diff --git a/src/components/app-update-toast.tsx b/src/components/app-update-toast.tsx
index 58e4cbf..e578a52 100644
--- a/src/components/app-update-toast.tsx
+++ b/src/components/app-update-toast.tsx
@@ -1,69 +1,24 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { FaDownload, FaExternalLinkAlt, FaTimes } from "react-icons/fa";
-import { LuCheckCheck, LuCog, LuRefreshCw } from "react-icons/lu";
-import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
+import { FaExternalLinkAlt, FaTimes } from "react-icons/fa";
+import { LuCheckCheck } from "react-icons/lu";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
-import type { AppUpdateInfo, AppUpdateProgress } from "@/types";
+import type { AppUpdateInfo } from "@/types";
 import { RippleButton } from "./ui/ripple";
 
 interface AppUpdateToastProps {
   updateInfo: AppUpdateInfo;
-  onUpdate: (updateInfo: AppUpdateInfo) => Promise<void>;
   onRestart: () => Promise<void>;
   onDismiss: () => void;
-  isUpdating?: boolean;
-  updateProgress?: AppUpdateProgress | null;
   updateReady?: boolean;
 }
 
-function getStageIcon(stage?: string, isUpdating?: boolean) {
-  if (!isUpdating) {
-    return <FaDownload className="flex-shrink-0 w-5 h-5" />;
-  }
-
-  switch (stage) {
-    case "downloading":
-      return <FaDownload className="flex-shrink-0 w-5 h-5" />;
-    case "extracting":
-      return <LuRefreshCw className="flex-shrink-0 w-5 h-5 animate-spin" />;
-    case "installing":
-      return <LuCog className="flex-shrink-0 w-5 h-5 animate-spin" />;
-    case "completed":
-      return <LuCheckCheck className="flex-shrink-0 w-5 h-5" />;
-    default:
-      return <LuRefreshCw className="flex-shrink-0 w-5 h-5 animate-spin" />;
-  }
-}
-
-function getStageDisplayName(stage?: string) {
-  switch (stage) {
-    case "downloading":
-      return "Downloading";
-    case "extracting":
-      return "Extracting";
-    case "installing":
-      return "Installing";
-    case "completed":
-      return "Completed";
-    default:
-      return "Updating";
-  }
-}
-
 export function AppUpdateToast({
   updateInfo,
-  onUpdate,
   onRestart,
   onDismiss,
-  isUpdating = false,
-  updateProgress,
   updateReady = false,
 }: AppUpdateToastProps) {
-  const handleUpdateClick = async () => {
-    await onUpdate(updateInfo);
-  };
-
   const handleRestartClick = async () => {
     await onRestart();
   };
@@ -77,115 +32,37 @@ export function AppUpdateToast({
     }
   };
 
-  const showDownloadProgress =
-    isUpdating &&
-    updateProgress?.stage === "downloading" &&
-    updateProgress.percentage !== undefined;
-
-  const showOtherStageProgress =
-    isUpdating &&
-    updateProgress &&
-    (updateProgress.stage === "extracting" ||
-      updateProgress.stage === "installing" ||
-      updateProgress.stage === "completed");
-
   return (
     <div className="flex items-start p-4 w-full max-w-md rounded-lg border shadow-lg bg-card border-border text-card-foreground">
       <div className="mr-3 mt-0.5">
-        {updateReady ? (
-          <LuCheckCheck className="flex-shrink-0 w-5 h-5 text-green-500" />
-        ) : (
-          getStageIcon(updateProgress?.stage, isUpdating)
-        )}
+        <LuCheckCheck className="flex-shrink-0 w-5 h-5" />
       </div>
 
