{"id":"bridge-devices.how-do-i-update-the-bridge-app","url":"/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-update-the-bridge-app","category":{"id":"bridge-devices","title":"Bridge & your devices"},"subcategory":{"id":"managing-devices","title":"Managing paired devices"},"question":"How do I update the Bridge app?","alt_questions":["Bridge says Update available","Is my Bridge out of date?","Check for updates in SS Bridge","Install & restart button in Bridge","Does Bridge update automatically?","Update Storage Studio Bridge on Windows"],"short_answer":"Bridge checks for updates when it opens and from Check for updates in its Help. When a newer version is out you'll see an Update available banner — nothing installs until you choose, and you can then install and restart.","answer_markdown":"Bridge checks for updates when it opens, and you can check any time with **Check for updates** in its Help. When a newer version is out you'll see an **Update available** banner; your Mac also lets a connected Bridge know about new releases.\n\nNothing installs by itself — you choose when. When the update comes from Storage Studio's own download service, the banner offers **Install & restart**; otherwise it points you to the download.\n\nEach side shows the other's version, so you can spot one that's behind.\n\n- [Download Bridge](/faq/bridge-devices/where-do-i-download-the-bridge-app)\n- [Version mismatch](/faq/bridge-devices/do-the-mac-and-bridge-versions-need-to-match)","answer_html":"

Bridge checks for updates when it opens, and you can check any time with Check for updates in its Help. When a newer version is out you'll see an Update available banner; your Mac also lets a connected Bridge know about new releases.

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Nothing installs by itself — you choose when. When the update comes from Storage Studio's own download service, the banner offers Install & restart; otherwise it points you to the download.

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Each side shows the other's version, so you can spot one that's behind.

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Bridge & your devices · Managing paired devices

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How do I update the Bridge app?

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Short answer: Bridge checks for updates when it opens and from Check for updates in its Help. When a newer version is out you'll see an Update available banner — nothing installs until you choose, and you can then install and restart.

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Bridge checks for updates when it opens, and you can check any time with Check for updates in its Help. When a newer version is out you'll see an Update available banner; your Mac also lets a connected Bridge know about new releases.

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Nothing installs by itself — you choose when. When the update comes from Storage Studio's own download service, the banner offers Install & restart; otherwise it points you to the download.

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Each side shows the other's version, so you can spot one that's behind.

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