{"id":421,"date":"2023-10-13T06:28:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T06:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/?page_id=421"},"modified":"2026-03-26T07:49:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T07:49:39","slug":"updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/first-steps\/updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As soon as a new version is available, a corresponding notice appears when alfaview is started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the <button class=\"av-button--primary av-button\">Install update<\/button> button to start the process.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Microsoft Windows:<\/strong> The application will exit, update and restart itself.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Apple macOS:<\/strong> The application will exit by itself and open the installation window. Follow the instructions to complete the installation. After the new update is installed, alfaview will restart itself.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Linux:<\/strong> The application on Debian- and RedHat-based operating systems <strong>is not automatically updated<\/strong>. To ensure you are always using the latest version, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/alfaview.com\/en\/download\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alfaview.com\/en\/download\">download page<\/a> regularly and follow the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/first-steps\/installation-linux-mobile\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/first-steps\/your-start-in-alfaview\/installation-linux-mobile\/\">installation instructions<\/a> for Linux systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_app-update_en.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_app-update_en.png\" alt=\"The alfaview update window. As soon as a new version is available, it appears when you start the app. You can install the update or skip it.\" class=\"wp-image-8557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_app-update_en.png 400w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_app-update_en-300x260.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New version available <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-alfaview-callout\">\n<p>For optional updates (e. g. a beta version), it is possible to skip the process. For detailed information on updates, see the article <a href=\"\/en\/release-notes\/\">release notes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"updates-on-mobile-devices\">Updates on mobile devices<a href=\"#updates-on-mobile-devices\" class=\"av-heading-anchor\"><i class=\"bi bi-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To keep the alfaview app up to date, you can enable automatic updates in your device settings or update the apps manually via the respective app store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"android\">Android<a href=\"#android\" class=\"av-heading-anchor\"><i class=\"bi bi-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Automatic Updates:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the Google Play Store.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap on your profile icon (top right).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select &#8216;Manage apps and devices&#8217;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open the \u2018Manage\u2019 tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the app list, tap on alfaview.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap on the 3-dot menu (top right) and tick the box next to \u2018Automatic updates\u2019.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Manual Updates:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the Google Play Store.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap your profile icon (top right).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select \u2018Manage apps and devices\u2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap \u2018Update\u2019 next to the alfaview app.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"apple-ios\">Apple iOS<a href=\"#apple-ios\" class=\"av-heading-anchor\"><i class=\"bi bi-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Automatic Updates:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open Settings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select \u2018App Store\u2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enable the \u2018Automatically update apps\u2019 option.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Manual Updates:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the App Store.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap on your profile icon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down to view pending updates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap on \u2018Update\u2019 next to the alfaview app.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find out how you can install new updates as soon as they become available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":64,"menu_order":20,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-421","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=421"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10986,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/421\/revisions\/10986"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}