Release channels

From SplameiPlay 4.3 Bloom, you have the ability to change the release channel of SplameiPlay allowing you to choose how often you want SplameiPlay to update and what feature set you want.

Name	Recommend for	Update frequency	Stability	Latest release	Currently active?
Stable	Most people	Rare	Stable	4.8 Bloom	No
Beta	Power users and insiders	Uncommon	Mostly stable	4.8 Bloom	No
Alpha	Developers	Common	Unstable	5.0 Particle Alpha 9/9	Yes

You can change the channel by going into Settings, scrolling to the release channel section and selecting your desired release channel from the dropdown.

Stable

This is the default channel used by SplameiPlay. It doesn’t get many updates compared to the Alpha or Beta channels and is the most stable. It’s best for most people using SplameiPlay because of this.

Beta

This channels gets updates more often then the Stable channel but less often then the Alpha channel. It contains some major bugs and issues however, most issues will most likely be fixed when the update is in the Alpha channel. It’s best for power users and insiders as you’ll get updates faster however, issues are more common.

Alpha

The Alpha channel gets updates the most frequent compared to the other channels however, it’s more error prone and can have major issues due to less testing. It’s not recommend to use this channel due to frequent issues unless your a developer who needs access to changes as soon as they’re made.

If you are using this channel, we recommend you run this in a Virtual Machine instead of your main device