[LW-11428] Un-brick auto-update on devices where it failed in the past

Author: michalrus

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## vNext
 
+### Fixes
+
+- Un-brick auto-update on devices where it failed in the past ([PR 3223](https://github.com/input-output-hk/daedalus/pull/3223))
+
 ## 6.0.1
 
 ### Fixes

source/renderer/app/stores/AppUpdateStore.ts

@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ export default class AppUpdateStore extends Store {
   );
 
   setup() {
+    // Unset `APP-AUTOMATIC-UPDATE-FAILED` on every application startup to try again if we failed in the past;
+    // otherwise this computer's auto-update would be bricked forever:
+    this.unsetAppAutomaticUpdateFailedRequest.execute().then((result) => {
+      logger.info('Resetting the APP-AUTOMATIC-UPDATE-FAILED flag on startup');
+    });
+
     const actions = this.actions.appUpdate;
     actions.installUpdate.listen(this._installUpdate);
     actions.openAppUpdateOverlay.listen(this._openAppUpdateOverlay);