Closed Bug 23117 Opened 25 years ago Closed 19 years ago

Ability to check for new versions automatically

Categories

(Core Graveyard :: Installer: XPInstall Engine, enhancement, P4)

x86
Windows 98
enhancement

Tracking

(Not tracked)

RESOLVED FIXED

People

(Reporter: bugzilla, Assigned: dveditz)

References

Details

(Whiteboard: [xpiprd][smartupdate])

There could be a option that enables Mozilla to check whether a new version of Mozilla has been released. If there is a new version, Mozilla will notify you and give you the option to download the latest version. There should also be a pref to turn off the feature.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 25 years ago
QA Contact: nobody → jimmylee
Resolution: --- → LATER
An auto-update feature has been under discussion for several years. If you'd like to help implement one, talk with dougt@netscape.com. QA Assigning to jimmylee and resolving as LATER.
I am working on this.
Status: RESOLVED → REOPENED
assign to me.
Assignee: nobody → dougt
Status: REOPENED → NEW
Target Milestone: M15
adding beta1 keyword and setting m14 checkpoint.
Status: NEW → ASSIGNED
Keywords: beta1
Target Milestone: M15 → M14
Putting on PDT+ radar for beta1. We want this for beta!
Whiteboard: [PDT+]
Cleared the resolution. (Bugzilla no longer supports the idea that an open bug can have any kind of resolution set.)
Resolution: LATER → ---
Um. This is not a beta 1 priority. We specifically decided weeks ago that Update Notifications would not be in for beta 1, but would be for beta 2. Removing beta1 and pdt+ cc'ing leger for tracking purposes.
agreed.
Keywords: beta1
Whiteboard: [PDT+]
Summary: Ability to check for new version automaticlly → [feature]Ability to check for new version automaticlly
Target Milestone: M14 → M16
update notification -> m20 per cathleen@netscape.com.
Assignee: dougt → cathleen
Status: ASSIGNED → NEW
Target Milestone: M16 → M20
update notification bug is cut due to lack of resources and schedule. adding helpwanted to the keywords. We welcome any volunteers to help us working on this feature!
Keywords: helpwanted
Target Milestone: M20 → M30
Parcelling out Cathleen's bugs
Assignee: cathleen → dveditz
Changing fictional "M30" to reality
Target Milestone: M30 → Future
Severity: normal → enhancement
Summary: [feature]Ability to check for new version automaticlly → [RFE] Ability to check for new version automaticlly
Changing to [RFE] instead of [feature], it helps when searching and changing serverity to enhancement
Placeholder for minimal update notification.
Keywords: helpwantednsbeta1
Priority: P3 → --
Target Milestone: Future → ---
Whiteboard: [xpiprd]
Priority: -- → P4
Target Milestone: --- → mozilla0.9
Keywords: nsbeta1nsbeta1-
Target Milestone: mozilla0.9 → ---
Kevin, Looks like we have this bug already for update notifications. Still hoping to see this in for 0.9. Added Smartupdate to status whiteboard.
Whiteboard: [xpiprd] → [xpiprd][smartupdate]
Mozilla counterpoint to Commercial bug http://bugscape.netscape.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3896
Keywords: nsbeta1-nsbeta1+
Out of time on this one.
Keywords: nsbeta1+nsbeta1-
RFE cleanup. RFE is already indicated by the Severity field...Sorry for the spam!
Summary: [RFE] Ability to check for new version automaticlly → Ability to check for new version automaticlly
*** Bug 88958 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
See also bug 51998: create a windowsupdate-like site for getting new versions of the browser, selectively downloading security fixes, downloading approved themes and add-ons, etc.
Summary: Ability to check for new version automaticlly → Ability to check for new versions automatically
No, the Autoupdate bug 88958 is NOT the same as this. Perhaps the "AutoUpdate" name is confusing (a hold over from the 4.x Mission Control kit), but this bug is about telling users when a new version is available, that bug is about network admins being able to force an upgrade remotely on their serfs.
cc sgehani
Status: NEW → ASSIGNED
is this fixed with the new notification?
Any movement on this, this would be a great feature to add for both individual themes, addon's, plugins as well as core system updates.
*** Bug 231177 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Don't we already have Update Notifications for this? Prog.
Product: Browser → Seamonkey
XPInstall
Component: General → Installer: XPInstall Engine
Product: Mozilla Application Suite → Core
As a back-end xpinstall issue this was fixed a long time ago, and even used in Netscape versions ("update notifications"). Firefox went off and did something else entirely in the front end.
Status: ASSIGNED → RESOLVED
Closed: 25 years ago19 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
Product: Core → Core Graveyard
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