Read what changed in the new version¶
The What's New dialog shows release notes for versions you have not yet seen. It appears automatically after an update and is also available on demand from the Help menu. Release notes are fetched live from GitHub, so the dialog requires an internet connection to display them.
Before you start¶
- AetherSDR must be installed and running. No radio connection is required.
- An active internet connection is required to fetch release notes from GitHub.
Steps¶
- Click
Help > What's New.... - Read the release notes in the scrollable Release notes browser.
- Click
Got it — 73!to dismiss the dialog. AetherSDR records the current version inLastSeenVersionso the dialog does not appear again for this version.
What each control does¶
| Control | Behavior | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Release notes browser | Scrollable QTextBrowser rendering release notes as GitHub-flavored Markdown. Issue/PR numbers and @mentions are hyperlinked to GitHub. Clicking links opens the default browser. | Refactored in v26.5.3 (#2979) to fetch live notes from api.github.com. Shows 'Loading...' state, error state with suggestions, or the rendered release body. |
Got it — 73! |
Dismisses the dialog and marks the current version as seen in LastSeenVersion. |
|
Upgrade |
Visible only when a newer build is available. Opens the latest release page on GitHub in your system browser and closes the dialog. | Styled as secondary button. |
Skip this version |
Visible only when a newer build is available. Writes the current version to LastSeenVersion and closes the dialog without upgrading. |
Styled as secondary button. |
| AETHERSDR V |
Branded header showing the current AetherSDR version and either 'Welcome!' or 'What's New' heading. | Rendered as styled HTML in a QLabel with padding. |
| Status label | Under the header shows the GitHub release title and published date after fetch, or a loading message while fetching. | Multi-line status via insertion. |
| Find | Opens a QInputDialog to enter search text; highlights matches in the release notes and wraps around. | New in v26.5.3 (#2979). |
| Close | Primary action button that dismisses the dialog. | Styled as primary blue button. Always visible. |
Tips¶
- On first install, the dialog shows only the current version's notes. On subsequent updates it shows every version released since the last seen version.
- Release notes are displayed as styled HTML with supporting colors for headings, code blocks, blockquotes, and links.
- GitHub issue references (e.g.,
#42) are automatically hyperlinked to the corresponding issue on GitHub. - GitHub usernames (e.g.,
@username) are automatically hyperlinked to the corresponding user profile. - If the dialog cannot reach GitHub's API, it displays an error message. A common cause is GitHub's unauthenticated rate limit (60 requests per hour per IP address). In that case, you can read the release notes directly at
github.com/aethersdr/AetherSDR/releases. - To re-read notes at any time, use
Help > What's New.... This path always shows the full notes for the current version regardless ofLastSeenVersion.