---
id: bridge-devices.how-do-i-update-the-bridge-app
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-update-the-bridge-app
category: "Bridge & your devices"
subcategory: "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  - "Is my Bridge out of date?"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."
tags: ["bridge", "updates"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/where-do-i-download-the-bridge-app", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/do-the-mac-and-bridge-versions-need-to-match"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How do I update the Bridge app?

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.

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.

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

- [Download Bridge](https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/where-do-i-download-the-bridge-app)
- [Version mismatch](https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/do-the-mac-and-bridge-versions-need-to-match)