Tapo C402 v1.6

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 C402 v1.26 (US) Gone quiet 4 releases
• Tapo C402 v2.26 (US) Not enough evidence 1 releases
• Tapo C402 v2.6 (US) Actively updated 8 releases

Firmware history

1. Tapo C402(US)_V1.6_1.2.1 Build 250917 5 November 2025

   Release notes — disclosure 0.40

   Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Enhanced device security. 2. Enhanced wireless connection stability. 3. Improved battery life performance. 4. Improved detection performance.

   Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

2. Tapo C402(US)_V1.6_1.0.24 Build 250314 24 March 2025

   Release notes — disclosure 0.47

   Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Optimized the stability when connecting to a mesh network. 2. Optimized the cloud recordings performance. 3. Enhanced device stability. 4. Fixed the fast battery drain issue in certain scenarios. 5. Fixed some minor bugs.

   Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

3. Tapo C402(US)_V1.6_1.0.23 Build 241119 27 December 2024

   Release notes — disclosure 0.51

   Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Added support for 12-hour Time option and more timestamp formats. 2. Added support for Tapo Hub connection, supporting Wi-Fi connection with Tapo Hub H200 and store video clips to the Hub. 3. Optimized the stability of Wi-Fi connection. 4. Optimized the cloud recordings performance. 5. Optimized the detection performance. 6. Extended the battery life in some cases. 7. Fixed some minor bugs.

   Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

4. Tapo C402(US)_V1.6_1.0.21 Build 240905 12 October 2024

   Release notes — disclosure 0.47

   Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Optimized AI Detection performance. 2. Optimized the night vision image performance for many scenarios. 3. Enhanced the image quality in complex scenes. 4. Optimized the performance of wireless connectivity. 5. Fixed some minor bugs.

   Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

5. Tapo C402(US)_V1.6_1.0.17 Build 240524 13 June 2024

   Release notes — disclosure 0.47

   Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Optimized the Detection performance. 2. Optimized the SD card playback performance. 3. Optimized the Tapo Care Cloud recording function. 4. Optimized the battery charging performance. 5. Enhanced local communication security. 6. Fixed some minor bugs.

   Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

6. Tapo C402(US)_V1.6_1.0.15 Build 240407 15 April 2024

   Release notes — disclosure 0.53

   Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Added Detection Range Test, allows you to determine the camera's activity detection zone. 2. Enhanced live streaming stability in third-party client. 3. Optimized person detection accuracy in night mode. 4. Fixed some issues causing recording and playback failures. 5. Fixed various SD card anomaly issues. 6. Fixed some minor bugs.

   Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

7. Tapo C402(US)_V1.6_1.0.14 Build 240314 28 March 2024

   Release notes — disclosure 0.49

   Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Optimized the streaming performance. 2. Optimized the SD card recognition and recording function. 3. Optimized the Motion Detection function. 4. Optimized the Auto Day/Night switch function. 5. Enhanced device stability. 6. Fixed some minor bugs.

   Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

8. Tapo C402(US)_V1.6_1.0.12 Build 240220 11 March 2024

   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 Tapo C402

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

Machine-readable: JSON · RSS