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== Forced Updates ==
== Forced Updates ==


If a UA navigates to a search descriptor served with application/opensearchdescription+xml on the same origin (host+scheme+port) as the updateURL, and the updateURL matches, the UA SHOULD simply update the locally stored version. UAs SHOULD NOT prompt the user for confirmation.
If a UA navigates to a search descriptor served with application/opensearchdescription+xml on the same origin (host+scheme+port) as the updateURL, the UA will download and parse the descriptor file.  If the criteria below are met, the UA should update the local copy transparently.
 
Update Criteria:
 
* The Update URL MUST match exactly.
* If the local copy has a <Version> element, the remote copy must be a newer version.


== Example Search Descriptor with Update support ==
== Example Search Descriptor with Update support ==
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