Q: Desktop app warning

When download and use the Desktop app on Mac, a pop up warning showing "Old build detected
This app was built a long time ago. Nativefier uses the Chrome browser (through Electron), and it is insecure to keep using an old version of it. Please upgrade Nativefier and rebuild this app."

How can I solve this problem?

DanLauPLUSMay 15, 2025
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Danielle_BrandBay

May 16, 2025

A: Hello @DanLau! I do apologize for this prompt here. The desktop app version was a little more "alpha" as it was a basic wrapper for the webapp. This error comes up because the Chrome wrapper uses the Chromium version that existed when we last uploaded the desktop app to the site. We have a new version uploaded to the site if you download the installer now and delete your old version.

As that way is a bit... "alpha". We have taken the time to develop a new desktop app that is a self updating version so that problems like this do not come up with being stuck on older Chromium versions. :)

We are awaiting Apple's approval so that we can have a properly signed version available for everyone to download so they they will not need to keep coming back to the downloads page of our website to get an update!

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Posted: May 21, 2025

Good to know! I got the latest Chromium version from official web and now everything is running smooth. Look forward to the future development :)