       <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
         <div className="flex gap-2 justify-between items-start">
           <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
-            <div className="flex gap-2 items-center">
-              <span className="text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">
-                {updateReady
-                  ? "The update is ready, restart app"
-                  : isUpdating
-                    ? `${getStageDisplayName(updateProgress?.stage)} Donut Browser Update`
-                    : "Donut Browser Update Available"}
-              </span>
-              {!updateReady && (
-                <Badge
-                  variant={updateInfo.is_nightly ? "secondary" : "default"}
-                  className="text-xs"
-                >
-                  {updateInfo.is_nightly ? "Nightly" : "Stable"}
-                </Badge>
-              )}
+            <span className="text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">
+              {updateReady
+                ? "Update ready, restart to apply"
+                : "Manual download required"}
+            </span>
+            <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+              {updateInfo.current_version} → {updateInfo.new_version}
             </div>
-            {!updateReady && (
-              <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                {isUpdating ? (
-                  updateProgress?.message || "Updating..."
-                ) : (
-                  <>
-                    Update from {updateInfo.current_version} to{" "}
-                    <span className="font-medium">
-                      {updateInfo.new_version}
-                    </span>
-                    {updateInfo.manual_update_required && (
-                      <span className="block mt-1 text-muted-foreground/80">
-                        Manual download required on Linux
-                      </span>
-                    )}
-                  </>
-                )}
-              </div>
-            )}
           </div>
 
-          {!isUpdating && !updateReady && (
-            <Button
-              variant="ghost"
-              size="sm"
-              onClick={onDismiss}
-              className="p-0 w-6 h-6 shrink-0"
-            >
-              <FaTimes className="w-3 h-3" />
-            </Button>
-          )}
+          <Button
+            variant="ghost"
+            size="sm"
+            onClick={onDismiss}
+            className="p-0 w-6 h-6 shrink-0"
+          >
+            <FaTimes className="w-3 h-3" />
+          </Button>
         </div>
 
-        {!updateReady && showDownloadProgress && updateProgress && (
-          <div className="mt-2 space-y-1">
-            <div className="flex justify-between items-center">
-              <p className="flex-1 min-w-0 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                {updateProgress.percentage?.toFixed(1)}%
-                {updateProgress.speed && ` • ${updateProgress.speed} MB/s`}
-                {updateProgress.eta && ` • ${updateProgress.eta} remaining`}
-              </p>
-            </div>
-            <div className="w-full bg-muted rounded-full h-1.5">
-              <div
-                className="bg-primary h-1.5 rounded-full transition-all duration-300"
-                style={{ width: `${updateProgress.percentage}%` }}
-              />
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        )}
-
-        {!updateReady && showOtherStageProgress && (
-          <div className="mt-2 space-y-1">
-            <div className="w-full bg-muted rounded-full h-1.5">
-              <div
-                className={`h-1.5 rounded-full transition-all duration-500 ${
-                  updateProgress.stage === "completed"
-                    ? "bg-green-500 w-full"
-                    : "bg-primary w-full animate-pulse"
-                }`}
-              />
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        )}
-
-        {updateReady ? (
-          <div className="flex gap-2 items-center mt-3">
+        <div className="flex gap-2 items-center mt-3">
+          {updateReady ? (
             <RippleButton
               onClick={() => void handleRestartClick()}
               size="sm"
@@ -194,40 +71,27 @@ export function AppUpdateToast({
               <LuCheckCheck className="w-3 h-3" />
               Restart Now
             </RippleButton>
-          </div>
-        ) : (
-          !isUpdating && (
-            <div className="flex gap-2 items-center mt-3">
-              {updateInfo.manual_update_required ? (
-                <RippleButton
-                  onClick={handleViewRelease}
-                  size="sm"
-                  className="flex gap-2 items-center text-xs"
-                >
-                  <FaExternalLinkAlt className="w-3 h-3" />
-                  View Release
-                </RippleButton>
-              ) : (
-                <RippleButton
-                  onClick={() => void handleUpdateClick()}
-                  size="sm"
-                  className="flex gap-2 items-center text-xs"
-                >
-                  <FaDownload className="w-3 h-3" />
-                  Download Update
-                </RippleButton>
-              )}
+          ) : (
+            updateInfo.manual_update_required && (
               <RippleButton
-                variant="outline"
-                onClick={onDismiss}
+                onClick={handleViewRelease}
                 size="sm"
-                className="text-xs"
+                className="flex gap-2 items-center text-xs"
               >
-                Later
+                <FaExternalLinkAlt className="w-3 h-3" />
+                View Release
               </RippleButton>
-            </div>
-          )
-        )}
+            )
+          )}
+          <RippleButton
+            variant="outline"
+            onClick={onDismiss}
+            size="sm"
+            className="text-xs"
+          >
+            Later
+          </RippleButton>
+        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-app-update-notifications.tsx b/src/hooks/use-app-update-notifications.tsx
index 1b70c4a..cb7378b 100644
--- a/src/hooks/use-app-update-notifications.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/use-app-update-notifications.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api/core";
 import { listen } from "@tauri-apps/api/event";
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
 import { AppUpdateToast } from "@/components/app-update-toast";
 import { showToast } from "@/lib/toast-utils";
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export function useAppUpdateNotifications() {
   const [updateReady, setUpdateReady] = useState(false);
   const [isClient, setIsClient] = useState(false);
   const [dismissedVersion, setDismissedVersion] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const autoDownloadedVersion = useRef<string | null>(null);
 
