hi, yes, we know about the check again button, that did not show the latest update
and we tried your url parameter trick, that did not work either
wp-admin/update-core.php?force-check=1&theme_force_check=1
and here we are again, with a updated theme 3.8.1 (we have 3.8) but no prompt to update, even though it has been out for a day or two.
any other suggested way to get the updates quicker?