Closed Bug 664948 Opened 13 years ago Closed 13 years ago

upgrading should check the compatibility of plugins BEFORE upgrading

Categories

(Firefox :: Extension Compatibility, defect)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
Extension Compatibility
Version:
3.6 Branch
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
minor

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 468072

People

(Reporter: j.shepherd, Unassigned)

Details

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.2.17) Gecko/20110422 Ubuntu/10.04 (lucid) Firefox/3.6.17
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.2.17) Gecko/20110422 Ubuntu/10.04 (lucid) Firefox/3.6.17

It would be better if when firefox tells you to upgrade it also checks which extensions / plugins are NOT compatible with the new version. At the moment you only find out after the upgrade, and it you have to downgrade if an extension is not working and essential.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Firefox tells you there is an upgrade available
2. Perform the upgrade
3. Firefox tells you after the upgrade that a plugin / extension is not compatible with the new version

Actual Results:  
Extension doesn't work after upgrade

Expected Results:  
Warned before upgrade that extension will not work after upgrade

Not a huge bug, but a colleague had the idea, and I thought it was worth reporting as a bug. Thanks
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 13 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
Version: unspecified → 3.6 Branch
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