disable update checking

[anpic]

Is there an existing issue for this?

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Describe the solution you'd like

please add setting to disable updates

Is your feature request related to a problem?

No response

[GyulyVGC]

Hey @anpic this is an interesting request

May I know why are you interested in this?
Sniffnet doesn't display pop-ups but just a small status icon in the footer in case of new versions available, for this reason I've always considered this to be a non-intrusive feature.

[anpic]

May I know why are you interested in this?

any update check is usually an optional thing
and it should be possible to disable it

[GyulyVGC]

Thanks for the feedback.
I already had in mind to introduce a sort of pop-up with a "don't show again" checkbox in the future.
I'll probably address this request at that point.

[anpic]

I already had in mind to introduce a sort of pop-up with a "don't show again" checkbox in the future.

I would still really like to avoid unnecessary network connections and not just lack of visibility 😉

[GyulyVGC]

Yep, I got it.

The workflow would be:

• by default, check updates and display a pop-up if a newer version is available
• if something like "don't warn me again for this version" is selected, there will only be the icon in the footer with no more pop-ups for that specific version
• if something like "don't ever show this again" is selected, then there is no point in in checking new updates at all

[anpic]

The workflow would be

and please have a separate field in the settings so that we can turn it on and off whenever want 😌