Image forming apparatus that performs firmware update, control method therefor, and storage medium

A control method for an image forming apparatus having a network interface and processor configured to perform the method comprising:

• receiving instructions to perform a firmware update;
• obtaining version information of a plural pieces of firmware currently installed on the image forming apparatus;
• obtaining version information of update firmware corresponding to each of the plural pieces of firmware via the network interface;
• identifying a update firmware having a version difference from one of the plural pieces of firmware;
• obtaining update firmware via the network interface;
• determining whether the one of the plural pieces of firmware to be updated has characteristic information regarding TSF;
• displaying a prompt to the user to choose whether to perform the update, wherein the prompt has a message indicating that the characteristic information regarding TSF will not be maintained if the update is performed;
• and
• updating the one of plural pieces of firmware with the obtained update firmware in accordance with the user selecting to perform the update on the prompt.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a control method for an image forming apparatus having a network interface, the control method comprising:

• receiving instructions to perform a firmware update;
• obtaining version information of a plural of pieces of firmware currently installed on the image forming apparatus;
• obtaining version information of update firmware corresponding to each of the plural pieces of firmware via the network interface;
• identifying a update firmware having a version difference from the one of the plural pieces of firmware:
• obtaining update firmware via the network interface;
• determining whether the one of the plural pieces of firmware to be updated has characteristic information regarding TSF;
• displaying a prompt to the user to choose whether to perform the update, wherein the prompt has a message indicating that the characteristic information regarding TSF will not be maintained if the update is performed;
• and
• updating the one of plural pieces of firmware with the obtained update firmware in accordance with the user selecting to perform the update on the prompt.