Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

Tapo C320WS v2.6

Actively updated well evidenced

firmware is arriving about as often as it always has

141 days since the last release against a median gap of 96 (1.5x)

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Last firmware
12 May 2026 (5 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. Tapo C320WS(US)_V2.6_1.6.3 Build 260423 12 May 2026

    Release notes — disclosure 0.35 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Added support for SD card recording deletion function. 2. Enhanced device stability and security.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  2. Tapo C320WS(US)_V2.6_1.5.3 Build 260304 20 March 2026

    Release notes — disclosure 0.48 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Added support for WPA3. 2. Added support for displaying a snapshot on Alexa Favorites' camera card. 3. Added support for downloading playback from the SD card in a different network. 4. Optimized the audio performance. 5. Enhanced device stability.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  3. Tapo C320WS(US)_V2.6_1.3.5 Build 250522 30 May 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.49 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Added support to store Playback videos to a Tapo Hub with storage expansion to improve storage security. 2. Optimized live streaming performance on the Alexa APP and Echo Show. 3. Optimized the SD card recording and playback performance. 4. Enhanced device stability. 5. Fixed some minor bugs.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  4. Tapo C320WS(US)_V2.6_1.2.4 Build 250305 23 April 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.32 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: Optimized live streaming performance on Alexa APP and Echo Show.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  5. Tapo C320WS(US)_V2.6_1.2.2 Build 241227 10 February 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.56 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Added support for 12-hour Time option and more timestamp formats. 2. Added support to fix a static IP address for the camera under Advanced Settings > Network Settings. 3. Added support for WPA3. 4. Added support for deleting camera account. 5. Fixed the Image Flickering issue in certain scenarios. 6. Fixed the bug of missing cloud recordings in certain scenarios. 7. Optimized the SD card recording performance. 8. Improved device stability. 9. Fixed some minor bugs.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  6. Tapo C320WS(US)_V2.6_1.1.15 Build 240605 5 July 2024

    Release notes — disclosure 0.45 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Optimized live streaming stability in poor network conditions. 2. Optimized Line-Crossing Detection, reducing the occurrence of missed detection events. 3. Fixed some minor bugs.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  7. Tapo C320WS(US)_V2.6_1.1.8 Build 231211 27 February 2024

    Release notes — disclosure 0.34 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Enhanced stability and performance. 2. Fixed some minor bugs.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  8. Tapo C320WS(US)_V2.6_1.1.7 Build 231122 6 December 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.31 
    Modifications and Bug Fixed: Optimized stability of the Wi-Fi connection.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  9. Tapo C320WS(US)_V2.6_1.0.10 Build 231102 9 November 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.51 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Optimized the SD card recording function. 2. Enhanced stability and performance. 3. Fixed the problem of missing cloud videos in some cases. 4. Fixed the issue that the spotlight may keep turning on in some cases. 5. Fixed some minor bugs.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  10. Tapo C320WS(US)_V2.6_1.0.5 Build 230316 2 June 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.50 
    Modifications and bug fixes: 1. Add support for video summary. 2. Add support for filtering the notification events. 3. Enhance stability of the camera. 4. Fix the problem of missing cloud videos in some cases. 5. Fix some minor bugs.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  11. Tapo C320WS(US)_V2.6_1.0.4 Build 221031 14 February 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.41 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Add support for Privacy Zones. 2. Fix 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 C320WS

Judged by lifecycle-1 on 30 September 2026. How these verdicts are computed.

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