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why should i update to a beta version (5), if in the firefox website the firefox 4 is the latest version?

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My version, 4.0.1, asked my to apply the update to version Beta 5. When I look for details on why, I find no information available. I then return to the firefx page where it automatically says that I have the latest version.

My version, 4.0.1, asked my to apply the update to version Beta 5. When I look for details on why, I find no information available. I then return to the firefx page where it automatically says that I have the latest version.

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It is possible that you are still on the beta update channel if you ever installed a Firefox 4 beta version or a release candidate.
You can check that by looking at the pref app.update.channel on the about:config page.
If the value of that pref is beta then it is better to download and install the latest Firefox 4.0.x release.

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Firefox 4.0.1 is the current release version. People who have previously installed a beta version of Firefox 4 are being offered the beta version of Firefox 5. It is up to you if you want to install the beta. Firefox 5 is due to be released on June 21st.

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It is possible that you are still on the beta update channel if you ever installed a Firefox 4 beta version or a release candidate.
You can check that by looking at the pref app.update.channel on the about:config page.
If the value of that pref is beta then it is better to download and install the latest Firefox 4.0.x release.

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Thankx cor-el!

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You're welcome