diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 95ee72e..f15f923 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ cargo run -p appview
 | 4  AppView-Foundation (Jetstream-Index) | ✅ done — Jetstream-Indexer + identity-Event-Backfill + PLC-handle-sync-Worker |
 | 5  AppView-REST-API | ✅ done — timeline, profile (by-did + by-handle), search, post-by-uri, thread-context |
 | 6  Tauri-UI-Logik an Backend koppeln | ✅ done — LoginScreen, NavRail, PostCard, ComposeBox, Profile/Compose/Search/Settings-Views |
-| 7  Polish (Tray, Notifications, Auto-Update) | 🟡 Tray + Notifications ok; Settings-View neu; Auto-Update-Endpoint noch leer |
+| 7  Polish (Tray, Notifications, Auto-Update) | ✅ done — Tray-Icon custom (`tauri::include_image!`), Notification-Click navigiert via `app://notification`-Event + `openThread`-Helper zu Thread-Detail, Auto-Update in Dev deaktiviert (siehe `_comment` in `tauri.conf.json` für Production-Setup) |
 
 ## Tests
 
diff --git a/crates/tauri-app/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/crates/tauri-app/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 4b3193d..8201aa6 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-app/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/crates/tauri-app/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -34,12 +34,13 @@
   },
   "plugins": {
     "updater": {
-      "active": true,
-      "dialog": true,
+      "active": false,
+      "dialog": false,
       "endpoints": [
         "https://releases.maarcadetweet.local/{{target}}/{{arch}}/{{current_version}}"
       ],
-      "pubkey": ""
+      "pubkey": "",
+      "_comment": "Auto-update is disabled for dev. To enable for releases: (1) stand up a release-artifacts server that serves update.json, (2) run `tauri signer generate` and paste the pubkey here, (3) flip active+dialog to true. Capabilities already include `updater:default` so the frontend can request update checks via the plugin once enabled."
     }
   },
   "bundle": {