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Update the Mac app

The Mac app checks for updates by itself. Choose Check for Updates… in the PointerCam menu to look now, and pick how updates install in Settings.

Mac app only
Where to find it
  1. PointerCam menu
  2. Check for Updates…
  1. 1Open the PointerCam menu and choose Check for Updates…
  2. 2When an update is ready, choose Restart to Update… in the PointerCam menu or the menu bar icon.If you keep working, it installs the next time you quit, or by itself when your Mac is idle.

Choose how updates arrive#

Check for updates automatically
Looks for a new version when PointerCam opens, every two hours, and when your Mac wakes.
Download and install updates
Gets a new version ready in the background, and installs it when PointerCam is free.

Both are under Settings › Help & contact › Updates, with Check now and the update’s progress.

Read next

Open SettingsSettings has four parts: Appearance, Plan & billing, Your data, and Help & contact. Open it from the gear in any editor or library header.Install the Mac appDownload PointerCam for Mac, move it to Applications, and allow screen recording when macOS asks. It needs macOS 14 Sonoma or later.

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