telegramdesktop / telegramdesktop/tdesktop
[Feature request] Checking for updates
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Description
Please, add checking for updates and updating. The popular method is to use Sparkle.framework to achieve this goal.
Expected behaviour
Tell us what should happen
A menu item "Check for updates" in OS X menu panel and an option in preferences to enable or disable them.
Actual behaviour
Tell us what happens instead
I have to check them manually all the time.
Configuration
Operating system:
Mac OS X
Version of Telegram Desktop:
1.2.17
Used theme:
any
Logs:
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the macOS menu panel and preferences areas related to application updates, then evaluate how Sparkle.framework would fit the requested behavior. Done means providing a “Check for updates” menu item and a preference to enable or disable updates, with update checking and updating working on macOS.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, macos
- Domain
- desktop, release
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100