Currently, Firefox updates are downloaded in the background and then staged in a directory until the next time the software starts up. When that next time comes, Firefox launches an updater ...

In the near future Mozilla Firefox will utilize Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service, or BITS, to download software updates in the background. This is the first step in the eventual ...

Mozilla today launched Firefox 42 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. Notable additions to the browser include tracking protection, tab audio indicators, and background link opening on Android.

Mozilla's latest update is the last you'll have to worry about thanks to the new, seamless update mechanism. Firefox 15 also cures memory-hogging add-ons and offers web developers some new tools.

The Firefox extension ' Video Background Play Fix ' is a feature that enables background playback when playing YouTube videos on Firefox for smartphones.

The official version of the web browser ' Firefox 131 ' has been released. It now shows previews when you hover over inactive background tabs, and temporary permissions can now last up to an hour.

Current Firefox updating message Sure, silent updating may be more convenient to consumers, the security expert noted, but it will also invite hacker exploitation of the process. “If, as I think ...

Edge users in IT-managed environments will continue to get all updates via established IT-directed channels. Meanwhile, Mozilla is rolling out a new background update process for its browser.

The silent update mechanism, however, has not been welcomed in all quarters, with Philip Lieberman, president of Lieberman Software, warning about the security implications.. Silent updates are not to ...