topic Re: Why so many updates? in Discussions

Why so many updates?

joclark1953 — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 19:23:49 GMT

Is something wrong with the Firefox Team that the browser needs to be updated several times in a week?

Would it not be prudent to let updates accumulate and then proceed with a request for an update? When there is a security update which might result in damage then I can see rolling that particular update out right away.

Re: Why so many updates?

jscher2000 — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 06:43:29 GMT

There is a regular monthly update, and the in-between updates are to fix whoopses that weren't detected in testing or weren't expected to affect very many people (but it turns out they did).

Re: Why so many updates?

reguser — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 04:32:02 GMT

The updates are chronic to the point of assuming firefox is infected and needs uninstalled.

Re: Why so many updates?

joclark1953 — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 15:02:18 GMT

The updates are becoming annoying

Re: Why so many updates?

tedG — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 15:57:26 GMT

I'm done. I came here to share feedback to Firefox devs - I'm switching back to Chrome after years of being a FF user because I get update prompts several times a week and if I don't respond right away, the browser freezes. It may seem like a small factor but it's disruptive and I can lose data + focus.

I would happily PAY for a browser like FF that didn't constantly interrupt my workflow or freeze but I'm sick of this so it's Chrome. I think Firefox forgets that people actually use browsers to work on - I don't want their fancy extra features and complexity - i want stable and fast. I used to value privacy but if it is going to be like the 2022 Firefox, I don't care any more.

Re: Why so many updates?

ingred — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 13:29:15 GMT

They still are 3 years later. Nothing improved, time to switch.