is
  back on the "Privacy & permissions" settings screen

  Current result: the browser crashes. See attached backtrace.

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