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Tapo C246D v1.6

Gone quiet well evidenced

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

182 days since the last release against a median gap of 41 (4.4x)

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Last firmware
31 March 2026 (6 months ago)
Releases seen
7
Update rhythm
about every 41 days
Support observed
≥11 months
Vendor's promise
no support period we can evaluate
Patch latency
not measurable — its changelogs name no CVE ids

Firmware history

  1. Tapo C246D(US)_V1.6_1.1.5 Build 260318 31 March 2026

    Release notes — disclosure 0.31
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: Enhanced device stability and security.
  2. Tapo C246D(US)_V1.6_1.1.4 Build 260122 4 March 2026

    Release notes — disclosure 0.28
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Optimized network connection stability. 2. Enhanced device stability.
  3. Tapo C246D(US)_V1.6_1.1.2 Build 250926 10 November 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.56
    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. Added support for displaying a snapshot on Alexa Favorites' camera card. 4. Added support for filtering events based on detection type and lens on the Playback page. 5. Enhanced device stability and security.
  4. Tapo C246D(US)_V1.6_1.1.0 Build 250922 22 October 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.37
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Added support for displaying the camera lens icon through Device Settings -> Video & Display -> On-screen Display Info -> Display Lens Icon. 2. Enhanced device stability and security.
  5. Tapo C246D(US)_V1.60_1.0.4 Build 250618 16 July 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.37
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Optimized the Cloud Video performance. 2. Optimized the Tracking performance. 3. Optimized the image performance. 4. Enhanced device stability.
  6. Tapo C246D(US)_V1.6_1.0.3 Build 250509 22 May 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.44
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Added support for WPA3. 2. Optimized the SD card recording and playback performance. 3. Enhanced device stability. 4. Fixed some minor bugs.
  7. Tapo C246D(US)_V1.6_1.0.2 Build 250418 1 May 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.30
    First firmware released.

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 C246D

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

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