Tapo C100 v5.6
Actively updated well evidenced
firmware is arriving about as often as it always has
33 days since the last release against a median gap of 88 (0.4x)
- Last firmware
- 28 August 2026 (33 days ago)
- Releases seen
- 9
- 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
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.
- Tapo C100 v1 (US) Gone quiet 1 releases
- Tapo C100 v4 (US) Actively updated 9 releases
- Tapo C100 v4.2 (US) Gone quiet 1 releases
- Tapo C100 v4.26 (US) Gone quiet 1 releases
- Tapo C100 v4.6 (US) Actively updated 9 releases
- Tapo C100 v4.8 (US) Gone quiet 5 releases
- Tapo C100 v5 (US) Actively updated 8 releases
Firmware history
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Tapo C100(US)_V5.6_1.5.7 Build 260709 28 August 2026
Release notes — disclosure 0.36
Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Optimized the live streaming performance. 2. Optimized the SD card recording performance. 3. Enhanced device stability and security.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Tapo C100(US)_V5.6_1.5.4 Build 260528 21 July 2026
Release notes — disclosure 0.45
Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Added support for SD card recording deletion function. 2. Optimized the overall performance when connected to the hub. 3. Enhanced device stability and security.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Tapo C100(US)_V5.6_1.4.4 Build 260303 31 March 2026
Release notes — disclosure 0.31
Modifications and Bug Fixes: Enhanced device stability and security.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Tapo C100(US)_V5.6_1.4.3 Build 251128 19 January 2026
Release notes — disclosure 0.34
Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Optimized streaming experience. 2. Enhanced device stability and security.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Tapo C100(US)_V5.6_1.3.5 Build 251109 13 November 2025
Release notes — disclosure 0.36
Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed the issue where the camera may fail to detect the router Wi-Fi during reconfiguration via the iOS app after a reset. 2. Enhanced device performance.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Tapo C100(US)_V5.6_1.3.4 Build 250911 21 October 2025
Release notes — disclosure 0.35
Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed the issue where the device intermittently failed to reconnect to Wi-Fi. 2. Enhanced device stability and security.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Tapo C100(US)_V5.6_1.2.4 Build 250418 23 May 2025
Release notes — disclosure 0.54
Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Added support for saving recordings to Tapo Hub on the same local network through Device Settings -> Storage & Recording -> Local storage -> Storage Location. 2. Added support for switching to the optimal network between home Wi-Fi and the Hub's hotspot through Device Settings -> Network Connection -> Wi-Fi Backup. 3. Optimized the Cloud Video performance. 4. Optimized the SD card recording performance. 5. Optimized live streaming performance on the Alexa APP and Echo Show. 6. Optimized the detection performance. 7. Enhanced device security and stability. 8. Fixed some minor bugs.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Tapo C100(US)_V5.6_1.1.3 Build 241108 7 February 2025
Release notes — disclosure 0.45
Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Added support for 12-hour Time option and more timestamp formats. 2. Optimized the SD card recording performance. 3. Improved device performance and stability. 4. Fixed some minor bugs.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Tapo C100(US)_V5.6_1.0.11 Build 240617 10 July 2024
Release notes — disclosure 0.40
Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Optimized the performance of configuration and recording. 2. Enhanced device stability. 3. Fixed some minor bugs.
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 Tapo C100
Judged by lifecycle-1 on 30 September 2026.
How these verdicts are computed.