From e7707d9a0f34d9fbffc300023c319f95caa5be30 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bilawal Sidhu <106619546+bilawalsidhu@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:33:34 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] docs: tell existing installs to update for OSM-backed layers
 (#821)

Co-authored-by: Bilawal Sidhu <bilawal@halfpixel.ai>
---
 README.md | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 88690d52f..f6a3ae886 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ non-commercial use, or a **Google Maps key** for the direct, metered route and
 Google place search. Provider terms and quotas apply. Add keys through the
 app's **POWER UP** panel; [Keys & Costs](#-api-keys) explains the options.
 
+> **Already installed?** Update to the latest version. Older versions query
+> public OpenStreetMap Overpass servers, which now refuse them, so Traffic,
+> Mapped Installations and ALPR stay empty until you update.
+
 ### Path 1 — One click, no terminal
 
 1. Install or update [Pinokio](https://desktop.pinokio.co/) to **8.2 or later**.