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connkall
Aug 12, 2025Aspirant
Nighthawk WiFi 7 Router RS700S new firmware update not alerting???
This router is advertised as "The most powerful & advanced Nighthawk router ever." yet there is no indication or alert to the latest firmware (Version 1.0.9.6), why is that? The latest firmware ...
FURRYe38
Aug 12, 2025Guru - Experienced User
NG can turn OFF or not push new FW based on user experiences.
There is known issues with v.6 FW that has been posted by many others. NG IS aware of the issues. Most likely reason why NG isn't auto updating users routers currently. Some have gone back to prior working version of FW and we can recommend using v.6 FW.
Keep what is loaded for now or reach out to NG support and ask about a beta that maybe available for you to try if you want too.