runtime.onInstalled - does this fire with every browser start?

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I’m confused about the runtime.onInstalled API: runtime.onInstalled - Mozilla | MDN

It says:

Fired when the extension is first installed, when the extension is updated to a new version, and when the browser is updated to a new version.

But in Chrome docs they use it to create context menus: About extension service workers  |  Chrome Extensions  |  Chrome for Developers

So it will fire with every browser start?
If so, then what value will be in the OnInstalledReason?

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I believe the way contextMenu.create works at least in chrome is that items are persisted across restarts for an extension.

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That’s insane :smiley:. I think I’m even more confused now…
Thanks Martin!