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{{FeatureStatus | {{FeatureStatus | ||
|Feature name=Silent Update: Lessen the display of | |Feature name=Silent Update: Lessen the display of pre-shutdown app update UI | ||
|Feature stage=Development | |Feature stage=Development | ||
|Feature status=In progress | |Feature status=In progress | ||
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{{FeaturePageBody | {{FeaturePageBody | ||
|Feature open issues and risks=* AUS will need to be updated (see {{Bug|459972}} for existing work to AUS that has as of yet been completed). | |Feature open issues and risks=* AUS will need to be updated (see {{Bug|459972}} for existing work to AUS that has as of yet been completed). | ||
|Feature overview=To reduce update fatigue, don't display application update notifications | |Feature overview=To reduce update fatigue, don't display application update download and notifications user interface unless necessary. | ||
Twelve hours after an update is downloaded the user is told to restart Firefox by the display of the application update user interface. Instead of always notifying after twelve hours and possibly interrupting the user the notification should only be displayed when it is important for the user to apply the update (e.g. when the update contains an important security fix the user should be notified). From analyzing crashes (questionable source), approximately 15% of users run Firefox longer than 12 hours and would be affected (see {{Bug|659425}} for details). | Twelve hours after an update is downloaded the user is told to restart Firefox by the display of the application update user interface. Instead of always notifying after twelve hours and possibly interrupting the user the notification should only be displayed when it is important for the user to apply the update (e.g. when the update contains an important security fix the user should be notified). From analyzing crashes (questionable source), approximately 15% of users run Firefox longer than 12 hours and would be affected (see {{Bug|659425}} for details). | ||
If there is a pending update it is applied during startup and the updater dialog is displayed. Over the last year there have been several improvements to the updater that have made it apply updates significantly faster. When the update is applied quickly the updater dialog should not be displayed. | If there is a pending update it is applied during startup and the updater dialog is displayed. Over the last year there have been several improvements to the updater that have made it apply updates significantly faster. When the update is applied quickly the updater dialog should not be displayed. (see Feature Page https://wiki.mozilla.org/Silent_Update_updater ) | ||
This feature falls primarily in the '''Experience''' category (from the "Discover, Experience, and Connect" vision statement.) | This feature falls primarily in the '''Experience''' category (from the "Discover, Experience, and Connect" vision statement.) | ||
|Feature users and use cases=* Users that seldom restart Firefox | |Feature users and use cases=* Users that seldom restart Firefox | ||
* Users that use builds that update often when compared to Release builds (Aurora, Nightly) | * Users that use builds that update often when compared to Release builds (Aurora, Nightly) | ||
|Feature requirements=* Needs to lessen the amount of times the user sees user interface associated with an application update | |Feature requirements=* Needs to lessen the amount of times the user sees user interface associated with an application update | ||
* The decision when the notification should be displayed must be controlled remotely (the update xml) and have a default amount of time | * The decision when the notification should be displayed must be controlled remotely (the update xml) and have a default amount of time | ||