Firefox 12 Puts an End to Annoying Updates

24.04.2012
Mozilla's 12 browser made its official debut on Tuesday, featuring a nearly silent update process as one of its most important new features.

"We put a lot of work into making the easier," explained the official on the Mozilla Blog on Tuesday.

From now on, "once a user gives explicit permission to Firefox on their first installation, they will not be prompted again for subsequent releases," Mozilla says.

'You Put Your Trust in Firefox'

Firefox for Windows achieves this simplified process by removing the user account control dialog (UAC) pop-up that has traditionally required explicit user permission for each update. There's no adverse effect on system security, Mozilla said, but there is a great benefit in terms of fewer interruptions for users.

"From a user perspective the repeated prompting is unnecessary because the first time that you accept the prompt you indicate that you put your trust in Firefox," Firefox Engineering Program Manager Lawrence Mandel explained in a back in February. "After you have granted Firefox permission to update, it should continue to be able to update future versions of Firefox without prompting you again."