* Release Channel (default)
* Beta Channel
* Firefox Developer Edition (Aurora) Channel
* Nightly Channel
(Firefox)
Which channel you are in is determined by the app.update.channel pref, which can currently will be typically set to ‘release’, ‘beta’ , ‘aurora’ and ‘nightly’. This setting is passed along in the software update URL. A "Channel Manager" extension that offers a UI for managing the channel setting, and preferences such as update frequency etc can be offered to people wishing to join the Beta/Alpha/Nightly channels. Software update URL:https://aus2.mozilla.org/update/3/%PRODUCT%/%VERSION%/%BUILD_ID%/%BUILD_TARGET%/%LOCALE%/%CHANNEL%/%OS_VERSION%/%DISTRIBUTION%/%DISTRIBUTION_VERSION%/update.xml
See [[Software_Update:Checking_For_Updates]] and [[Software_Update:Nightly_update_infrastructure]] for more information on the update URL.