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I am currently using 1.6.5 - 947 -g31819f0 , I think. I looked at a compiled listing to see what the version was. Is that the way to tell what the version I'm using is?

I noticed that the Stable version is currently 1.6.5 - 947 -g39819f0. How do I get upgraded to the latest version, and maybe a another question is SHOULD I TRY TO UPDATE?

I hoped that once I loaded the json file into preferences that it would update itself. Hope is not a good strategy!

I'm not having any problems (that I'm aware of) but I want to keep current with the product.

To check the ESP package version in Arduino IDE just go to Tools > Board: … > Boards Manager...
Then scroll down to “esp8266 by ESP8266 Community” and you will see the version number.
Click it and you will also see a “Remove” button in the right bottom corner.
To check the latest version available, go to https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino and scroll down to “Available versions”.

I do not see an option to upgrade other than removing currently installed package and entering a new json in File > Preferences
For some other packages like “Arduino AVR Boards” there is an option to upgrade or install particular version.

Now to your question - SHOULD I TRY TO UPDATE?
If you are using esp8266-1.6.5-947-g39819f0 there is no need to update – this is currently the latest stable release. You may consider updating to staging release if you have a good reason like: need new functionality, bug fix, trying your troubleshooting skills, feeling like testing something new, etc.

Hope this helps.

Krzysztof

krzychb wrote:To check the ESP package version in Arduino IDE just go to Tools > Board: … > Boards Manager...
Then scroll down to “esp8266 by ESP8266 Community” and you will see the version number.
Click it and you will also see a “Remove” button in the right bottom corner.
To check the latest version available, go to https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino and scroll down to “Available versions”.

I do not see an option to upgrade other than removing currently installed package and entering a new json in File > Preferences
For some other packages like “Arduino AVR Boards” there is an option to upgrade or install particular version.

Now to your question - SHOULD I TRY TO UPDATE?
If you are using esp8266-1.6.5-947-g39819f0 there is no need to update – this is currently the latest stable release. You may consider updating to staging release if you have a good reason like: need new functionality, bug fix, trying your troubleshooting skills, feeling like testing something new, etc.

Hope this helps.

Krzysztof

Thanks Krzychb for the reply and advice. This now makes more sense to me. I don't know what I did yesterday when I first noticed that I wasn't running the latest version but when I went back tonight and checked the version in Board Manager for ESP8266, it was somehow updated to the current version? I didn't have to uninstall it!

Anyway, this now makes sense as to how to check and update if necessary.