Using the roblox-studio:// protocol to open places you cant edit will say you're editing it on the website

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#1

On Roblox, using the roblox-studio:// protocol on places you cannot edit will make the website display that you are still editing it.

This is a backend API bug with Roblox afaik.

Lets say I opened JailBreak with the protocol. Obviously, it would error out in Roblox Studio because of permission errors.
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However, it will still say I’m editing it until I open a new place in Studio or it times out.
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While there is probably no malicious intent for this, it could make other players think you’re editing a place you’re not.

Reproduction:

  1. Open any place that you cant edit with the protocol:
    roblox-studio://1+launchmode:1/:edit+task:EditPlace+placeId:{id}+universeId
    (Replace {id} with the place id you want to edit
  2. Wait for it to error out
  3. Check your user profile
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#2

I was able to reproduce a similar bug but through the presence API.
I sent in a real name and ID of a game I was editing, and it would return an error (given it probably does not have the proper verification/auth to do that) but would remove that from my status, even if I was actually editing it.

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#3

Thanks for the report! We’ve filed this internally and we’ll follow up here when we have an update for you.

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#4

I am in the process of checking over bug reports and following up on some bugs that haven’t received any activity in a while.
Is this issue still occurring or can you confirm that this bug has been resolved?

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#5

yep, still happening here
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also canned replies go brrr

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#6

Alright. As soon as there is info from the engineers i will pass it on to you.

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