[tbb-bugs] #32418 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Torbrowser tells on every start, that it can't update although it is newest

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#32418: Torbrowser tells on every start, that it can't update although it is newest
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 Reporter:  Yeti                      |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  needs_information
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-update                |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by boklm):

 Replying to [comment:4 mcs]:
 > Tor Browser team: Do we want to provide a way to disable the update
 check, e.g., by re-implementing support for the old `app.update.enabled`
 pref? We would need to ensure that that pref is checked very early; for
 example, the UpdateService JS constructor calls a getter that causes the
 file system permission fix to be attempted on Windows, which would trigger
 the "manual update required" prompt. Mozilla removed the capability for
 users to disable the update check because they do not want users to run
 outdated browsers.

 In the blog comments there were a few people unhappy about not having an
 easy way to disable updates. In some cases it can be useful to have a way
 to disable the updater, so I think having support for the
 `app.update.enabled` pref would be nice.

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