App.update.channel

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

This article describes the preference app.update.channel. 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 bugs
7 See also

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Background

This preference determines what types of builds auto-updates will look for.

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Possible values and their effects

The type of build you originally downloaded determines the default value of this pref, and is found in channel-prefs.js of the application directory. Software_Update#Update_channels_-_Advanced has more detailed description of these channels.

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