Why can't Firefox find new update when there is one available?
Hello!
For at least a year now, Firefox will try to find an update to the version being used, under 'Help' - 'About Firefox,' and it ALWAYS says "Firefox is up to date." The problem is that there is updated version when I check your website and I always have to update manually, contrary to what is being stated on the version being used.
Is there a way to fix this, so Firefox updates automatically? The option to 'Automatically Install Updates' is and has always been checked along with the other 2 things under the 'Update' tab.
I'm hoping it's nothing sw/hw related on my rig that prevents an automatic update from happening.
Any help is much appreciated!
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Firefox auto-updates are sent out one sector at a time so that if users are having problems, it can be dealt with without compromising every browser.
The current is 49.0.2 Anything above that is a beta test build.
Press the Alt or F10 key to bring up the toolbar. Then Help > About Firefox will tell you what version have and check for updates.
or https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/update-firefox-latest-version
I appreciate the response, but this doesn't explain why it never updates automatically. There have been times where I've had to update manually, as always, to a 2nd iteration of Firefox from the current being used.
Hi !
Would you take a look at this:
www.ghacks.net/2015/07/13/what-you-need-to-do-if-firefox-is-not-updating-anymore-automatically
Sure hope this will answer your question; if not: we will have to keep looking .......