From 839d3f500474e7726f50cc273fe750e8a05222bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Trey Moen <50057480+greatgitsby@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:06:33 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] ui: guard branch switcher before internet connected (#38692)

---
 openpilot/selfdrive/ui/mici/layouts/settings/software.py | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/openpilot/selfdrive/ui/mici/layouts/settings/software.py b/openpilot/selfdrive/ui/mici/layouts/settings/software.py
index 32fbc2b3a7..33f6e0e4ab 100644
--- a/openpilot/selfdrive/ui/mici/layouts/settings/software.py
+++ b/openpilot/selfdrive/ui/mici/layouts/settings/software.py
@@ -246,6 +246,9 @@ class TargetBranchButton(BigButton):
       self.set_value(target)
 
   def _on_click(self):
+    if not ui_state.params.get("UpdaterAvailableBranches"):
+      gui_app.push_widget(BigDialog("", tr("Please connect to Wi-Fi to switch branches.")))
+      return
     gui_app.push_widget(BranchSelectPage(self._on_select))
 
   def _on_select(self, branch: str):