HydraIssues

Show Qt app version on hydraheadflatscreen kiosk
open feature Project: hydraheadflatscreen Reporter: cederik 29 Apr 2026 19:07

Description

The HydraExperienceNet Qt app does not currently display its own version anywhere visible in the kiosk UI. We should surface the running version (e.g. v6.1.24) so anyone looking at a kiosk can confirm what build is deployed without SSH/exec.

Proposal:
- Add a small muted version label to KioskView.qml, e.g. under the "Hydra ExperienceNet" brand text in the header.
- No C++ changes needed: app/main.cpp:431 already calls QCoreApplication::setApplicationVersion(VERSION_STR), so QML can read it via Qt.application.version.

Repo: hydra-experiencenet (cederikdotcom/hydra-experiencenet)
File: app/gui/KioskView.qml (header section around lines 188-254)

Acceptance:
- Visiting any kiosk shows the Qt app version (e.g. "v6.1.24") visibly but unobtrusively.
- Version updates automatically when the DMG is updated (driven by app/version.txt).