[tor-bugs] #25340 [Applications/Tor Browser]: "Restart the Tor Browser to apply updates" notification disappears with New Identity, maybe it shouldn't?

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#25340: "Restart the Tor Browser to apply updates" notification disappears with New
Identity, maybe it shouldn't?
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     Reporter:  cypherpunks               |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  defect                    |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium                    |  Milestone:
    Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal                    |   Keywords:
Actual Points:                            |  Parent ID:
       Points:                            |   Reviewer:
      Sponsor:                            |
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 Imagine there's a new wild 0day of TB going on and you release an update
 hours after, but some user isn't attentive enough and doesn't notice the
 notification to update and eventually clicks on New Identity and ends up
 without the update taking effect for quiet some time...

 (Another alternative could be a forced update that forces a restart, but
 people won't be happy with that)

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