my device: ls-4001
android aosp 5.1
firefox aurora 51.0a2
recently i have download & installed aurora apk from mozilla website. almost every day it gives a notification: "update available for firefox aurora. touch to download."i have disabled automatic updates in aurora.
the aurora apk was 42mb. if i update does it download again 42 mb apk file ?
what might be the location of downloaded apk ?
or by tapping the update notification, does it automatically update the aurora in background ?
what are the file size of updates ?
is there any web interface or mailing list to keep track of updates ?
any help or suggestions please.
when & how to update firefox aurora on android
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Re: when & how to update firefox aurora on android
The Aurora aka developers edition and Nightly channel builds gets checkins almost everyday. As a result there is a update each of those days. On desktop the update is a small patch unless you miss a update (by a .mar file) while on Android it is a .apk. This is the October updates for Aurora and Central which is Nightly. https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mobile/nightly/2016/10/
Release < Beta (b#) < Aurora (a2) < Nightly (a1)
Since you downloaded from Mozilla the updates will be from Mozilla. If you got it through Google Play then I believe the updates will go through the Google Play Store from Mozilla.
Release < Beta (b#) < Aurora (a2) < Nightly (a1)
Since you downloaded from Mozilla the updates will be from Mozilla. If you got it through Google Play then I believe the updates will go through the Google Play Store from Mozilla.
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Re: when & how to update firefox aurora on android
Also, the Play Store might offer incremental updates, whereas for the manual install, you'll definitively have to download the full apk each time.