Step 15: Keeping Grok Bot up to date Beginner

Grok Bot improves often. The app checks for updates automatically, but it helps to know where the update controls are, and that updating the app isn't the same as updating your bot's computer.

What you'll learn

How app updates work
Where Check for Updates and Update Track are
The difference between updating the app and the bot's computer

1. Automatic updates

The desktop app checks for updates automatically, so most of the time you don't need to do anything. Phone apps update through the App Store or Google Play like any other app.

2. Check manually

Open Settings: click the account button at the bottom-left of the sidebar, press Cmd+, or use "Open settings" in the command palette.
Go to the Updates tab.
Choose "Check for Updates".

Screenshot: The Updates tab in Settings showing the update status, Update Track and the Check for Updates button.

3. Update Track: Stable or Nightly

The Updates tab has an Update Track setting with two choices:

Stable: tested releases. Best for most people.
Nightly: newer builds sooner, with a higher chance of rough edges.

If you rely on Grok Bot for regular work, stay on Stable.

4. App updates vs. Update Bot's Computer

These are easy to mix up:

Check for Updates (Updates tab) updates the Grok Bot app itself.
Update Bot's Computer (Computer tab) recreates your bot's cloud computer on a fresh instance. Files and logins are kept, but installed software must be reinstalled. It's a recovery tool, not a routine update. It asks you to click twice ("Click Again to Confirm"), and it's done from desktop.

Screenshot: The Computer tab with the Update Bot's Computer row and its Update button.

5. After an update

If something looks odd after updating, fully quit and reopen the app. That clears most problems. The official help center covers anything beyond that.

Ideas to try

What's new.
What changed in the app recently?
Update check.
Am I on the latest version?
Weekly.
Every Friday, tell me about new features I might use.

Tips

Stay on Stable unless you want to try features early.
Don't use Update Bot's Computer just to get new app features. It's for when the computer misbehaves.
Some rows may not appear on every account or version.

Facts about the app on this page come from Cursor's official Grok Bot documentation. Menus can change between versions; if something looks different, check the official docs.