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Every release, tracked. Every claim, bench-tested.

New hardware, firmware drops, and Early Access sightings — explained in plain language with the verdict up front. If it matters to your network, it's here before it's in your controller's update tab.

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2026-06-09 · NEW RELEASE

U7 Pro XGS lands: 10G uplink on a $299 AP

Who actually needs a 10-gig access point, what the spec sheet hides about real airtime, and the three buildings where it earns the price — plus the four where the regular U7 Pro is the smarter $189.

Tested on our bench
UniFi U7 Pro XGS access point
2026-06-02 · FIRMWARE UniFi Network 9.3: what changed, what broke

Zone-based firewall gets profiles, two VPN fixes ship, and one setting you should check before updating.

2026-05-27 · EARLY ACCESS Spotted in EA: a 2.5G outdoor mesh AP

What the listing tells us, what it doesn't, and whether to wait for it or buy the U7 Outdoor today.

Rumor → confirmed
2026-05-20 · BENCH NOTES We measured Wi-Fi 7 through a block wall

Florida concrete vs 5 GHz and 6 GHz, with numbers. Spoiler: the 6 GHz band wants line of sight or an extra AP.

Tested on our bench
2026-05-13 · NEW RELEASE G6 Dome ships: the G6 Bullet's indoor sibling

Same 4K sensor and on-camera AI in a vandal-resistant dome. Where it beats the Bullet, and where it doesn't.

2026-05-06 · FIRMWARE Protect 6.1 is a skip — here's why

Smart detection regressions on G5-series cameras. We reproduced it on three units; hold until the point release.

Verdict: skip
2026-04-29 · BENCH NOTES PoE++ in the real world: measured draw vs datasheet

We metered every AP and camera we stock under load. The datasheet maximums you can ignore, and the two you can't.

Tested on our bench
2026-04-22 · EARLY ACCESS UniFi OS 5 beta: the multi-site dashboard, reviewed

Running three sites on the beta for a month. What's genuinely better, what's cosmetic, and our adopt-date guess.

2026-04-15 · NEW RELEASE Cloud Gateway Max quietly gets a hardware revision

Rev B runs 6°C cooler and fixes the USB port. How to tell which one a listing is selling — ours are all Rev B.

2026-04-08 · BENCH NOTES The one setting that fixes most “Wi-Fi is slow” tickets

Minimum RSSI, explained without the math — what it does, when to set it, and the value we start from on installs.