The automatic update feature from the Options menu will allow the client side of HSpot to update itself if, when starting up, it detects that a newer version is available at the HSC; new versions are released at regular intervals as bugs are reported and fixed and additional functionality is added to HSpot. In general these new releases will be planned well in advance and will coincide with project milestones, but additional releases may be made if important bugs that would affect many users are found and fixed.

HSpot will access the updated files at the HSC via the Internet and will automatically install them on your computer. Auto-update is the default setting when you first install HSpot. If you turn this feature off, or decline an auto-update at any time, HSpot will remember that you have turned it off. We advise strongly users to leave auto-update turned on and to accept auto-updates when they occur to ensure that their HSpot version does not become outdated.