From 374770da20d9cad0fd00e26bf0f864cd71010b07 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matthew Raymer <matthew.raymer@anomalistdesign.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2025 09:26:13 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Fix auto-updater error dialog in Electron AppImage

---
 electron/src/index.ts | 17 +++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/electron/src/index.ts b/electron/src/index.ts
index 3a44468e..5992d36d 100644
--- a/electron/src/index.ts
+++ b/electron/src/index.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ if (electronIsDev) {
   setupReloadWatcher(myCapacitorApp);
 }
 
+// Configure auto-updater
+autoUpdater.on('error', (error) => {
+  console.log('Auto-updater error (suppressed):', error.message);
+  // Don't show error dialogs for update check failures
+});
+
 // Run Application
 (async () => {
   // Wait for electron app to be ready.
@@ -70,8 +76,15 @@ if (electronIsDev) {
   setupContentSecurityPolicy(myCapacitorApp.getCustomURLScheme());
   // Initialize our app, build windows, and load content.
   await myCapacitorApp.init();
-  // Check for updates if we are in a packaged app.
-  autoUpdater.checkForUpdatesAndNotify();
+  
+  // Only check for updates in production builds, not in development or AppImage
+  if (!electronIsDev && !process.env.APPIMAGE) {
+    try {
+      autoUpdater.checkForUpdatesAndNotify();
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.log('Update check failed (suppressed):', error);
+    }
+  }
 })();
 
 // Handle when all of our windows are close (platforms have their own expectations).