Feedback 2: on R3 Pre-Release (1.3.4 Build 20260618)

I installed the new R3 pre-release and have been testing it.

Positive:

•  Guest and IoT network extension is working much better with minimal drops when roaming between nodes. This is a big improvement.

Issues still present:

•  Custom device names continue to wipe after reboots and restores. This remains very disruptive.

•  Tether app client list is often inaccurate and frequently shows “Operation failed” when refreshing.

•  Custom names reset when devices switch between different networks/bands (requires manual renaming each time).

•  6 GHz SSID still broadcasts on satellite nodes even when hidden on the main router.

•  Intermittent IoT instability (multiple devices going offline with reconnect notifications).

Small UI quirk:

•  When adjusting RGB brightness with the slider in the Tether app, the percentage does not update in real-time. It only shows the correct value after switching to a different lighting mode.

Feature Request:

•  Please add the ability to restore configuration backups directly from the Tether app, for backups saved on mobile devices without needing a wired connection to the Web UI. Even better would be, if as long as your router was connected to the Internet and your Tp-Link ID was also connected to that router, that you could upload that backup configuration file from anywhere in the world. This would be very helpful during recovery situations.

CacheMode wrote

  @raven-au 

What I was observing is the MLO performance on the main router itself. Even when roaming within the main router’s coverage area toward Node 2, I still see a noticeable (but brief) drop to 1–2 bars on MLO before it recovers. The signal is generally strong on its own, which is why I’m hopeful that once full MLO propagation is added in a future update, roaming will feel much smoother.

  @CacheMode I see, when you say "roaming" I immediately think of switching between mesh nodes but I think your meaning "roaming around the area" and your getting a variable signal, sometimes quite poor, without any obvious cause ...

Vendex wrote

  @Joseph-TP hi,

​thanks for the reply! I will definitely keep sharing my experience as I test this build further.

​Regarding the client list issue you mentioned, I actually have some very good news. Lately, and especially after installing this new firmware, I am no longer getting timeouts when browsing the device list in the tether app. Even better, all my device names are loading perfectly fine now, regardless of which frequency band they are currently connected to. Everything seems to be showing up correctly on my end so far.

 

  @Vendex it's good to hear that you are having a good experience.

I wonder how many devices you have on the network because I have lots and the client list does not work at all well and the Tether app is also very slow to update if it updates at all. I'm pretty sure that once you have a largish numbe rof devices the problem starts and that might also be a factor in the frequent disconnection problems as well.

Might have missed it, has this beta been updated since its initial release?