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Changelog
The Changelog tab is the release history for Refract. Every update to the desktop app and the backend engine is logged here with its version, date, and what changed.
Every release is tagged as DESKTOP APP or BACKEND ENGINE, newest first.
Reading the changelog
Each entry is tagged with what it updates, and the two update differently:
DESKTOP APP: the Refract application you run. These are announced as "New Update Available" (for example 1.49.0). Updating takes a download: close and reopen the application to be prompted, or download it from the dashboard. You can also click the version number in the bottom left corner of the bot to check for updates. The Devices tab shows which version each device is running.
BACKEND ENGINE: the site modules behind the bot, essentially how the bot runs. These are announced as "New Backend Update" (for example 0.15.73) and are the updates you will often see referenced during drops. Just restart for the update: close and reopen the application, that's it.
Desktop update not installing, or the update notification keeps coming back? Download the bot again from the dashboard and install it over your current copy. Downloading the bot again keeps all of your data: accounts, profiles, proxies, task groups, and settings all stay. Nothing is erased.
The bottom left corner of the bot shows both versions at a glance: the desktop app version first, with the engine version in parentheses.
Desktop app version on top, engine version in parentheses below. Click it to check for updates.
"My bot won't update" is usually the two numbers being mixed up. The versions are separate tracks, and a backend engine update never changes the desktop app number. So if the announcement was a "New Backend Update" like 0.15.73, restart the bot and look at the bottom number in parentheses. The top desktop app number staying the same, for example 1.49.0, does not mean the update failed.
Before opening a ticket about a bug, check the changelog. If the issue was just fixed, restarting into the latest version is faster than a ticket.
