Updates

Pane heading “Updates”: Keep TeamHUD up to date. Updates are delivered from the TeamHUD servers. It sits in the General group of the Preferences sidebar, under General.

Control	What it does	Default	Notes
Check now	Contacts the update server and refreshes the status.	n/a	Shows “Checking…” while it runs.
Status	One line: Idle, Checking for updates…, Update available, Downloading update…, Update ready, You’re up to date, Update check failed, or Updates unsupported.	Idle until a check runs	A failed check shows a short reason; Technical details reveals the raw text.
Installed	Your current version.	n/a
Available	The newer version, when one is offered.	hidden
Channel	Which release channel to follow: Experimental, Alpha, Beta, Release Candidate, Stable. Earlier channels get newer builds sooner.	Alpha (a launch setting or the build can pin another)	The server decides which channels are offered, so the list can differ.
Release notes	Notes for the offered version.	hidden	Shown only when the update has notes.
Download, install & restart / Install & restart	Downloads the update if needed, then restarts TeamHUD to apply it.	Disabled until an update exists	Disabled with a reason when the build cannot self-install (“Self-install requires a signed packaged build”) or there is nothing to install.

Platform notes

macOS and Windows: signed, packaged builds download and install updates themselves.
Linux: notify-only. The tab tells you an update exists (“Update it via your package manager”); install it with your package manager or a new AppImage.
Self-hosted servers: the desktop app always updates from the TeamHUD release host, not from the server you sign in to. Your System admin does not publish client builds. See Client updates.