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runtime.onBrowserUpdateAvailable

Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.

Fired when an update for the browser is available, but it isn't installed immediately because a browser restart is required.

Syntax

browser.runtime.onBrowserUpdateAvailable.addListener(listener)
browser.runtime.onBrowserUpdateAvailable.removeListener(listener)
browser.runtime.onBrowserUpdateAvailable.hasListener(listener)

Events have three functions:

addListener(callback): Adds a listener to this event.
removeListener(listener): Stop listening to this event. The listener argument is the listener to remove.
hasListener(listener): Checks whether a listener is registered for this event. Returns true if it is listening, false otherwise.

addListener syntax

Parameters

function: A callback function that will be called when this event occurs.

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet
`onBrowserUpdateAvailable`	27	79	No	?	15	No	?	?	No	?	?	?

Examples

Listen for this event:

function handleBrowserUpdateAvailable() {
  // handle event
}

browser.runtime.onBrowserUpdateAvailable.addListener(handleBrowserUpdateAvailable);

Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.runtime API. This documentation is derived from runtime.json in the Chromium code.

Microsoft Edge compatibility data is supplied by Microsoft Corporation and is included here under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/runtime/onBrowserUpdateAvailable