Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

Archer AX72 Pro v1.6

Slowing down well evidenced

updates are coming less often than this product's own history

168 days since the last release against a median gap of 98 (1.7x)

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Last firmware
14 April 2026 (6 months ago)
Releases seen
11
Update rhythm
about every 3 months
Support observed
≥3 years
Vendor's promise
no support period we can evaluate
Patch latency
not measurable — its changelogs name no CVE ids

Which one do I have?

TP-Link ships this model in more than one hardware revision, and they do not share firmware. The revision is printed on the label on the underside, usually after the model — Ver 1.0, V4.6. Getting it wrong is the easiest way to read the wrong answer here.

Firmware history

  1. Archer AX72 Pro(US)_V1.6_1.4.6 Build 20260112 14 April 2026

    Release notes — disclosure 0.25 
    New Features/Enhancements: Enhanced device security and stability. Bug Fixes: Fixed the bug that increases Bufferbloat latency when QoS is enabled.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  2. Archer AX72 Pro(US)_V1.6_1.4.5 Build 20250928 7 November 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.46 
    New Features/Enhancements: Improved system stability. Bug Fixes: Fixed the bug that importing an .ovpn file containing specific field parameters would prevent the VPN connection from being established. Fixed the bug that caused intermittent connectivity issues of VPN after the device restarted. Fixed a stability issue that could occur when forming an EasyMesh network with certain models.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  3. Archer AX72 Pro(US)_V1.6_1.4.2 Build 20250814 7 November 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.36 
    New Features/Enhancements: Added support for VPN kill switch feature. Improved system stability and security. Bug Fixes: Fixed some issues related to HomeShield. Fixed some issues related to the Web UI display.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  4. Archer AX72 Pro(US)_V1.6_1.3.1 Build 20240426 2 July 2024

    Release notes — disclosure 0.56 
    New Features/Enhancement: 1. Enhanced the HomeShield feature; 2. Added WAN port speed display function on the APP; 3. Added DPI (Deep packet inspection) feature to improve the traffic identification accuracy and the QoS performance. 4. Add Fing recognition to improve the accuracy of the device model recognition; 5. Optimized the system stability; 6. Improved the device security. Bug fixes: 1. Fixed some slow speed bugs; 2. Fixed the bug that Daylight Saving Time cannot be automatically switched on and off during the first quick setup.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  5. Archer AX72 Pro(US)_V1.6_1.2.4 Build 20240331 13 June 2024

    Release notes — disclosure 0.52 
    New Features/Enhancement: 1. Optimize the stability of the equipment. Bug Fixed: 1. Fixed the bug that an occasional failure occurs during vlan setting; 2. Fixed the bug that IPTV port probabilistically fails to play multicast videos on the wan in the custom mode of vlans; 3. Fixed the bug that the flow is abnormal when the prototype is running the l2tp-vpn server.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  6. Archer AX72 Pro(US)_V1.6_1.2.3 Build 20240125 7 March 2024

    Release notes — disclosure 0.25 
    Modifications: Enhanced device stability; Fixed the bug that prevented the ability to be pinged with WireGuard server enabled.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  7. Archer AX72 Pro(US)_V1.6_1.2.2 Build 20230831 21 September 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.59 
    This update is recommended for all users and provides important security updates. Modifications: 1. Enhance device security. 2. Improve the stability of the equipment. 3. Add the EasyMesh function. 4. Add the support to set the local DNS sever on the WAN DNS setting. 5. Add the AP advanced function. 6. Add the IoT network. 7. Add the support of the WireGuard VPN Server&Client. 8. The VPN client functions are improved. 9. Enhanced the IoT compatibility. 10.Cannot downgrade back to previous firmware.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  8. Archer AX72 Pro(US)_V1.6_1.1.0 Build 20230423 9 June 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.40 
    Note: 1. Optimized system performance; 2. Cannot downgrade back to previous firmware.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  9. Archer AX72 Pro(US)_V1.6_1.0.3 Build 20230324 11 April 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.37 
    Enhancement: 1.Optimised Homeshield features; 2.Improved the stability of wireless functions; Bug Fixed: 1.Fix the bug related to real-time protection; 2.Fixed the bug that the time machine feature couldn't find the USB backup path after updating the MacOS 13.1 version;

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  10. Archer AX72 Pro(US)_V1.6_1.0.2 Build 20221129 10 February 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.33 
    Bug fixed: Fixed the bug that time machine feature couldn't find the USB backup path after updating the MacOS 13.1 version.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  11. Archer AX72 Pro(US)_V1.6_1.0.0 Build 20220915 3 November 2022

    Release notes — disclosure 0.31 
    The first firmware released.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Evidence

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

Identifiers: marketing_name Archer AX72 Pro

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

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