@Vincent-TP Two more months have passed. Where is the new firmware?

  @Pista24 another two months of silence seems to indicate a sincere lack of attention and care for this product by TP-Link - a real shame.

They released new firmware for the EU version of EAP773 V1. Not sure what's the hold up for the US version. Maybe because the EU version is global, and the US version is only US?

I also noticed that they now have an EAP773 V2 and V2.6 on the US firmware download page. Judging by the GPL code they released, the V2.6 is based on IPQ5332 instead of the higher performance IPQ9574 present in the V1. This is the same chipset they're using in the new EAP787.

*update

just to be fair and more specific as to what i found issue with.

EAP773(US)_V1.6_1.1.5 Build 20251230

release date: 02-04-2026

EAP773(US)_V1.6_1.1.2 Build 20251030

release date: 02-04-2026

EAP773(US)_V1.6_1.0.14 Build 20240801

release date: 09-10-2024

EAP773(US)_V1.6_1.0.13 Build 20240417

release date: 05-24-2024

EAP773(US)_V1.6_1.0.12 Build 20240312

release date: 04-18-2024

so between 1.0.14 and 1.1.2 there was a 1 year gap without anything 

  @Pista24 

I own two 690e HD which never received anything except a beta update. Flagship 700$ access point and not 1 update. Now I made the mistake to trust TPlink again because I dont want to change the rest of my stack...... Almost wish they ban TPlink and force me

  @IamMurphy 

another thing that got me worried was this

https://www.reddit.com/r/TpLink/comments/1qrxkg6/deco_be85_security_updates_ceasing_in_september/

be85 cease security update in september for the singaporean model (doesnt apply to US model apparently).

for context

"TP-Link Deco BE85 became available in Singapore in the second half of 2023, with major retailers stocking the product around July and August of that year. "

and now is Feb 2026. so almost 3 years then no more security patches? that seems a bit much.....

different model than eap773 sure, but it made me worry when our model gets similarly thrown under the bus with such a short life time for maintenance.

seriously tplink, what gives? if you want to retain customers or expected future purchases, don't do such short life times for the updates for your products. that really brings into question whether to buy future products on not if we can't be certain how long to expect updates, and how well you provide those updates without long gaps in between releases.

i got a tplink omada eap-773 to give that a try after moving away from ubiquiti to check it out. it looks fine, but the firmware update and how long we can expect them has got me worried tbh :/

for ubiquiti for their pro line wifi ap, they claim to expect at least 10 years of updates.