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Can I update the firmware for my router using my iPhone or dose the router need to be conected to a computer

How do I update firmware on my router using my iPhone

Posted on Oct 10, 2021 8:42 AM

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Oct 10, 2021 8:45 AM in response to Bx269

Follow your router manufacturer’s instructions. For my Netgear router I have an iPhone app that has a button to update the router, but it has never worked, and neither has the router’s “automatic” update feature. I have to download the update file to my computer, then connect the computer to the router with a cable to install it. YMMV.

Oct 10, 2021 8:55 AM in response to Lawrence Finch

I don't now and never will use a Netgear router.

I have a Google wifi router.

Plugged it in, set it up and haven't messed with it since.

Runs without any issues and automagically updates itself at 2 am when updates are available.


Unless you are a network engineer, you should never have to mess with your router after the initial setup.

It should just work.

Can I update the firmware for my router using my iPhone or dose the router need to be conected to a computer

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