diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/dbs/Xoa_app_version_itm.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/dbs/Xoa_app_version_itm.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..753ff6e70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/dbs/Xoa_app_version_itm.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+XOWA: the XOWA Offline Wiki Application
+Copyright (C) 2012 gnosygnu@gmail.com
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+package gplx.xowa.addons.apps.updates.dbs; import gplx.*; import gplx.xowa.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.apps.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.apps.updates.*;
+public class Xoa_app_version_itm {
+	public Xoa_app_version_itm(String id, String date, int priority, String summary, String details) {
+		this.id = id;
+		this.date = date;
+		this.priority = priority;
+		this.summary = summary;
+		this.details = details;
+	}
+	public String Id() {return id;} private final    String id;
+	public String Date() {return date;} private final    String date;
+	public int Priority() {return priority;} private final    int priority;
+	public String Summary() {return summary;} private final    String summary;
+	public String Details() {return details;} private final    String details;
+	public String Priority_str() {
+		switch (priority) {
+			case 3: return "trivial";
+			case 5: return "minor";
+			case Priority__major: return "major";
+			default: throw Err_.new_unhandled_default(priority);
+		}
+	}
+	public static final int Priority__major = 7;
+}
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/dbs/Xoa_app_version_tbl.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/dbs/Xoa_app_version_tbl.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a84f7679
--- /dev/null
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/dbs/Xoa_app_version_tbl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/*
+XOWA: the XOWA Offline Wiki Application
+Copyright (C) 2012 gnosygnu@gmail.com
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+package gplx.xowa.addons.apps.updates.dbs; import gplx.*; import gplx.xowa.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.apps.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.apps.updates.*;
+import gplx.dbs.*; import gplx.dbs.utls.*;
+public class Xoa_app_version_tbl implements Db_tbl {
+	private final    Dbmeta_fld_list flds = new Dbmeta_fld_list();
+	private final    String fld__version_id, fld__version_date, fld__version_priority, fld__version_summary, fld__version_details;
+	private final    Db_conn conn;
+	public Xoa_app_version_tbl(Db_conn conn) {
+		this.conn = conn;
+		this.fld__version_id		= flds.Add_str("version_id", 32);
+		this.fld__version_date		= flds.Add_str("version_date", 32);
+		this.fld__version_priority	= flds.Add_int("version_priority");		// 3:trivial; 5:minor; 7:major;
+		this.fld__version_summary	= flds.Add_str("version_summary", 255);
+		this.fld__version_details	= flds.Add_text("version_details");
+		conn.Rls_reg(this);
+	}
+	public String Tbl_name() {return tbl_name;} private final    String tbl_name = TBL_NAME;
+	public void Create_tbl() {conn.Meta_tbl_create(Dbmeta_tbl_itm.New(tbl_name, flds, Dbmeta_idx_itm.new_normal_by_tbl(tbl_name, fld__version_date, fld__version_date)));}
+	public Xoa_app_version_itm[] Select_by_date(String date) {	// NOTE: version_ids are not easy to sort; using version_date instead
+		String sql = Db_sql_.Make_by_fmt(String_.Ary
+		( "SELECT  *"
+		, "FROM    app_version"
+		, "WHERE   version_date > '{0}'"
+		, "ORDER BY version_date"
+		), date);
+
+		Db_rdr rdr = conn.Stmt_sql(sql).Crt_str(fld__version_date, date).Exec_select__rls_auto();
+		try {
+			List_adp list = List_adp_.New();
+			while (rdr.Move_next()) {
+				list.Add(Load(rdr));
+			}
+			return (Xoa_app_version_itm[])list.To_ary_and_clear(Xoa_app_version_itm.class);
+		} finally {rdr.Rls();}
+	}
+	private Xoa_app_version_itm Load(Db_rdr rdr) {
+		return new Xoa_app_version_itm
+		( rdr.Read_str(fld__version_id)
+		, rdr.Read_str(fld__version_date)
+		, rdr.Read_int(fld__version_priority)
+		, rdr.Read_str(fld__version_summary)
+		, rdr.Read_str(fld__version_details)
+		);
+	}
+	public void Rls() {}
+	public static final String TBL_NAME = "app_version";
+}
