feat: default to latest release channel if we dont have it set

ts/components/dialog/debug/ReleaseChannel.tsx

@@ -33,11 +33,8 @@ export const ReleaseChannel = () => {
 
   const changeReleaseChannel = (channel: ReleaseChannels) => {
     window.log.debug(
-      `WIP: [debugMenu] release channel to ${channel} was ${Storage.get('releaseChannel') || 'not set'}`
+      `WIP: [debugMenu] Setting release channel to ${channel}. It was ${Storage.get('releaseChannel') || 'not set'}`
     );
-    if (Storage.get('releaseChannel') === channel) {
-      return;
-    }
     dispatch(
       updateConfirmModal({
         title: localize('warning').toString(),
@@ -49,7 +46,7 @@ export const ReleaseChannel = () => {
             await Storage.put('releaseChannel', channel);
           } catch (error) {
             window.log.warn(
-              `[debugMenu] Something went wrong when changing the release channel to ${channel}  was ${Storage.get('releaseChannel') || 'not set'}:`,
+              `[debugMenu] Something went wrong when setting the release channel to ${channel}. It was ${Storage.get('releaseChannel') || 'not set'}:`,
               error && error.stack ? error.stack : error
             );
           } finally {

ts/mains/main_renderer.tsx

@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ Storage.onready(async () => {
   await Storage.put('version', currentVersion);
 
   if (newVersion) {
-    window.log.info(`New version detected: ${currentVersion}; previous: ${lastVersion}`);
+    window.log.info(`[updater] New version detected: ${currentVersion}; previous: ${lastVersion}`);
     await Data.cleanupOrphanedAttachments();
   }
 

ts/session/apis/file_server_api/FileServerApi.ts

@@ -141,7 +141,13 @@ export const getLatestReleaseFromFileServer = async (
     ed25519SecretKey: userEd25519SecretKey,
   });
   const method = 'GET';
-  const releaseChannel = Storage.get('releaseChannel') as ReleaseChannels;
+  let releaseChannel = Storage.get('releaseChannel') as ReleaseChannels;
+
+  if (!releaseChannel) {
+    releaseChannel = 'latest';
+    await Storage.put('releaseChannel', releaseChannel);
+  }
+
   const endpoint = `${RELEASE_VERSION_ENDPOINT}?platform=desktop&os=${getOSPlatform()}&arch=${getOSArchitecture()}${releaseChannel ? `&release_channel=${releaseType || releaseChannel}` : ''}`;
 
   const signature = await BlindingActions.blindVersionSignRequest({