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NETGEAR Genie App No Longer Supported on Orbi Effective Jan 31, 2019
As part of our plan to simplify customer experience, we plan to stop support for the NETGEAR genie app (for iOS, Android, Windows & MAC) for Orbi WiFi system starting Jan 31 st , 2019. We recommend y...
I am all for having a single ap... but be very clear, the Orbi App does NOT work properly on Android devices.
Example, the Orbi app cannot render the network diagram on my Samsung Galaxy Note 9.
If this move happens, perhaps the app will get a little more attention and quality control.
Chuck_M wrote:
I am all for having a single ap... but be very clear, the Orbi App does NOT work properly on Android devices.
Example, the Orbi app cannot render the network diagram on my Samsung Galaxy Note 9.
If this move happens, perhaps the app will get a little more attention and quality control.
Completely agree. I hope that the Orbi app will inherit the functionality that currently only exists in Genie like network diagram and the "Signal Strength" of the attached devices that I really appreciate in Genie.
Other features like "Media Server" and "Reboot Router" are also nice to have in Orbi app and currently covered in Genie.
