Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

Archer A9 v6

Gone quiet reasonably evidenced

no firmware for long enough to stand out against its own record

1937 days since the last release against a median gap of 80 (24.2x)

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Last firmware
10 June 2021 (5 years ago)
Releases seen
6
Update rhythm
about every 3 months
Support observed
≥2 years
Vendor's promise
no support period we can evaluate
Patch latency
not measurable — its changelogs name no CVE ids

Firmware history

  1. Archer A9(US)_V6_210315 10 June 2021

    Release notes — disclosure 0.54
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Optimized acceleration logic, improved the performance; 2. Fixed the vulnerabilities of modules, enhanced device security; 3. Optimized the parental control function, Expanded the URL filter entry in the parental control to 64; 4. Fixed the bug that the Tether changes to router device names did not take effect; 5. Improved Internet connection stability; 6. Optimized IPv6 module; 7. Expended the entry in Address Reservation to 64.
  2. Archer A9(US)_V6_200416 26 April 2020

    Release notes — disclosure 0.33
    New features/Enhancements: 1. Improved wireless experience. For Archer A9 (US) V6.0
  3. Archer A9(US)_V6_200114 23 March 2020

    Release notes — disclosure 0.48
    New features/Enhancements: 1. Added WPA3 encryption support. 2. Added GDPR support. 3. Improved SmartConnect mechanism.
  4. Archer A9(US)_V6_190515 17 May 2019

    Release notes — disclosure 0.31
    Enhancements: Improved the performance and stability of the device.
  5. Archer A9(US)_V6_20190403 18 April 2019

    Release notes — disclosure 0.31
    Enhancements: Improved the stability and performance of the device.
  6. Archer A9(US)_V6_181114 28 January 2019

    Release notes — disclosure 0.30
    First Firmware Released

Evidence

2 archived pages sit behind this record, the earliest read on 1 August 2026. Everything above was read from them, and each is kept byte for byte so it can be checked after the vendor edits the original.

Identifiers: marketing_name Archer A9 · openwrt_id tplink_archer-a9-v6

Judged by lifecycle-1 on 29 September 2026. How these verdicts are computed.

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