Why can’t the devs have it update in the background or on next startup? I was in the middle of my work when I got this. Now I need to close everything and go through all the logins and 2FA again. 😡

Chrome is much better at this, hands down. It has never interrupted me the way Firefox does during updates.

  • dubs
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    I use it on both Windows and Mac, I’ve never seen this o.o

      • @[email protected]
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        In my experience - having 2 different instances (e.g. if you want 2 icons on the taskbar) and one having updated.

        • El Barto
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          511 months ago

          Yup! Two different profiles running at the same time. As soon as I update one, I’ll update the other one as well to avoid this.

          Though whenever I forget, it’s a pain!!

          I think this could be handled differently. Interrupting the user’s work half-way through is such a bad, bad form.

          • @[email protected]
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            11 months ago

            I hate the way paint.net does it. It tells you there’s an update and that it can do it after you close the program. Cool! So I finish what I’m doing, close paint.net, it updates and then it automatically starts up again. Why? I just closed you, you dummy!

            • El Barto
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              211 months ago

              Interesting! It’s been ages since last time I used paint.net on a daily basis. Yeah, that would get on my nerves after a while too.

    • Ben
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      -811 months ago

      Yup, this is called ‘User Error’. User messes it up, User blames the software.

      • @Takumidesh
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        311 months ago

        Does Firefox communicate this to the user?

        • Ben
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          It’s very clearly communicated when you install and set it up.

          • × Allow Firefox to automatically install updates (recommended)
          • ✔ Check for updates but let you choose to install them.
          • × Use a background service to install updates.
          • @Takumidesh
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            111 months ago

            A) this doesn’t explain which options will cause workflow halts for updates. B) your own example shows you selecting the non standard option.