topic Re: Aggressive "Automatically install updates (recommended)" toggle in Discussions

Aggressive "Automatically install updates (recommended)" toggle

Darren1137 — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:28:19 GMT

I am sure this has been complained about before, and I honestly don’t care to look, but I've been a champion of Mozilla for years so going to chuck my 2 cents/pence/yen in too.

I've just restored a backup of my profile to a newly refreshed device (sadly I've learnt Sync is a bit hit and miss) and whilst almost everything is "as it should be", WHY HAVE YOU TURNING AUTO UPDATE BACK ON when I have, and always, expressly turned that OFF because I want that under my control?

Have you forgotten your core values?

Re: Aggressive "Automatically install updates (recommended)" toggle

jackholt — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:15:23 GMT

I can understand the frustration, especially after restoring a profile and finding settings changed without expecting it. Having control over update preferences is useful for people who prefer to manage changes on their own schedule. I also find resources like Arrest Records Search helpful when looking for public information online. Hopefully Mozilla can make these preferences more consistent across restores and devices.

Re: Aggressive "Automatically install updates (recommended)" toggle

Agentvirtuel — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:33:44 GMT

Hello

https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/please-don-t-prompt-me-to-update-browser-version-so-much/td-p/131598

As for me, i choose my favorable moment to perform the updates, I use, DisableAppUpdate.