C225 (V1.6)

Key dates

Release

December 2022 · estimate

How I calculated it: Month of TP-Link Korea's own press release (dated 2022-12-07) announcing the Tapo C225 on sale in South Korea; the earliest launch post found on TP-Link's regional sites (TP-Link Japan's release gives 2023-04-20 for Japan). The release names the model, not a hardware version; V1.6 is the model's earliest hardware version on TP-Link's US download page, and TP-Link states Vx.0 = Vx.6/Vx.8. TP-Link does not state an exact on-sale date; the release date is used as the launch month.

Last update

August 14, 2026 · version 1.2.3 Build 260630

End of support

No end date

Estimated end

July 2027 · estimate

The maker’s policy says security updates usually end 3 years after discontinuation.

Discontinued in the US

July 11, 2024

Source·TP-Link (opens in a new tab)·checked November 13, 2026

Firmware updates

Updates I found on the maker’s pages, from February 2023 to August 2026. I read the notes of 12 of these updates and found security changes in 2.

2026-08-14

1.2.3 Build 260630 New features or improvements

2026-04-07

1.2.2 Build 260319 Security

2026-02-06

1.2.1 Build 251128 New features or improvements

2025-07-14

1.1.2 Build 250625 Bug fixes, new features or improvements

2025-05-14

1.1.1 Build 250430 Security, bug fixes, new features or improvements

Sources

• TP-Link (opens in a new tab) End-of-sale listlast verified November 13, 2026
• TP-Link (opens in a new tab) Support pagelast verified October 25, 2026
• TP-Link (opens in a new tab) Firmware downloadslast verified October 15, 2026