New - RBE970 Series v9.13.1.2 Firmware Via Auto Update

I just randomly checked the orbi app last night to see if there was any updates for the firmware, since there hasn't been one in a while and it popped up on the app.  I looked for any release notes and couldn't find any, so I presume it is just hitting the wild.

Never mind, just checked my 970 series, updated late last night:

[Time synchronized with NTP server] Tuesday, Jun 17,2025 02:51:14
[Internet connected] IP address: 160.2.31.94, Thursday, Nov 21,2024 10:05:21
[Initialized, firmware version: V9.13.1.2_1.3.24] Thursday, Nov 21,2024 10:05:11

Ya, I've ask to let the beta forum help test this out first before releasing. NG doesn't seem to do well in communications. 

JWS9518 wrote:

I went to look in the beta forum to see if there was any discussion about it but couldn't find the old forum and couldn't access or find the new forum after the community forum changes.

Did you find a way to connect to beta forum?
I tried to login, but it did not work (I just get a generic error message "you do not have access, or this area does not exist".

U believe US initially and on a limited push or gradual. Depending on how things go and what we see, may let NG know to continue to push or not. 

I've asked for some notes. 

Saner wrote:

Is it US only or also for EUR as well?

Let's wait the release notes..

I have not found release notes yet.  I assume it NA only at the moment, since I am in the US.  I am using it for the last couple of days.  I have not noticed any issues yet, nor any differences.  However, the previous firmware was pretty stable for me, and I did not have some of the issues others were encountering.

Release notes tend to take a few days to be published after the firmware starts going out, unless they are only using a small release to see how things go.

Online update via webbrowser

NG releases now seems to be first via auto update, and in small batches to see how well it goes and how well it's received by users. If all goes well, then NG will full release to public and provide FW file links. I'd give a couple of weeks at most. 

Please be patient. 

McLong wrote:

Could someone share the download links?

You could check to see if the update pops up in the Orbi app when you check for firmware update, but as FURRYe38​ said, it may not be released to every user yet in the US or in any other region.   There is usually a delay from when small numbers of users start seeing it to when it posts on the NG page (sometimes a couple weeks or more) and depending on how stable it is, could be even longer before everyone sees it or it posted on the download page.

Currently yes. 

Usually, there is a delay from when it goes out via auto-update before it shows on the download page.

Which beta forum are you referring too? This area? How to participate in the Beta Community! | NETGEAR Communities

So your system did update to this recent version of FW? 

DrPepper73 wrote:

Mine has automatically updated too (Europe) a couple of days ago.

Could not find yet the release notes on the support page.

 

I've also tried to login to the beta forum, but apparently I have no access anymore... anyone knows what happened?