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The setting "Auto Open DevTools for popups" is ignored

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#39,597 opened on Jul 6, 2024

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Description

Description

There is the setting to automaticaly open the DevTools with new windows/tabs: image This setting is ignored, new windows/tabs always open without the devtools open, so ther is impossible to capture the initial communication after the popups of the applications occur even as the new tab or as a new window. The problem is in all public or private windows/tabs

Steps to reproduce

  1. enable the setting "Auto open DevTools for popups" (see the uploaded picture)
  2. open any tab or new window or let any application do the popup
  3. the new opened window/tab has not the DevTools active

Actual result

New tab/window has not the dev popup active

Expected result

The DevTools should be active in every new window/tab which is opened

Reproduces how often

Easily reproduced

Brave version (brave://version info)

Version 1.67.123 Chromium: 126.0.6478.126 (Official Build) (64-bit) OS: Debian Linux Bookworm in current updates (12.6)

Channel information

  • release (stable)
  • beta
  • nightly

Reproducibility

  • with Brave Shields disabled
  • with Brave Rewards disabled
  • in the latest version of Chrome

Miscellaneous information

I did not test the restart of Brave after activation, since it has not meaning. It has to work always immediatelly - after the given option is clicked on, DevTools should start for every new tab/window, after the checkbox is unchecked, DevTools should not be started for new windows/tabs.

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