Archer GE650 v2.6
Actively updated reasonably evidenced
firmware is arriving about as often as it always has
49 days since the last release against a median gap of 125 (0.4x)
- Last firmware
- 12 August 2026 (2 months ago)
- Releases seen
- 3
- Update rhythm
- about every 4 months
- Support observed
- ≥8 months
- 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.
- Archer GE650 v1.6 (US) Slowing down 7 releases
Firmware history
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Archer GE650(US)_V2.6_1.2.0 Build 20260526 12 August 2026
Release notes — disclosure 0.06
1. Enhanced system security and stability.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Archer GE650(US)_V2.6_1.1.2 Build 20260104 17 March 2026
Release notes — disclosure 0.06
New Features/Enhancements: 1.Improved system security and stability.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Archer GE650(US)_V2.6_1.0.6 Build 20250920 5 December 2025
Release notes — disclosure 0.30
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 GE650
Judged by lifecycle-1 on 30 September 2026.
How these verdicts are computed.