Bug 156912 - LO check for updates reports version 7.4 is up to date, when it should show 7.5 is available
Summary: LO check for updates reports version 7.4 is up to date, when it should show 7...
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LibreOffice (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.4.7.2 release
Hardware: All Windows (All)
: medium normal
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Keywords: needsUXEval
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Reported: 2023-08-25 14:20 UTC by Martin Terry
Modified: 2023-08-28 08:58 UTC (History)
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Description Martin Terry 2023-08-25 14:20:22 UTC 
Description:
I am running LO ver 7.4.7.2.
When I run Help/Check for Updates it reports version 7.4 is "up to date"
I have just noticed in a computer magazine that version 7.6 has been released and I see on your website that version 7.5.5 is now the stable release.
It appears that the new version available flag has not been set. I should also see a warning icon up in the top right corner of the window. This is absent.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Help
2. Check for Updates
3. Look in window that opens. Says "version 7.4 is up to date"

Actual Results:
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Expected Results:
n/a


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
A message that version 7.5.? is available
Comment 1 Julien Nabet 2023-08-25 15:30:56 UTC 
It indicates if there's a new version of the same branch.
So since there's no 7.4.8, it's expected.
Comment 2 Martin Terry 2023-08-25 16:34:01 UTC 
I have been an LO user since version 3 and I am not sure the previous comment is correct. If this is intended behaviour how is the user supposed to know a major new stable version has been released?
Comment 3 steve 2023-08-25 17:52:55 UTC 
If statement from comment 1 is correct I find this behavior rather unexpected.

An update checker has a single purpose: check for new versions. And when a branch comes to an end it fails? That can't be right.
Comment 4 Julien Nabet 2023-08-25 20:45:35 UTC 
Steve: I understand what you mean but it seems to me it was on purpose.
Let's put this one to UNCONFIRMED since there's some doubt for the moment.
Comment 5 steve 2023-08-25 21:57:34 UTC 
Julien: thanks for re-opening. I wasn't doubting your technical assessment. Just wanted to add some user-perspective. Glad we can agree this needs evaluation.
Comment 6 Buovjaga 2023-08-26 10:52:39 UTC 
The still/fresh status for the update checker is updated manually and I assume will be done next week when our release engineer is back.