App.update.idletime

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The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is app.update.idletime.

This article describes the preference app.update.idletime. To add, delete, or modify this preference, you will need to edit your configuration — do not edit this article.

1 Background
2 Possible values and their effects
3 Caveats
4 First checked in
5 Has an effect in
6 Related preferences
7 Related bugs

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Background

When a software update for Firefox becomes available, a dialog box pops up allowing the user to download and install the update. However, this dialog may pop up unexpectedly, causing the user to accidentally accept or cancel the update. To solve this, Firefox now waits until the browser has been left idle for a set amount of time before displaying the dialog. This preference determines how long the browser should be idle before opening the dialog.

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