Firefox 56 Not Updating to 56.01 Via Auto Updates

[gugarci]

Firefox 56.01 was released on 10/9 & as of this minute Firefox is telling me Firefox 56 is the latest version. Any reason why is not updating automatically? I know I can update it manually but thinking this version might not be quite ready & it's not being pushed out automatically via auto updates. Now I'm using Firefox 56 x64 bit. Is this the reason it hasn't updated?

[Tony-E]

It's primary aim is updating 32 bit Firefox users to 64 bit if they have 64 bit Windows. Many people don't need to install 56.0.1

[Gingerbread Man]

No vulnerabilities were patched in 56.0.1. According to the release notes, this update only addresses two issues:

1. Block D3D11 when using Intel drivers on Windows 7 systems with partial AVX support (bug 1403353)
2. Users of 32-bit Firefox on 64-bit Windows are migrated to 64-bit Firefox for increased stability and security.

If you're not in either situation, it's of no use to you.

[therube]

(I'll just say that that was not apparent to me, & I would think many would find the situation confusing.)

[gugarci]

Thanks every one.

[James]

Also pretty common for updates to be throttled in staged rollout for new major or minor updates after Release.

For Fx 56.0.1
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Channels/Meetings/2017-10-10#Schedule_Update
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Channels/Meetings/2017-10-12#Schedule_Update

[efox99]

Firefox 56.01 was released on 10/9

I wasn't aware. I tried updating but I'm still on 56.0

[James]

Firefox 56.01 was released on 10/9

I wasn't aware. I tried updating but I'm still on 56.0

Did you read the replies since the OP?. It was not really needed more so since you have 32-bit Windows anyways.

[MarkRH]

Yeah my 32bit install updated to 64bit 56.0.1 and my 64bit install stayed at 56. I should uninstall one of them, redundant.

[Mark12547]

Yeah my 32bit install updated to 64bit 56.0.1 and my 64bit install stayed at 56. I should uninstall one of them, redundant.

If you really want a 32-bit build, you can download the full 56.0.1 installer here: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/

The switch to 64-bit was designed to be a one-time event, specifically the internal updater updating to 56.0.1; but once 56.0.1 (or later) is installed, that one-time event is in the past.

The stub installer will still favor 64-bit builds over 32-bit builds for compatible machines, but the full installer will install what you have downloaded.

[MarkRH]

Since just about no plugins work anymore, the only reason for installing a 32bit version really doesn't exist anymore.