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OrbiTechDude
Jun 05, 2025Apprentice
The community has waited six months for a firmware update
NETGEAR, the community has waited six months for a firmware update, yet critical issues persist—especially regarding wireless backhaul performance, Apple device compatibility, and overall network sta...
FURRYe38
Jun 06, 2025Guru - Experienced User
So NG is aware of the issues at hand with the 970 series system. They working on things. Seems to be more than just NG at work on this since these issues effect Apple, Android, NG and the chipset mfr. Seems to be more at play and maybe taking longer that we all would like.
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No guarantees with this either.
We are all waiting so we'll need to be patient while this is being worked on.
If users have just bought a new 970 series system, you may re-consider for now and wait for a bit more time to pass for NG and all involved to get things working better. Up to you though.
FYI, StephenT and Negear are not valid user accounts anymore.