Tom Ritter: > On 27 June 2018 at 12:57, Georg Koppen <[email protected]> wrote: >>> The triangle exclamation is still flashing. I realize at this point >>> it's probably the erroneous 'update available' message. I think we >>> should change whatever needs to be changed so that alpha/newer >>> versions don't report they have an 'update' available. >> >> No, it's not saying you have an update available but rather that the >> version you are using is not recommended (yet). I think the respective >> text on about:tor might be misleading, though. I am fine modifying the >> text as needed but why should we not warn users once they run an >> unrecommended Tor Browser version? What we could do to avoid this >> problem is maybe for the alpha approving the upcoming release earlier? > > Hrm. So flashing because it's not a recommended release makes sense... > > I guess my attitude towards Alphas and Nightlies (especially if Alpha > has it's own Update Channel) is to make Alpha Tor Browser visually and > runtime distinct (different icon, process name, profile dir, etc) from > the release channel of TB; like other browsers do. Then you can tell > people who aren't on the latest Alpha that their version is incorrect; > but the latest Alpha will be correct.
We are telling users who are using the latest alpha that their alpha is correct. But, yes, I agree with the other suggestion. That's #25023. Georg
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