[$500] Not able to update the desktop version from the deprecated version

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Version Number: 1.4.40-4
Reproducible in staging?: needs reproduction
Reproducible in production?: needs reproduction
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Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856
Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:
Issue reported by: @roryabraham
Slack conversation: https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C049HHMV9SM/p1709019010145459

Action Performed:

1. Have a deprecated version of the desktop app (such as 1.4.40-4) installed.
2. Get a screen to update the app version "Please update to the latest version of New Expensify"
3. Click update

Expected result:

the app downloads the update, then automatically restarts and updates.

Actual result:

It downloads the .dmg for a new version of the app. To use this version, the user would have to fully uninstall the existing app version and reinstall it from the dmg, Meanwhile, the normal upgrade path of clicking New Expensify -> Check for updates in the app menu is broken. It relies on browser notifications, which have been disabled. (edited)

Workaround:

unknown

Platforms:

Which of our officially supported platforms is this issue occurring on?

• Android: Native
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: Native
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @roryabraham

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @adelekennedy (Bug), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/14418 for more details.

[roryabraham]

Putting this on HOLD for #36758 to make it possible for Applause to test this.

[adelekennedy]

on hold

[adelekennedy]

@roryabraham this is still on hold for #36758 right? I think we'd deprioritize this till weekly or monthly to match that issue?

[roryabraham]

agreed

[adelekennedy]

deprioritized at the moment

[adelekennedy]

This is an improvement tied to #36758 - keeping monthly and on hold for now

[adelekennedy]

still deprioritized

[rayane-d]

Waiting on proposals

[melvin-bot]

Upwork job price has been updated to $500

[rayane-d]

A useful resource for anyone who wants to post a proposal:
https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C01GTK53T8Q/p1721427447896089

[roryabraham]

As discussed in slack, we unfortunately have to put this on HOLD until 9.0.8-1 is deprecated

[melvin-bot]

@roryabraham, @adelekennedy, @rayane-djouah Uh oh! This issue is overdue by 2 days. Don't forget to update your issues!

[rayane-d]

Still on hold

[roryabraham]

Can check in here to see when this can come off HOLD. Right now the minimum supported version is 9.0.5-13

[adelekennedy]

@roryabraham what's the minimum supported version we need in order to take this off hold? Do we need to wait until it's current?

[roryabraham]

we need to wait for https://github.com/Expensify/Web-Expensify/blob/3f944d3b34597a71007af529093ac9170c269167/lib/Request.php#L31 to show 9.0.8-2 or higher.

Of course, if we don't want to wait, we could just deprecate 9.0.8-1 (though, I'd at minimum wait until next week, because of the earnings call)

[roryabraham]

PR to deprecate 9.0.8-1: https://github.com/Expensify/Web-Expensify/pull/43217

time to move this along

[rayane-d]

@AndrewGable @roryabraham Why this was closed?

[melvin-bot]

📣 It's been a week! Do we have any satisfactory proposals yet? Do we need to adjust the bounty for this issue? 💸

[rayane-d]

Bumped #expensify-open-source https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C01GTK53T8Q/p1724804687546469

[roryabraham]

Just completed a successful (forced) update. Going to close this as no longer reproducible