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Add MSI / command line option / configuration to disable update notifications

Open s0undy opened this issue 3 months ago • 3 comments

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Problem The Nextcloud Talk app sends a notification every time a new update is available. In a enterprise environment, this becomes problematic as users often do not have the necessary permissions to perform updates or installations, which can lead to unnecessary confusion that could be avoided.

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Proposed solution Introduce a configurable setting that allows update notifications to be disabled. This setting should be accessible to administrators and support preconfiguration during deployment—such as via an MSI property or a predefined configuration file E.g.

  • MSI Property UPDATE_NOTIFICATIONS=FALSE
  • config.json located in proper place.

Describe alternatives you've considered

  • Disabling all notifications (This goes against the core concepts of Talk so not an option)
  • Instruct users to disregard notifications about updates. (Introduces confusion for users) In reality there arent any real alternatives.

References Other Nextcloud Clients support similar functions so it would be nice for Talk to do the same.

s0undy avatar Sep 27 '25 11:09 s0undy

We will add an option. It won't be an MSI option since we support other operation systems and installer methods. Either command line option, or via the config file.

ShGKme avatar Sep 30 '25 13:09 ShGKme

We will add an option. It won't be an MSI option since we support other operation systems and installer methods. Either command line option, or via the config file.

I believe using a MSI property that writes to the config file would be the best method, thats what I've seen with other installers and it makes working with it very simple. However im happy with any method. Thanks for the reply! Happy to test stuff if needed.

s0undy avatar Oct 02 '25 12:10 s0undy

I believe using a MSI property that writes to the config file would be the best metho

It does not work for macOS, Linux and simple installer on Windows.

ShGKme avatar Oct 02 '25 16:10 ShGKme