"Scan QR Code" from quick action to open a new tab

[tomato645]

Problem Description

Currently, when I use "Scan QR Code" on home screen (quick action), the app opens the URL in existing tab.

Feature Overview

Open the URL from the QR code in a new tab.

Design

Implementation Details

Scan QR code in quick action:

Scan QR code in url bar:

User Experience

1. From quick action -> Open URL in new tab
2. From search bar -> Same

Additional information

[soner-yuksel]

@tomato645 this makes sense, I also checked other Browser interaction it is aligned with this behaviour.

[tomato645]

Thank you @soner-yuksel !!!

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Verified on iPhone 14 using version(s):

Device/OS: iPhone 14 / iOS 17.4 Beta
Brave build: 1.63 (161)
BraveCore: 1.63.161 (122.0.6261.57)

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STEPS:

1. Follow the steps from Fix #8594: "Scan QR Code" from quick action to open a new tab #8621 (comment)
2. Verify

ACTUAL RESULTS:

• Verified that the new tab is opened when scanning QR via long tap > Scan QR Code

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