The “Live Update Notification” is a recent UI enhancement introduced by Automox. This change is purely on the user interface side and only controls how frequently the page sends requests to the Automox backend.
Previously, the page continuously fetched detailed device data every 20 seconds, even when it was idle. This behavior resulted in a high volume of unnecessary background requests being sent to the Automox backend, which could increase overall load without providing additional value to the user when the page was not actively in use.
With this update, the polling behavior has been optimized to reduce unnecessary network traffic, while still ensuring that users receive timely updates when actively viewing the page.
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The following updates have been made:
- After 5 minutes of inactivity, the endpoint will automatically pause polling.
- Within that 5-minute active window, the page will continue to poll every 20 seconds.
- If the user navigates to another browser tab, polling is immediately paused to prevent unnecessary requests while the page is not in focus.
- If the user reloads the page, the 5-minute timer resets, and polling behavior starts again as normal.
Overall, these changes are intended to reduce unnecessary background requests while still maintaining near real-time updates when the user is actively viewing the page.
Please note: Each time the 5-minute window resets, the “live updates paused” notification may appear.
It’s also important to note that this change does not affect any updates, installations, or patching activity it only impacts how frequently the UI refreshes the displayed data.