"Check for updates but let you choose to install them" still installs updates in background

nhporter — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 22:16:59 GMT

I am on a 2021 Macbook Pro using MacOS 12.3.1

When I initially installed FireFox, I set autoupdates in settings to "Check for updates but let you choose to install them"

That option has never worked in almost a year of use. I often keep the browser open, with multiple tabs. Firefox will notify me when an update is ready, which I usually dismiss, since the browser is currently in use. At some point later, pages will suddenly stop loading, as if there is no internet connection. Instead, a screen comes up which says that Firefox has updated in the background, and must be restarted to continue using. This completely disrupts whatever work I had been doing, and the only saving grace is that FF can restore a previous session.

Why doesn't this option actually work, and what can I do to absolutely prevent firefox from doing this in the future?

Re: "Check for updates but let you choose to install them" still installs updates in backg

gw1110 — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 17:54:48 GMT

Looks like No one is here to answer Our Questions and Concerns...!!! Maybee it is time to find an Alternative...!!

Re: "Check for updates but let you choose to install them" still installs updates in backg

Wilben — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 04:16:14 GMT

Agree. Restore the previous session doesn't work anymore. They don't respond and don't seem to care.

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