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…keep current settings / apps but disable internet use for this version (you can install another version of firefox for internet) Your version is out of date choose either

I can see reason for it if you use the internet, but what about those who use an older version of firefox and some of its apps for jobs that do not require internet traffic? Wouldn’t it be nicer for firefox to say: Firefox’s ram consumption has slowly crept up to very high levels compared to what it was.īit concerned about the automatic removing apps idea. I think resource use will be a big determining factor in reasons why people don’t upgrade. You can follow the discussion about the update project on Google Groups.

If you are using an older version of Firefox and do not want to be updated or nagged, make sure you have set the update preference to "never check for updates" in the Firefox Options under Advanced > Update. Part of the project tries to analyze why Firefox installations get stuck on a particular version by collecting anonymous update logs from systems on which installations are stuck on an outdated version. If the process is successful, it will be made available for Mac systems as well at a later point in time. The organization will focus its effort son the Windows operating system in this quarter only. Mozilla honors the setting and won't force updates in this case. That's the main reason why a hotfix add-on is being used to notify users about it and deliver the update to those systems, apart from the fact that Mozilla needs information why those applications do not get updated properly.įirefox users who have configured the browser to block updates won't be affected by this. According to Mozilla, between 50% to 70% of users do not know that they are using an outdated version of the browser.