   // Ensure we're on the client side to prevent hydration mismatches
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ export function useAppUpdateNotifications() {
       console.log("Manual check result:", update);
 
       // Always show manual check results, even if previously dismissed
+      autoDownloadedVersion.current = null;
       setUpdateInfo(update);
     } catch (error) {
       console.error("Failed to manually check for app updates:", error);
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ export function useAppUpdateNotifications() {
     toast.dismiss("app-update");
   }, [isClient, updateInfo]);
 
-  // Listen for app update availability
+  // Listen for app update events
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!isClient) return;
 
@@ -127,16 +129,7 @@ export function useAppUpdateNotifications() {
     const unlistenProgress = listen<AppUpdateProgress>(
       "app-update-progress",
       (event) => {
-        console.log("App update progress:", event.payload);
         setUpdateProgress(event.payload);
-
-        // If update is completed, mark as no longer updating after a delay
-        if (event.payload.stage === "completed") {
-          setTimeout(() => {
-            setIsUpdating(false);
-            setUpdateProgress(null);
-          }, 5000); // Show completion message for 5 seconds instead of 2
-        }
       },
     );
 
@@ -160,41 +153,59 @@ export function useAppUpdateNotifications() {
     };
   }, [isClient]);
 
-  // Show toast when update is available
+  // Auto-download update in background when found
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!isClient || !updateInfo) return;
+    if (
+      !isClient ||
+      !updateInfo ||
+      updateInfo.manual_update_required ||
+      isUpdating ||
+      updateReady ||
+      autoDownloadedVersion.current === updateInfo.new_version
+    )
+      return;
+
+    autoDownloadedVersion.current = updateInfo.new_version;
+    console.log("Auto-downloading app update:", updateInfo.new_version);
+    void handleAppUpdate(updateInfo);
+  }, [isClient, updateInfo, isUpdating, updateReady, handleAppUpdate]);
+
+  // Show toast only when update is ready to install or requires manual action
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isClient) return;
+
+    const showManualToast = updateInfo?.manual_update_required && !isUpdating;
+    if (!updateReady && !showManualToast) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!updateInfo) return;
 
     toast.custom(
       () => (
         <AppUpdateToast
           updateInfo={updateInfo}
-          onUpdate={handleAppUpdate}
           onRestart={handleRestart}
           onDismiss={dismissAppUpdate}
-          isUpdating={isUpdating}
-          updateProgress={updateProgress}
           updateReady={updateReady}
         />
       ),
       {
         id: "app-update",
-        duration: Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY, // Persistent until user action
+        duration: Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY,
         position: "top-left",
         style: {
-          zIndex: 99999, // Ensure app updates appear above dialogs
-          pointerEvents: "auto", // Ensure app updates remain interactive
-          marginTop: "16px", // slightly lower on macOS-like top controls
+          zIndex: 99999,
+          pointerEvents: "auto",
+          marginTop: "16px",
         },
       },
     );
   }, [
     updateInfo,
-    handleAppUpdate,
     handleRestart,
     dismissAppUpdate,
-    isUpdating,
-    updateProgress,
     updateReady,
+    isUpdating,
     isClient,
   ]);