# Updating Roam

#### How do I update Roam?

- **In the top right the the ... menu, there is a button to "check for updates", click it**
  - ![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/firescript-577a2.appspot.com/o/imgs%2Fapp%2Fhelp%2F4Ijp3Bc0lk.png?alt=media&token=03798765-c104-4abb-ba96-6864e2527fe9)
- **If you're up to date you'll see this**
  - ![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/firescript-577a2.appspot.com/o/imgs%2Fapp%2Fhelp%2FldST-_ZTv0.png?alt=media&token=9a0f3544-499f-4bda-aa54-c3212884bd4f)
- **If there's an update you'll see**
  - ![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/firescript-577a2.appspot.com/o/imgs%2Fapp%2Fhelp%2FxHwW9WnzmE.png?alt=media&token=2c444187-3a33-4a9d-9233-a2e2ea60ec22)
- **Just click on the update button and you'll get the new version**
  - (if you have issues see I clicked check updates, it didn't work/I don't see the new feature I'm looking for, whats going on?)

#### How do I update the desktop app?

- You can update the desktop app the same way you update the web app
- Alternatively, you can
  - Click on "Roam Research" in the menu bar
  - and click on "Check for updates"
    - ![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/firescript-577a2.appspot.com/o/imgs%2Fapp%2Fhelp%2FE0zTsnZSy9.png?alt=media&token=519d559e-370f-4888-a158-c180365b9398)

#### How do I know what version of the desktop app I am on?

- Click on "Roam Research in the menu bar
- Click on "About Roam Research"
- You should get a popup like this
  - ![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/firescript-577a2.appspot.com/o/imgs%2Fapp%2Fhelp%2FpgWTozrsMG.png?alt=media&token=33c4183e-4dc2-4b52-ac9b-cf8b683fbf4a)

#### I clicked check updates, it didn't work/I don't see the new feature I'm looking for, whats going on?

- Sometimes, updates can take awhile to reach you. If you close all tabs with Roam open and then reopen them, you can get the update faster/fix any problems you are having with getting the update.
  - If you have the installed app, just close it and reopen

#### How do I know what version I am on?

- If you press the help icon (?), the furthest right one in the nav bar
- ![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/firescript-577a2.appspot.com/o/imgs%2Fapp%2Fhelp-documentation%2F2QghJKyuoc.png?alt=media&token=339626fb-af01-417c-9707-9c7ddf418eb9)

#### How often do you release updates?

- We generally release updates as we finish them, so usually we'll deploy changes a few times a week.

#### Why does the change log not show x feature Conor tweeted about?

- We do our best to keep the change log up to date, but because we release very frequently, sometimes the change log is a few days behind Conor's twitter updates