[tbb-bugs] #25580 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Should Tor Browser auto update for me when it starts and it knows it's out of date?

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#25580: Should Tor Browser auto update for me when it starts and it knows it's out
of date?
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 Reporter:  arma                      |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  ux-team                   |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by mcs):

 A little background info: updates are automatic (unless the user disables
 that behavior by changing preferences). As part of the UX work, we should
 improve feedback so that: (1) we don't ask the user to request an update
 when the browser has already done that for them and (2) so the user knows
 that an update is being downloaded and applied.

 We also need to sort out how to provide an update experience that is
 appropriate for Tor Browser users within the constraints of Firefox's
 implementation. My impression is that in recent versions of Firefox (55
 and newer?) the update notifications are more subtle, at least for some
 period of time. For Tor Browser, we may want to communicate more loudly
 than Firefox does about the fact that an update is pending and that a
 restart is needed.

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