# Firefox Developer Edition - beta channel

**URL:** <https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/firefox-developer-edition-beta-channel/3275>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [August 16, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/firefox-developer-edition-beta-channel/3275 "2015-08-16T19:22:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![cbaker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/discourse.mozilla.org/cbaker/32/2975_2.png) [@cbaker](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/cbaker)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/firefox-developer-edition-beta-channel/3275/1 "2015-08-16T19:22:49Z")

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I am currently running Fx Dev Edition 42.0a2 (2015-08-16). It updated today. In fact, it updates _every_ day like I am on the nightly channel. I don’t want to develop my extensions with the “bleeding edge” Fx version - it’s too unstable. How can I change to the ‘beta’ channel and get updates only every six weeks or so?

I’ve already changed the pref _app.update.channel_ from ‘aurora’ to ‘beta’ but it doesn’t seem to make a difference. In fact, it changes back to ‘aurora’ after every update.

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**Author:** ![TheOne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/discourse.mozilla.org/theone/32/49872_2.png) [@TheOne](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/TheOne)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 7:42pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/firefox-developer-edition-beta-channel/3275/2 "2015-08-16T19:42:32Z")

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You can get support at [http://support.mozilla.org](http://support.mozilla.org)

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**Author:** ![noitidart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9f8e36/32.png) [@noitidart](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/noitidart)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 10:08pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/firefox-developer-edition-beta-channel/3275/3 "2015-08-17T22:08:00Z")

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Nightly has download page here: [https://nightly.mozilla.org/](https://nightly.mozilla.org/)

So I’m thinking beta and dev should have similar. Does anyone know it?

Edit; found this: [https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/channel/](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/channel/)

That page should be easier to find.

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**Author:** ![TheOne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/discourse.mozilla.org/theone/32/49872_2.png) [@TheOne](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/TheOne)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/firefox-developer-edition-beta-channel/3275/4 "2015-08-17T22:09:56Z")

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[https://beta.mozilla.org](https://beta.mozilla.org)  
[https://aurora.mozilla.org](https://aurora.mozilla.org)  
😄

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**Author:** ![noitidart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9f8e36/32.png) [@noitidart](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/noitidart)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 10:10pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/firefox-developer-edition-beta-channel/3275/5 "2015-08-17T22:10:45Z")

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Whooops hahahah thanks man!!

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**Author:** ![cbaker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/discourse.mozilla.org/cbaker/32/2975_2.png) [@cbaker](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/cbaker)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 10:27pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/firefox-developer-edition-beta-channel/3275/6 "2015-08-17T22:27:49Z")

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Well, like it or not, it looks like us developers are going to be stuck on the aurora channel as of v42.0.

[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1078299](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1078299)

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**Author:** ![TheOne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/discourse.mozilla.org/theone/32/49872_2.png) [@TheOne](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/TheOne)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 10:36pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/firefox-developer-edition-beta-channel/3275/7 "2015-08-17T22:36:41Z")

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> [@cbaker](#):
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> Well, like it or not, it looks like us developers are going to be stuck on the aurora channel as of v42.0.
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> [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1078299](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1078299)

No. [Add-ons/Extension Signing - MozillaWiki](https://wiki.mozilla.org/Addons/Extension_Signing) says:

> What are my options if I want to install unsigned extensions in Firefox?  
> The Developer Edition and Nightly versions of Firefox will have a setting to disable signature enforcement. There will also be special unbranded versions of Release and Beta that will have this setting, so that add-on developers can work on their add-ons without having to sign every build.

These unbranded builds do not exist yet, but the will be very soon.

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**Author:** ![LA\_MJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/discourse.mozilla.org/la_mj/32/21119_2.png) [@LA\_MJ](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/LA_MJ)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2015, 4:16pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/firefox-developer-edition-beta-channel/3275/8 "2015-08-22T16:16:54Z")

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> [@TheOne](#):
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> These unbranded builds do not exist yet, but the will be very soon.

Is there a bug one can follow?

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**Author:** ![TheOne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/discourse.mozilla.org/theone/32/49872_2.png) [@TheOne](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/TheOne)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2015, 7:41pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/firefox-developer-edition-beta-channel/3275/9 "2015-08-23T19:41:01Z")

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I don’t know of any.