# SoftBank Robotics documentation What's new in NAOqi 2.8?

# Registering and updating your NAO

## Updates

Updates section allows you to set and manage the link to the SoftBank Robotics Cloud.

## Updating your NAO

Step | Action
--- | ---
| Make sure your NAO is turned on and connected to the network. Not sure? Press its Chest button once. If NAO says its name and IP address, connection is OK.
| On a computer, launch Robot Settings. For further details, see: Accessing to Robot Settings.
| Click the Updates page.
| Applications needing to be updated appear.
| Make sure Autonomous Life is switched off. For further details see: Switching Autonomous life on and off.
| Click the Launch update button.

## When do I need to update my NAO

You can trigger the update using Robot Settings, when:

- you want to retrieve the last release of already installed applications.

- you have selected new applications on the NAO Apps Store.

  For further details, see: Selecting applications to install.

## Downloading a system image

When a new system image is available for download, the Robot Settings displays a NAOqi upgrade alert.

This automatic download is the result of a a setting defined on the NAO Apps Store. For further details, see: Setting automatic system update.

To download the system image:

Step | Action
--- | ---
| Click the Update button. A progression bar appears. Wait until prompted, to reboot.
| Check the battery level. Important: make sure the robot battery is fully charged: a power shortage during upgrading could leave the robot in a fatal state. Tips: if your battery has a limited capacity, you should leave the charger plugged during the upgrade. However it could be wise to order a new battery.
| Click the Reboot now button. The boot process can take a long time. For further details, see: Upgrading.

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