Start9

https://start9.com

Building StartOS, a graphical operating system optimized for self-hosting.

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2024-09-07 14:58:26

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Jump into our Telegram support channel if you haven't already, somewhere there should be able to help you out.

2024-08-30 04:34:34

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It's in alpha testing, beta in September. It's a massive release, so lots of testing needed.

2024-08-30 04:32:45

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It certainly will!

2024-08-21 15:33:24

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What do you mean by local emails? You mean running your own SMTP server? That is very difficult to do in a way that will actually result in emails being received to inboxes. Email is largely a captured protocol, and it is no longer feasible to run your own SMTP server and expect clients to permit emails from that server. We plan to offer Mail In a Box at some point, but it will probably only work for certain use cases. Meaning, many people will not receive the emails you send them.

2024-08-21 15:27:31

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2025.
But router demo vid coming next week.

2024-08-09 00:47:19

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https://router.start9.com
We haven't advertised yet because next week the crowdfund will conatain a video clickthrough of the amazing UI!

2024-08-04 02:27:19

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Yeah that model runs just fine. Nothing compared to ChatGPT speeds but it's affordable consumer hardware. No, nobody has packaged OpenUI for StartOS yet, looks cool though.

2024-08-04 00:46:15

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The newer 7B models like Llama3 or Mistrel work great on well-resourced devices like the ones we sell.
No real harm in running it alongside Bitcoin and Lightning, but you also don't have to. It's your server, only install what you want.

2024-08-01 17:36:36

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Most likely this is an issue with the graphics driver. Which ISO did you flash? Many screens will need the "nonfree" ISO to work properly.
May I ask why do you have screen connected? Except for flashing firmware and extremely rare debugging purposes, there is absolutely no reason to connect a monitor. servers are meant to run headless (mno screen/monitor).

2024-07-13 18:54:12

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Hardware raid setups work fine, because StartOS still sees it as a single drive.

2024-07-12 23:09:58

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Defintely on the roadmap, but not in the next 12 months

2024-07-10 21:02:13

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Would love to see Primal caching on StartOS. In the meantime, noStrudel is quite amazing and already available. It runs a caching service and works well, even over Tor.

2024-06-29 01:30:03

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What would it mean to have StartOS on the Alby marketplace? You mean like an affiliate marketing thing? Alby team is well aware of StartOS. If they choose not to support/recommend StartOS, not much we can do 🤷‍♂️

2024-06-25 00:15:02

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I like this idea, will look into it.

2024-06-24 14:29:25

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What do you mean "broadcast everything manually"? When you create a note, it automatically gets broadcast to all your connected relays, at least the ones that permit writing.
What exactly are you trying to do. I think there might be some confusion about how Nostr works.

2024-06-24 14:27:29

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A relay only knows what it learns from clients. Relays do not talk to eachother like they do it Bitcoin.
You can't just spin up a relay and expect it to know anything.

2024-06-16 22:12:56

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Don't use a monitor? Servers usually run headless.

2024-06-16 22:11:54

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No, don't think we're too welcome in that community.

2024-06-12 11:03:14

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Bisq is available on the beta registry.
https://beta-registry.start9.com

2024-06-09 19:13:02

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Phone is a few devices down the list haha. But we have a new device coming later this year ;)

2024-06-07 15:54:02

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Yes

2024-06-06 15:34:26

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I see. Yeah, the difference is that Tor has decent support from client browsers/applications, where as i2p does not. For example, it won't matter if your LND grpc interface is available over i2p because no wallets would support connecting to it.
This doesn't mean we won't support i2p network connection, it just means it's not a top priority.
We are focusing our immediate networking efforts around VPN and clearnet usage. Combined with Tor and local connectivity, this will make StartOS servers very accessible.

2024-06-05 00:45:09

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Can you be more specific. What use case do you have in mind?

2024-05-29 22:19:10

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Have you tried putting back in your pants then tacking it out again?

2024-05-29 22:18:02

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That would be for the xpriv, no? You said you want the xpub

2024-05-29 22:17:12

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Tor sucks

2024-05-29 20:59:02

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You are the first to ever ask for this, curious what your use case is.
I believe this can be done from the CLI using dumponchaindescriptors command.
You'll need to SSH into the server and access the CLN container.
https://docs.start9.com/0.3.5.x/user-manual/container-access

2024-05-29 20:45:21

Added to our product listings.
https://image.nostr.build/ec313d4d5fb173b58453c4b7cb8162eed90d1f8f918673aa3306a847a38fa8a0.jpg

2024-05-24 18:38:21

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We didn't know Shopify did this. Fixed.

