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

Fri Mar 23 15:59:00 UTC 2018

#25580: Torbutton should trigger Tor Browser auto update 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knows it's out of date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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 Reviewer:                            |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 Indeed, the schedule of automatic checks for updates doesn't guarantee
 that Tor Browser starts to check for updates immediately at startup. But
 Torbutton can "force" it to do so when it's clear that Tor Browser is out
 of date.

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