Kap: „Check for updates…“ option has no feedback

[oliveratgithub]

Clicking on „Check for updates...“ contextual menu of the Kap menu icon, checks if a new version is available or not.

I think, if it doesn’t find a new version, the menu item is only grayed out/disabled.

It should send a user feedback in any case - whether a new version is available or also if not. It‘s confusing triggering that contextual menu manually and not receiving any user feedback on the action‘s result.

[sindresorhus]

I think we should remove the button altogether and just report when an update is available automatically. (Except for when recording, of course)

[skllcrn]

Personally I really like having the option to check for updates, it could be especially useful if we can tie it to force checking plugin updates too?

[sindresorhus]

What’s the point if it happens automatically? Plugin updates are already 100% automatic.

[oliveratgithub]

I have never noticed that the app updated itself - even the last version I downloaded manually because it clearly wasn’t up to date anymore (which could have been an issue with the version I was using so long, of course).

However, even for auto-updates, as a user, I would love some information that an update has happened. Otherwise I will start thinking at one point, that I‘d better check online if I‘m really using the most recent version and not missing out... that’s why I actually like having the „Checking for update...“ option there.

But it is not really necessary after all, as long as there would be some kind of notice easily showing/ensuring me, that Kap is up to date.

[timleedata]

I believe this may be a separate issue as I am able to receive user feedback on "Check for Updates..."

[oliveratgithub]

thanks @timicode – I checked again using Kap Version 2.2.0 (2.2.0.880) and you are right: some time upon clicking "Checking for updates..." I also receive the "No updates available!"-notification.

In my opinion the ticket could be closed - however, you may want to keep it open to generally discuss/develop the update mechanism, as the discussion from the first few comments?