2024-05-24 18:37:51

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Thank you so much for bringing this to our attention. We use Shopify for this store, and they do this by default. I have enabled the feature that allows visitors to opt out.
https://image.nostr.build/cb15baaec78c2d84c3f695f0a8ae53423d1d187c49f871eef80b754c88f3ab39.png

2024-05-24 18:18:34

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Do we? Defintiely not something we were aware of. We use Shopify for our fiat e-commerce store. Maybe this is some default or Shopify itself doing the tracking. I'll look into it.

2024-05-18 14:05:18

Server Ones are back in stock
...again
https://store.start9.com/products/server-one

2024-05-10 03:54:57

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Yes, LND is something you can install on StartOS. But the whole point of StartOS is to automate the syadmin skills that prevent people from running servers and nodes. Everything you just described to him is just a button when you run LND on StartOS.

2024-05-10 03:42:00

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Core lightning does not do this? https://docs.corelightning.org/docs/backup

2024-05-10 03:41:37

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LND exposes a seed phrase on first startup, but Core Lightning does not.

2024-05-10 03:36:40

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This post is wildly incorrect. Have you ever used StartOS?

2024-05-10 03:35:23

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Lol just click "Properties" in LND and copy/paste the LND Connect string...

2024-05-10 03:32:23

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You can not. VPN functionality will be possible in 03.6 but not before.

2024-05-10 03:31:48

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This is not possible until 0.3.6, because CLN on StartOS does not have a port on the LAN. All hostname resultion is done using HTTPS and SNI. 0.3.6 gives services a unique port, so you will be able to use a VPN or even set up a clearnet domain. So only Tor for now.

2024-05-07 13:34:27

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All the services we support can be found on our GitHub.
https://github.com/Start9Labs

2024-05-06 13:01:21

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WHat hardware is this. Most units we ship don't hvae WiFI, and WiFi is being removed as a feature altogether soon.

2024-05-03 20:33:35

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Yes, email is also particularly captured and generally required using one of the big SMTP servers if you want any hope of your emails reaching inboxes.
Here's a good article on it: https://blog.lopp.net/death-of-decentralized-email/

2024-05-03 20:29:40

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Hang in there, everything you want is coming. We're doing it right while still moving as fast as we can. We shoud be out of beta in a year or so

2024-05-02 17:00:08

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We will be moving to SimpleX once multi-room communities are supported. Coming this year.

2024-05-02 16:58:52

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We have stock

2024-05-02 16:58:23

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Yes

2024-04-29 18:24:46

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Server One has a more powerful CPU.
Server Pure is completely open source with corboot firmware and IME disabled, great security profile.

2024-04-29 17:22:37

🚀 The Server Pure is back in stock!
- Open and Secure: coreboot firmware + Intel Management Engine disabled
- CPU: Intel Core i7-10610U
- Memory: up to 32GB DDR4 RAM
- Storage: up to 4TB NVMe SSD
https://store.start9.com/products/server-pure

2024-04-29 17:22:09

🚀 The 2024 Server One is now available!
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (more than 3x as powerful as the Umbrel Home).
- Memory: Up to 32GB DDR4 RAM
- Storage: Up to 4TB NVMe SSD
https://store.start9.com/products/server-one

2024-04-29 17:21:28

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Back in stock now!

2024-04-26 17:39:57

Self-custody is a hill to die on.
But so is self-hosting.
Intermediaries: you will deputized, or you will be destroyed. Maybe not today, but they're coming for you.

2024-04-26 02:07:08

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Samurai was self-custody. Disintermediation equally important.

2024-04-23 03:16:57

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Disk encryption is always a risky endeavor. We personally do not recommend it in most cases until it is officially supported by StartOS.

2024-04-23 03:16:09

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You can just close the lid, it should continue working just fine.

2024-04-18 01:55:23

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Horrible problem for us lol. Back in stock soon!

2024-04-16 22:45:38

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Fixed

2024-04-03 22:52:45

Mañana a las 3:30pm ET (UTC -4) @npub14hz…2r7l estará en el podcast Lunaticoin, para hablar sobre Start9.
¡Sintoniza usando el enlace de abajo!
https://www.youtube.com/@Lunaticoin/streams

2024-03-20 14:05:25

ℹ️ Bitcoin on StartOS now exposes config options for permitbaremultisig, datacarrier, and datacarriersize.
These options afford users greater control over their mempool policies in order to filter certain kinds of transactions.
https://github.com/Start9Labs/bitcoind-startos/releases/tag/v26.0.0.1
⚠️ Due to a bug in StartOS, it is best to stop the Bitcoin before performing this update.
If you update Bitcoin while it is running, it may get stuck in "Stopping" status. If this happens, just restart the server.
❤️ Thank you to the various community contributors who PR'd these options into the service codebase.

