chrome "apps" always crashing on initial startup

[midN]

Description

Opening Authy extension crashes app_mode_loader

Steps to Reproduce

Original STR from user:

   1. Install Authy extension
   2. Open it
   3. Crash report with "app_mode_loader" crash appears

Case #1:

• install https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ledger-manager/beimhnaefocolcplfimocfiaiefpkgbf
• launch Ledger app from brave://apps

Case #2:

• install https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/authy/gaedmjdfmmahhbjefcbgaolhhanlaolb
• launch Authy app from brave://apps

Actual result:

Crash report.
Authy opens anyway, but Crash report appears every time.

Expected result:

No Crash

Reproduces how often:

Every time

Brave version (brave://version info)

Brave: 0.61.51 Chromium: 73.0.3683.75 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Revision: 909ee014fcea6828f9a610e6716145bc0b3ebf4a-refs/branch-heads/3683@{#803}
OS: Mac OS X

[rebron]

cc: @kjozwiak can you reproduce, this might be the web app.

[iamniks]

I am dealing with the same behavior for almost 3 months :( There is also a security issue on MAC as after crash occurs - Problem Reporter is fired up while one is typing password and grabs focus immediately. So I believe a lot of user may have accidentally left their password in problem reporter submitting them to the developer

[bsclifton]

@midN @iamniks can you confirm this works as expected in Chrome/Chromium?

[iamniks]

@bsclifton Yes, works great in Chrome

[kjozwiak]

@iamniks @midN it looks like you can still use the app even though it crashes at startup correct? Just double checking to see if you're seeing the same behaviour. I was able to register a new device and use the app after the initial crash at launch.

@bsclifton it looks like Brave having issues with Apps and not extension. When you download the Authy extension, it basically asks you to install the app which is different from extensions:

https://developer.chrome.com/webstore/apps_vs_extensions

I also reproduced the same issue when attempting to install/launch the Ledger app. Here's two reproducible cases:

Case #1:

• install https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ledger-manager/beimhnaefocolcplfimocfiaiefpkgbf
• launch app from brave://apps

Case #2:

• install https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/authy/gaedmjdfmmahhbjefcbgaolhhanlaolb
• launch app from brave://apps

[kjozwiak]

Probably a P2 as we want to make sure both Extensions & Apps are working within Brave. However, will wait till our triage meeting to set label.

[midN]

Awesome, thanks guys! @kjozwiak .

You don't see lots of big opensource apps moving fast recently.
Try opening an Issue or make a PR contribution in Kubernetes, small % it gets read/reviewed in 2020.

[Brave-Matt]

+1 from reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/brave_browser/comments/b9wu16/authy_extension_crashes_followed_by_complete/

[khaosdoctor]

Having the same problem here. My two apps are Google Keep and Trello, I created both as shortcuts (in the settings section), when I try to open them I get the following screen:

I can confirm that both work perfect on chrome, the problem is that everytime I open one of them, they open chrome...

[iefremov]

can't reproduce closed by mistake

[iefremov]

most probably it is fixed together with #7205