Display a changelog after updating

[vordenken]

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Feature Request regarding updates

After updating signal desktop to a newer version through the built in updater, there should be a changelog displayed after the update is successfully installed. Many average users probably don't know where to look for a changelog if there are interested and it shows users that there is progress. Also maybe a feature got added and people dont know it because its hidden/ not obvious to use.

Platform Info

Signal Version:
v1.36.1

Operating System:
macOS 10.15.6

[yb66]

Perhaps this feature could be extended to make the whole project, how shall we say, more hospitable towards users that might want this information or to control the update process further (i.e. at all):

• Add a changelog file to the source (the update I did today has one entirely unhelpful line). I suggest the Keep A Changelog format.
• The ability to turn off auto-updates (and still be able to use the app). I do wonder why I care what's changed if I'm not able to use the app without installing it, and maybe that's an insight into the main development team's thoughts on the users.
• Show a changelog (or a link to the changelog, a là Brave) before the update begins.
• To be asked if the update should even download (again, Brave does this better). It may be a desktop client but that still doesn't mean that a) this is a convenient time, or b) that I want to use bandwidth on this.

I could go on but having to look through the git log instead of having a proper changle log is not impressive for a project of this size.

Regards,
iain

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