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/dbs/Xoa_update_db_mgr.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/dbs/Xoa_update_db_mgr.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..301a6b5d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/dbs/Xoa_update_db_mgr.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+XOWA: the XOWA Offline Wiki Application
+Copyright (C) 2012 gnosygnu@gmail.com
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+package gplx.xowa.addons.apps.updates.dbs; import gplx.*; import gplx.xowa.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.apps.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.apps.updates.*;
+import gplx.dbs.*; import gplx.dbs.utls.*;
+public class Xoa_update_db_mgr {
+	public Xoa_update_db_mgr(Io_url url) {
+		this.url = url;
+		this.conn = Db_conn_bldr.Instance.Get_or_fail(url);
+		this.tbl__app_version = new Xoa_app_version_tbl(conn);
+		conn.Meta_tbl_assert(tbl__app_version);
+	}
+	public Io_url Url() {return url;} private final    Io_url url;
+	public Db_conn Conn() {return conn;} private final    Db_conn conn;
+	public Xoa_app_version_tbl Tbl__app_version() {return tbl__app_version;} private final    Xoa_app_version_tbl tbl__app_version;
+}
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/specials/Xoa_update_html.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/specials/Xoa_update_html.java
index e507bed32..a230ced5c 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/specials/Xoa_update_html.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/specials/Xoa_update_html.java
@@ -16,13 +16,55 @@ You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 package gplx.xowa.addons.apps.updates.specials; import gplx.*; import gplx.xowa.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.apps.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.apps.updates.*;
+import gplx.xowa.addons.apps.updates.dbs.*;
 import gplx.xowa.specials.*; import gplx.langs.mustaches.*; import gplx.xowa.wikis.pages.*; import gplx.xowa.wikis.pages.tags.*;
 class Xoa_update_html extends Xow_special_wtr__base {
 	@Override protected Io_url Get_addon_dir(Xoa_app app)			{return app.Fsys_mgr().Http_root().GenSubDir_nest("bin", "any", "xowa", "addon", "app", "update");}
 	@Override protected Io_url Get_mustache_fil(Io_url addon_dir)	{return addon_dir.GenSubFil_nest("bin", "xoa_update.mustache.html");}
 	@Override protected Mustache_doc_itm Bld_mustache_root(Xoa_app app) {
-		return Xoa_update_itm.Load(app.Fsys_mgr().Bin_addon_dir());
+		Io_url update_db_url = Get_addon_dir(app).GenSubFil("xowa_update_info.sqlite3");
+		Xoa_update_db_mgr db_mgr = new Xoa_update_db_mgr(update_db_url);
+		return Load(db_mgr);
 	}
+	private static Mustache_doc_itm Load(Xoa_update_db_mgr db_mgr) {
+		// get from internet
+		if (gplx.core.ios.IoEngine_system.Web_access_enabled) {
+			Io_url trg_url = db_mgr.Url();
+			String src_url = "http://xowa.org/admin/app_update/xowa_update_info.sqlite3";
+			Io_mgr.Instance.DownloadFil(src_url, trg_url);
+		}
+
+		// load from db
+		Xoa_app_version_itm[] db_itms = db_mgr.Tbl__app_version().Select_by_date(Xoa_app_.Build_date);
+		if (db_itms.length == 0) return new Xoa_update_itm("up-to-date", "", "", "", "", "");
+
+		// convert to gui itm
+		Xoa_update_itm head = To_gui_itm(db_itms[0], Find_major(db_itms));
+		head.Itms_(To_gui_itm(db_itms));
+		return head;
+	}
+	private static String Find_major(Xoa_app_version_itm[] db_itms) {
+		int len = db_itms.length;
+		Xoa_app_version_itm major = null;
+		for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+			Xoa_app_version_itm db_itm = db_itms[i];
+			if (db_itm.Priority() >= Xoa_app_version_itm.Priority__major)
+				major = db_itm;
+		}
+		return major == null ? "" : String_.Format("({0}) {1}", major.Priority_str(), major.Id());
+	}
+	private static Xoa_update_itm[] To_gui_itm(Xoa_app_version_itm[] db_itms) {
+		int len = db_itms.length;
+		Xoa_update_itm[] rv = new Xoa_update_itm[len];
+		for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+			rv[i] = To_gui_itm(db_itms[i], "");
+		}
+		return rv;
+	}
+	private static Xoa_update_itm To_gui_itm(Xoa_app_version_itm db_itm, String major) {
+		return new Xoa_update_itm(db_itm.Id(), db_itm.Date(), db_itm.Priority_str(), db_itm.Summary(), db_itm.Details(), major);
+	}
+
 	@Override protected void Bld_tags(Xoa_app app, Io_url addon_dir, Xopage_html_data page_data) {
 		Xopg_tag_mgr head_tags = page_data.Head_tags();
 		Xopg_tag_wtr_.Add__xocss	(head_tags, app.Fsys_mgr().Http_root());
