diff --git a/app/src/hooks/useAutoUpdater.ts b/app/src/hooks/useAutoUpdater.ts
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--- a/app/src/hooks/useAutoUpdater.ts
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-import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import { usePlatform } from '@/platform/PlatformContext';
-import type { UpdateStatus } from '@/platform/types';
-
-// Re-export UpdateStatus for backwards compatibility
-export type { UpdateStatus };
-
-interface UseAutoUpdaterOptions {
-  checkOnMount?: boolean;
-  showToast?: boolean;
-}
-
-export function useAutoUpdater(options: boolean | UseAutoUpdaterOptions = false) {
-  const { checkOnMount } =
-    typeof options === 'boolean' ? { checkOnMount: options } : { checkOnMount: options.checkOnMount ?? false };
-
-  const platform = usePlatform();
-  const [status, setStatus] = useState<UpdateStatus>(platform.updater.getStatus());
-  const hasCheckedRef = useRef(false);
-
-  // Subscribe to updater status changes
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const unsubscribe = platform.updater.subscribe((newStatus) => {
-      setStatus(newStatus);
-    });
-    return unsubscribe;
-    // Empty dependency array - platform is stable from context
-    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, [platform.updater.subscribe]);
-
-  const checkForUpdates = useCallback(async () => {
-    await platform.updater.checkForUpdates();
-    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, [platform.updater.checkForUpdates]);
-
-  const downloadAndInstall = useCallback(async () => {
-    await platform.updater.downloadAndInstall();
-    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, [platform.updater.downloadAndInstall]);
-
-  const restartAndInstall = useCallback(async () => {
-    await platform.updater.restartAndInstall();
-    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, [platform.updater.restartAndInstall]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (checkOnMount && platform.metadata.isTauri && !hasCheckedRef.current) {
-      hasCheckedRef.current = true;
-      checkForUpdates().catch((error) => {
-        console.error('Auto update check failed:', error);
-      });
-    }
-  }, [checkOnMount, checkForUpdates, platform.metadata.isTauri]);
-
-  return {
-    status,
-    checkForUpdates,
-    downloadAndInstall,
-    restartAndInstall,
-  };
-}