# Updated Slicer binary automatic notification

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/updated-slicer-binary-automatic-notification/766>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Created:** [July 25, 2017, 8:20pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/updated-slicer-binary-automatic-notification/766 "2017-07-25T20:20:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2021, 2:11pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/updated-slicer-binary-automatic-notification/766/5 "2021-03-04T14:11:29Z")

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See some more discussion here:

> [@Snapshot release updates and user notification](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/snapshot-release-updates-and-user-notification/16341/5):
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> I’m sure there are users on both ends of the spectrum of whether they think the telemetry provides helpful benefits or think it is spying. My impression is most users want Slicer to “just work” so alerting of the latest version of the application or extension with bug fixes would be appreciated. I would be fine if it is transparent what type of data is being collected and having some form of auto-check being the default enabled so they have to opt-out instead of opt-in. The option to opt-out sh…

Feature request in the issue tracker here:

> <https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/issues/5502>
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> \## Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
> 
> We are tryi…ng to move towards releasing a new stable version quarterly. However, users may not be aware that a new Slicer core is available. Users also stop getting extension updates if they are not using the latest stable release.
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> \## Describe the solution you'd like
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> Implement a mechanism that checks if a new version of Slicer is available. The server that queries for new Slicer versions could also collect some statistics about which Slicer versions are used and how often.
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> \## Additional context
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> https://discourse.slicer.org/t/updated-slicer-binary-automatic-notification/766
> https://discourse.slicer.org/t/snapshot-release-updates-and-user-notification/16341

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