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Forced updates need to stop.

shin0bi272 — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 02:50:47 GMT

My previous post when FF128.0 released was about how the search toolbar no longer let you just hit enter to go to your preferred search homepage. Well I have been dismissing the pop ups on one of my computers since that day to stop it from updating to whatever hot new garbage youve rolled out that still hasnt fixed the search bar. But tonight I loaded up firefox and up its been forced to update. This is why only 7% of the pc users use firefox still. You have got to stop forcing your will onto your users. You are not supposed to be a petty dictatorial bunch... but hey Google no longer uses the motto "dont be evil" so I guess companies change... always for the worse as well. Think I might start using Microsoft Edge because of this.

Re: Forced updates need to stop.

ThePillenwerfer — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 08:58:41 GMT

I agree. What should happen is some sort of box pop up saying a new version is available and asking if you want to install it. If you say No that should be it until the next new version appears.

Mozilla has the slogan "Make Firefox your own" so should live up to it in terms of what version people use and when updating respect users' existing settings.

Sadly forced updates seem pretty universal in browsers and at least Firefox is customisable enough to often be able to mitigate "improvements."

Re: Forced updates need to stop.

comoditybizuser — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:20:26 GMT

horrible hate that duckduckgo is more used than ever

Re: Forced updates need to stop.

Agentvirtuel — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:48:31 GMT

Hello

DisableAppUpdate https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/upgrade-notification-spam/m-p/64080/highlight/true#M22529 for information purposes

By way of other illustration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiWZOm_UX30

Re: Forced updates need to stop.

Agentvirtuel — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:13:45 GMT

Hello

Is it, about, Add the Search bar to your Firefox toolbar
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-search-bar-firefox-toolbar

For information
https://github.com/Endor8/userChrome.js/tree/master/userChrome#direkter-download--firefox-anpassungenzip
https://github.com/alice0775/userChrome.js/tree/master/149
Tested under Firefox 149 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1w_FcAbAiM

Other information
https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/update-149-0-made-searching-more-difficult/td-p/120608