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/specials/Xoa_update_itm.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/specials/Xoa_update_itm.java
index 6341897db..2c8734daf 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/specials/Xoa_update_itm.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/specials/Xoa_update_itm.java
@@ -17,14 +17,20 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 package gplx.xowa.addons.apps.updates.specials; import gplx.*; import gplx.xowa.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.apps.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.apps.updates.*;
 import gplx.langs.mustaches.*;
+import gplx.xowa.addons.apps.updates.dbs.*;
 class Xoa_update_itm implements Mustache_doc_itm {
-	private final    String version, date, priority, summary, details;
-	public Xoa_update_itm(String version, String date, String priority, String summary, String details) {
+	private final    String version, date, priority, summary, details, major;
+	private Xoa_update_itm[] itms = Ary__empty;
+	public Xoa_update_itm(String version, String date, String priority, String summary, String details, String major) {
 		this.version = version;
 		this.date = date;
 		this.priority = priority;
 		this.summary = summary;
 		this.details = details;
+		this.major = major;
+	}
+	public void Itms_(Xoa_update_itm[] v) {
+		this.itms = v;
 	}
 	public boolean Mustache__write(String k, Mustache_bfr bfr) {
 		if		(String_.Eq(k, "version"))			bfr.Add_str_u8(version);
@@ -32,17 +38,13 @@ class Xoa_update_itm implements Mustache_doc_itm {
 		else if	(String_.Eq(k, "priority"))			bfr.Add_str_u8(priority);
 		else if	(String_.Eq(k, "summary"))			bfr.Add_str_u8(summary);
 		else if	(String_.Eq(k, "details"))			bfr.Add_str_u8(details);
+		else if	(String_.Eq(k, "major"))			bfr.Add_str_u8(major);
 		return true;
 	}
 	public Mustache_doc_itm[] Mustache__subs(String key) {
+		if		(String_.Eq(key, "itms"))			return itms;
 		return Mustache_doc_itm_.Ary__empty;
 	}
-	public static Mustache_doc_itm Load(Io_url app_root) {
-		// get from internet
-//			Io_url trg_url = app_root.GenSubFil_nest("app", "update", "xowa_update_info.sqlite3");
-//			String src_url = "http://xowa.org/admin/app_update/xowa_update_info.sqlite3";
-//			Io_mgr.Instance.DownloadFil(src_url, trg_url);
-
-		return new Xoa_update_itm("", "", "", "", "");
-	}
+	
+	private static final    Xoa_update_itm[] Ary__empty = new Xoa_update_itm[0];
 }
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/specials/Xoa_update_special.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/specials/Xoa_update_special.java
index 8533edb0e..b064faed1 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/specials/Xoa_update_special.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/specials/Xoa_update_special.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package gplx.xowa.addons.apps.updates.specials; import gplx.*; import gplx.xowa.
 import gplx.xowa.specials.*; import gplx.core.net.qargs.*;
 public class Xoa_update_special implements Xow_special_page {
 	public void Special__gen(Xow_wiki wiki, Xoa_page page, Xoa_url url, Xoa_ttl ttl) {			
+		new Xoa_update_html().Bld_page_by_mustache(wiki.App(), page, this);
 	}
 	Xoa_update_special(Xow_special_meta special__meta) {this.special__meta = special__meta;}
 	public Xow_special_meta Special__meta()		{return special__meta;} private final    Xow_special_meta special__meta;
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/pages/syncs/core/Xosync_read_mgr.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/pages/syncs/core/Xosync_read_mgr.java
index fb49684c7..df9cf79a6 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/pages/syncs/core/Xosync_read_mgr.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/pages/syncs/core/Xosync_read_mgr.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public class Xosync_read_mgr {
 	private final    Xosync_update_mgr update_mgr = new Xosync_update_mgr();
 	public void Auto_update(Xow_wiki wiki, Xoa_page page, Xoa_ttl page_ttl) {
 		if (wiki.Domain_itm().Domain_type_id() == gplx.xowa.wikis.domains.Xow_domain_tid_.Tid__home) return;
+		if (wiki.Domain_itm().Domain_type_id() == gplx.xowa.wikis.domains.Xow_domain_tid_.Tid__other) return;
 		if (page_ttl.Ns().Id_is_special()) return;
 
 		Xoapi_sync_api sync_api = wiki.App().Api_root().Addon().Bldr().Sync();