The browser Firefox is experimenting with a feature that turns it into the default browser on Windows, at the time of download. Thus, it is ahead of Chrome or Edge, which try to convince us later.
For a browser developer, having a user download and install your product is the first step, but it is not the most important. What they are really looking for is to become the default browser.
The default browser is the one that opens by default when you tap on a linkthat is why it is so important to occupy this position, because it guarantees that it will be the most used on that device.
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It is a decision that the user must make, and is usually done during the configuration of the browser, or the first time it is run. Firefox wants you to grab it during product download.
As you have discovered Windows ReportMozilla is experimenting with a new Firefox installation method, which is not available to everyone. It is only activated with certain users.
When you try to download Firefox from the official website, a window appears where three options are marked by default: Pin Firefox to the taskbar, Set Firefox as default browser, and Import from the previous browser.
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There is a button to continue, and another to skip this step. You can also check or uncheck whatever you want.
If you proceed with the default options, Firefox will be installed and set as the default browser on Windows. This is possible because Windows has a function set_default_browserwhich can be activated from an authorized application, such as in Firefox.
Mozilla has explained that it is an experiment that will only be offered to a limited number of people, to see if this system manages to increase the percentage of users who make Firefox their default browser.
Actually, from the user’s point of view, it doesn’t matter much that you have to choose whether the browser you install becomes the default before, during, or after installation. It is a decision that you must make yes or yes.
The controversy centers on the way Mozilla does itmarking the default browser option by default, and camouflaging it a little in the middle of the other two options. In other browsers it is a question, not a default flag.
The Firefox browser wants to be the default browser from the download itself. Is there too much anxiety among developers for the user to check this option?
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Tags: Browsers, Windows 11, Mozilla Firefox