From 30a7100fa94d08043bccd9548c455aab29a38dd7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abdullah Atta <abdullahatta@streetwriters.co>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 12:37:08 +0500
Subject: [PATCH] desktop: disable updates for portable desktop app

---
 apps/desktop/src/api/os-integration.ts              | 3 ++-
 apps/desktop/src/utils/index.ts                     | 4 ++++
 apps/web/src/dialogs/settings/behaviour-settings.ts | 3 ++-
 apps/web/src/dialogs/settings/other-settings.ts     | 3 ++-
 apps/web/src/stores/setting-store.ts                | 2 ++
 5 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/api/os-integration.ts b/apps/desktop/src/api/os-integration.ts
index fe7960255..e3192d045 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/api/os-integration.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/api/os-integration.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import { dirname } from "path";
 import { resolvePath } from "../utils/resolve-path";
 import { observable } from "@trpc/server/observable";
 import { AssetManager } from "../utils/asset-manager";
-import { isFlatpak, isSnap } from "../utils";
+import { isFlatpak, isPortable, isSnap } from "../utils";
 import { setupDesktopIntegration } from "../utils/desktop-integration";
 import { rm } from "fs/promises";
 import { disableCustomDns, enableCustomDns } from "../utils/custom-dns";
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ const NotificationOptions = z.object({
 export const osIntegrationRouter = t.router({
   isFlatpak: t.procedure.query(() => isFlatpak()),
   isSnap: t.procedure.query(() => isSnap()),
+  isPortable: t.procedure.query(() => isPortable()),
 
   zoomFactor: t.procedure.query(() => config.zoomFactor),
   setZoomFactor: t.procedure.input(z.number()).mutation(({ input: factor }) => {
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/utils/index.ts b/apps/desktop/src/utils/index.ts
index 1bea5a1da..253e226de 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -33,3 +33,7 @@ export function isFlatpak() {
 export function isSnap() {
   return process.env.SNAP !== undefined;
 }
+
+export function isPortable() {
+  return process.env.PORTABLE_EXECUTABLE_DIR !== undefined;
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/dialogs/settings/behaviour-settings.ts b/apps/web/src/dialogs/settings/behaviour-settings.ts
index 023eb3743..abc9f7fa8 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/dialogs/settings/behaviour-settings.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/dialogs/settings/behaviour-settings.ts
@@ -240,7 +240,8 @@ export const BehaviourSettings: SettingsGroup[] = [
           useSettingStore.subscribe((s) => s.autoUpdates, listener),
         isHidden: () =>
           useSettingStore.getState().isFlatpak ||
-          useSettingStore.getState().isSnap,
+          useSettingStore.getState().isSnap ||
+          useSettingStore.getState().isPortable,
         components: [
           {
             type: "toggle",
diff --git a/apps/web/src/dialogs/settings/other-settings.ts b/apps/web/src/dialogs/settings/other-settings.ts
index 2a221e3a9..6e2857012 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/dialogs/settings/other-settings.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/dialogs/settings/other-settings.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ export const AboutSettings: SettingsGroup[] = [
         description: strings.releaseTrackDesc(),
         isHidden: () =>
           useSettingStore.getState().isFlatpak ||
-          useSettingStore.getState().isSnap,
+          useSettingStore.getState().isSnap ||
+          useSettingStore.getState().isPortable,
         components: [
           {
             type: "dropdown",
diff --git a/apps/web/src/stores/setting-store.ts b/apps/web/src/stores/setting-store.ts
index ab0c3240c..20df67b5d 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/stores/setting-store.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/stores/setting-store.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ class SettingStore extends BaseStore<SettingStore> {
   autoUpdates = false;
   isFlatpak = false;
   isSnap = false;
+  isPortable = false;
   proxyRules?: string;
   isInboxEnabled = false;
 
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ class SettingStore extends BaseStore<SettingStore> {
       profile: db.settings.getProfile(),
       isFlatpak: await desktop?.integration.isFlatpak.query(),
       isSnap: await desktop?.integration.isSnap.query(),
+      isPortable: await desktop?.integration.isPortable.query(),
       desktopIntegrationSettings:
         await desktop?.integration.desktopIntegration.query(),
       privacyMode: await desktop?.integration.privacyMode.query(),