From c5846a05d9787a6a976f92f4025986f90ae66a94 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hensm <m@matt.tf>
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2026 12:34:08 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Remove download permission in favour of just opening download
 link in new tab

---
 extension/src/manifest.json            | 1 -
 extension/src/ui/options/Bridge.svelte | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/extension/src/manifest.json b/extension/src/manifest.json
index cc9f014..331b15e 100755
--- a/extension/src/manifest.json
+++ b/extension/src/manifest.json
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
         "page": "ui/options/index.html"
     },
     "permissions": [
-        "downloads",
         "history",
         "menus",
         "menus.overrideContext",
diff --git a/extension/src/ui/options/Bridge.svelte b/extension/src/ui/options/Bridge.svelte
index d759198..967d4cb 100644
--- a/extension/src/ui/options/Bridge.svelte
+++ b/extension/src/ui/options/Bridge.svelte
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@
         }
 
         if (downloadUrl) {
-            // If there's a valid download URL, download that.
-            browser.downloads.download({ url: downloadUrl });
+            // If there's a valid download URL, open in a new tab.
+            browser.tabs.create({ url: downloadUrl });
         } else {
             // ...otherwise open a new tab for the update page.
             browser.tabs.create({