GitHub Desktop 3.0: help you better integrate pull requests

GitHub Desktop aims to simplify the workflow for millions of developers around the world, GitHub Desktop 3.0 was officially released on April 28, this version enhanced with improved support for git operations, including squashing, reordering or modifying commits. And exciting new features: Review the status of your pull requests, help developers confirm that code is indeed production-ready, and bring GitHub closer to your local development workflow.

Let's take a look at what's new.

Check the running status of pull requests

According to the instructions on the official blog post, just click on the badge with the pull request number to start in-depth inspections, work and steps to better understand and resolve any issues you may encounter.

If you still can't find why the check failed, you can rerun your check to fix the problem. Users can now also rerun failed or individual GitHub Action checks.

Support high signal pull requests notification

Hundreds of notifications in numerous apps are always trying to get our attention, but most of them are just noise distractions. GitHub Desktop 3.0 will only alert you to important notifications happening in the repository you're working on.

pull requests check failed

Failure to address this issue in a timely manner could result in team members reviewing different code than you want to merge, or requiring additional approval from them when the review passes again.

When this happens, GitHub Desktop 3.0 will show you a system notification, which will lead you to a new dialog with more details about what went wrong with the pull requests check for review by team members.

Review pull requests

GitHub Desktop 3.0 will display notifications when your pull requests are being reviewed, and you'll be instantly notified if your team members ask for changes, approvals, or just comments on your pull requests.

If someone asks for changes or makes some suggestions, you can quickly switch back to that branch and start working on them.

Once everyone is happy with your changes, a green checkmark will appear. Just click on the GitHub Desktop notification, read any final comments with approval, and go straight to GitHub to merge your pull requests!

For more details, see: https://github.blog/2022-04-26-github-desktop-3-0-brings-better-integration-for-your-pull-requests/