Community-edition: WhatsApp Update Available

[canuckbrian]

WhatsApp is always saying there's an update available. I click to update, the service reloads, and it's still saying there's an update.

1) Open Rambox
2) Go to existing WhatsApp service tab or create a new one and sign in
3) Click on "Update available" bar above chats list
4) Service reloads
5) Update notification is still there

In the previous Rambox version 0.6.4, it would display this notice each time Rambox was opened, and after clicking to update the notice would go away, but now it's there all the time.
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Rambox 0.6.6
Electron 4.1.4
win32 x64 10.0.17763

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[Corchoneitor]

Hi @canuckbrian!

Also happens every time you disable-enable the service, and when clearing cache.

We'll have a look at it.

[marcosrocha85]

I know it's not bug related itself, but my Whatsapp tab isn't playing any sound either besides that bug.

[maxerbox]

It's maybe related again to the user agent.

[maxerbox]

I know it's not bug related itself, but my Whatsapp tab isn't playing any sound either besides that bug.

Check out if the do not disturb mode is enabled, and if the tab is muted

[canuckbrian]

So funny enough, it's no longer doing this. I started Rambox last night, and for shits n' giggles I clicked on the Update notification and low and behold it went away after the service reloaded. I've restarted Rambox and the Whatsapp service many times since and it hasn't come back. Seems to be working as expected now.

[marcosrocha85]

I know it's not bug related itself, but my Whatsapp tab isn't playing any sound either besides that bug.

Check out if the do not disturb mode is enabled, and if the tab is muted

Thanks mate, disturb mode was enabled and I ain't used it before.

[Corchoneitor]

So funny enough, it's no longer doing this. I started Rambox last night, and for shits n' giggles I clicked on the Update notification and low and behold it went away after the service reloaded. I've restarted Rambox and the Whatsapp service many times since and it hasn't come back. Seems to be working as expected now.

Try to disable-enable the service, it's still happening.

[Jendker]

Same here, I can also observe it.

[marcosrocha85]

Thank you. Update v0.6.7 solved the problem.

[canuckbrian]

Thank you. Update v0.6.7 solved the problem.

Same here. 0.6.7 resolved this issue for me too. Closing issue.

[Jendker]

Is this actually fixed? I still get this "Update available" bar in WhatsApp. If I click it, it goes away until the next Rambox restart.

Release note of update 0.6.7 also didn't mention any fix to this problem.

[DerAlbertCom]

same here was still present in 0.6.7. Now I removed WhatsApp, closed RamBox, added WhatsApp. Problem seems gone (i did a couple of restarts von Rambox,, no update message). Will update this after the next Update Message.

[DerAlbertCom]

Sadly, this does not help. Now getting Updates Messages over and over again.

[MosEisley34]

I am too getting these messages now.

[pradyunsg]

I'll note that I saw Station has similar issues with Whatsapp as well. Might be interesting to try to see what they did to fix this.

[sp00n]

I have the same thing happening in 0.67. Every time I start Rambox the green message that a WhatsApp update is available appears. Sometimes it goes away when I click the message. Sometimes it goes away when I click the message multiple times. Sometimes (like as right now) it doesn't go away no matter how often I click the message.

// Edit
Apparently writing a Github message helps. After 10+ unsuccessful tries it just disappeared after I clicked it again after writing this message. ;)

[adarmalik]

Same problem here. Installed 0.6.7 from snap on neon (Ubuntu 18.04). Sometimes it disappears if I disable the service, restart and re-enable it. But it keeps coming back.

[DanielAlcon]

same problem here, rambox 0.6.9 in mac os mojave 10.14.5

[izolini]

0.6.9 has same problem on Win10.

[sp00n]

0.6.9 is actually a lot better than previous versions for me. At least I can get rid of the update message by clicking on it.

[jerry1970]

The problem is still there in 0.6.9. When I open web.whatsapp.com in a browser window I don't get the message and I get a message (same space where the update message is but now with a blue background) telling me about desktop notifications.

It is like Rambox is requesting an older version of the whatsapp UI. Maybe a version is stored in a cookie or localstorage somewhere and within Rambox that does not get updated?

[stefanuddenberg]

WhatsApp Web no longer works; now it asks you to update the web browser (Google Chrome).

[eliaszervudakis]

The "Update Available" issue still exists (0.6.9.).

The version number of the WhatsApp web instance (Settings->Help) does not change after pressing the "Update available" button.

[wolfposd]

still remains in 0.7.0

(so updating electron did not do the trick, i assume)

[dekaru]

Still remained in 0.7.2

[YerayAlonso]

Add the following code in the "advanced functions" box at the whatsapp settings to hide that alert:

(()=>{ let css=`
._3O0po {
    display: none;
}
`;

var ss = document.createElement("style");
ss.type = "text/css"; ss.innerHTML = css;
document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0].appendChild(ss); })();