2024-03-14 14:29:43

🚀 Announcing FreeGPT-2 for StartOS!
This service replaces FreeGPT, which is no longer on the marketplace.
FreeGPT-2 combines two open source codebases and programs into a seamless, self-hosted, sovereign AI chatbot experience.
- Open WebUI: a self-hosted, multi-user, feature-rich, and user-friendly WebUI for various LLM backends, including Ollama and OpenAI. As the web interface for FreeGPT-2 on StartOS, Open WebUI just works as part of your self-hosted Ollama backend! https://openwebui.com/
- Ollama: the engine under the hood, providing the models, inference, and APIs for interacting discovering and using the latest LLMs: Llama 2, Mistral, Gemma, and more! https://ollama.com/
🙏 Thanks entirely to the teams at Ollama Open WebUI, as well as K0gen who put the pieces together, FreeGPT-2 on StartOS represents the cutting edge of open source, self-hosted AI experiences.
FreeGPT-2 source code: https://github.com/Start9Labs/freegpt2-startos/

2024-03-12 17:38:46

🚀 Jam v0.2.0 is now available for StartOS!
This sleek UI for JoinMarket just got a big update. Note the software in still in beta, so take care!
https://jamapp.org/
Source code: https://github.com/Start9Labs/jam-startos/releases/tag/v0.2.0.1

2024-03-08 19:23:11

🚀 LNBits v0.12.2 udpate is now available for StartOS!
This release includes important auth features!
Source code: https://github.com/Start9Labs/lnbits-startos/releases/tag/v0.12.2.1

2024-03-03 04:44:36

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We tested it, and it did not work. When we find some time, we will produce a build for the Pi 5.

2024-03-03 04:19:40

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This is very detailed and thoughtful, thank you!

2024-02-29 22:01:43

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That's why we exist :)

2024-02-20 19:56:21

Mutiny @npub17p5…xe4n v0.5.9 is now available for StartOS.
https://github.com/Start9Labs/mutiny-startos/releases/tag/v0.5.9

2024-02-18 15:47:23

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You want the non-free for a Macbook

2024-02-16 03:37:21

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Yes, you can use the search funcationality.

2024-02-14 14:07:29

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You create backups, then you can store a backup in a separate location. It's a simple feature in StartOS.
In StartOS v0.4.0, you will be able to automatically create backups to remote locations.

2024-02-13 22:28:20

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Sounds like your Tor Browser privacy setting are too high or your Internet connection is terribly slow. You would know best which one.

2024-02-13 22:25:55

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I have no idea why we are not listed there or how to fix it.

2024-02-13 17:58:55

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How is flashing StartOS to a piece of hardware any more than flashing Ubuntu? In fact, I'm pretty sure StartOS has less bloat than most distros.

2024-02-13 17:57:32

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I'm not sure you understand what StartOS is. It's just an open source Linux distro with a better GUI for self-hosting than Debian, Ubuntu, and other Linux distros. Nobody is "serving" you software. Everything is 100% open source and sovereign. You're just saving time and hassle by using a Linux distro that is purpose built for self-hosting. Ask Evgany and the SimpleX team if hosting with StartOS has ANY sovereignty drawbacks.

2024-02-13 17:43:07

🚀 noStrudel is now available for StartOS!
noStrudel is an elegant and powerful Nostr web client and PWA.
We ❤️ this service.
Thank you @npub1ye5…knpr for building noStrudel and packaging it for StartOS. Thank you @npub1s9c…p75j for helping.
Hosted preview: https://nostrudel.ninja/
Source code: https://github.com/Start9Labs/nostrudel-startos/releases/tag/v0.38.3.1

2024-02-02 16:33:49

🚀 Announcing Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC) for StartOS!
🛠️ Built by the incredible team at @npub1get…0nfm
📦 Packaged for StartOS by @npub1000…dej0
🔌 Connect your favorite Nostr client and ⚡️ away.
https://nwc.dev/
Source code: https://github.com/Start9Labs/nostr-wallet-connect-startos/releases/tag/v0.4.2

2024-01-30 01:33:48

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Same

2024-01-29 16:17:40

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It seems we were tagged by Jeff, asking when VPN support

2024-01-29 16:16:03

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No. Start9 has no plans to provide VPN services. Starting in 036, it will be possible to use your own VPN to conenct to your server.

2024-01-29 14:07:29

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VPN will be possible with 036, next release, no ETA

2024-01-26 19:48:43

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The next release of StartOS, 036 will have options for VPN.

2024-01-24 21:56:59

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No, but drive extensibility is on the roadmap

2024-01-22 22:13:08

Server One is back in stock.
Server Pure expected in March.
https://store.start9.com/products/server-one

2024-01-13 21:05:51

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We prefer not to sell units that we cannot ship right away. The Pures will be back in stock very soon, but we already have a pretty large waitlist. If you want to be notified when one is available, please shoot me a DM with your email

2024-01-11 18:42:16

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It's live

2024-01-07 22:48:15

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I don't think it's been released...@npub18d4…6lt3 ?

2024-01-07 22:47:00

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It's available in Config under Advanced --> Peers

2024-01-05 19:32:59

🚀 #Bitcoin Core v26.0.0 is now available for StartOS.
🔐 Optionally enable the new V2 P2P transport Protocol in Config!
https://github.com/Start9Labs/bitcoind-startos/releases/tag/v26.0.0

2024-01-05 19:25:26

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Whoa that thing is beefy

2023-12-27 13:27:16

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It's like 3 buttons on StartOS

2023-12-19 15:28:34

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Doesn't seem like something that would benefit tremendously (or at all) by being self-hosted.

2023-12-17 15:30:03

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FreeGPT allows you to run whatever LLM you want. So you could choose to run a model that actively censors, or you could run a model that has no bias whatsover. It's your AI, running privately on your personal server. It will be whatever you want it to be.

2023-12-15 21:42:35

📢 SimpleX @npub1exv…d828 v5.4.0 update is now available for StartOS!
https://github.com/Start9Labs/simplex-startos/releases/tag/v5.4.0

2023-12-15 21:26:40

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Definitely on the radar. We'll get around to it, but would be cool if Snort or other teams packaged their app for StartOS

2023-12-13 21:02:54

⚡️ LND (@lightning) v0.17.3 is now available for StartOS
https://github.com/Start9Labs/lnd-startos/releases/tag/v0.17.3

2023-12-12 18:09:13

🚀 Announcing @MutinyWallet for StartOS!
Why use mutinywallet.com when you can self-host your own, private Mutiny website and wallet?
Build and packaged by @npub1u8l…turz and team . Shout out to @npub1s9c…p75j for assisting.
https://github.com/Start9Labs/mutiny-startos/releases/tag/v0.4.39

2023-12-11 20:08:38

⚡️ Core Lightning 23.11.0 is now available for StartOS
https://github.com/Start9Labs/cln-startos/releases/tag/v23.11.0

2023-12-11 20:07:44

🎁 Server Pure and Server One both back in stock!
Order by Sunday, Dec 17th for delivery before Christmas.
https://store.start9.com/

2023-11-28 13:33:03

Announcing the Start9 Restart Program and its first refurbished device.
Starting at just $329 for 2TB. Backed, warrantied, and supported by Start9!
https://blog.start9.com/the-start9-restart-program/

2023-11-26 20:53:41

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Careful, we highly recommend against using a Raspberry Pi for anything Bitcoin related. You're going to have a bad time, sooner or later.

2023-11-26 20:53:02

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"Happy". Yeah it's bitter sweet. Love the sales, but sucks to have nopthing top sell when lots of people still want to buy.

2023-11-25 18:56:30

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The server being unreachable in no way suggests there is a serious problem or anything has happened to your data.
During the update, the server makes a "bep-bep" noise every 30-60 seconds. This process can take up to 45 minutes in some cases. Most DIY devices do not have speakers, and people are impatient, and so they start clicking things and pulling power, which can result in a corrupted state.
At this point, the server will make a Beethoven chime, which means it is in diagnostic mode and therefor available by visiting start.local or by visiting the IP directly. Performing a "System Rebuild" from he diagnostic page will usually resolve the issue. In very rare cases, a single command may need to be run via SSH.
We have an unbelievably helpful support team available pretty much around the clock on our Telegram channel: https://t.me/start9_labs. Please drop in for assistance getting your devices running again, shouldn't take too long.
In the future, updates will serve their own user interface in order to provide visual, as well as audio, feedback for people without speakers.