The update file "FRITZ.Box_7530_AX-xx.xx.image" contains the latest FRITZ!OS (Firmware) for the FRITZ!Box 7530 AX.

**Attention:** This update file is only intended for use with FRITZ!Box 7530 AX!
Please follow the instructions at the end of this file to install the update.


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Product:	FRITZ!Box 7530 AX
 
Version:        FRITZ!OS 8.25

Language:       Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish

Release date:   16/04/2026

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# Top Functions in FRITZ!OS 8.20
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New features:
- The new Online Monitor offers a clear graphical overview of the internet usage of top consumers and selected home network devices
- Mesh optimization - for greater stability and improved data throughput, FRITZ!Repeaters independently select the ideal connection in the Mesh
- More options for triggering routines in the smart home and many other interesting new features
- The new, easy-to-use FRITZ!NAS sharing function makes it possible to share a folder, for example to collect and share photos after a family celebration
- Simplified user guidance for the parental controls - access profiles and the home network devices assigned to it are now clearly displayed
- Protection against internet connection failure: FRITZ! Failsafe automatically switches to a substitute connection, for example via mobile network
- Reduce the FRITZ!Box's energy consumption with EEE (Energy Efficient Ethernet) Can now be individually configured for the WAN or LAN sockets

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# Further Improvements of FRITZ!OS 8.25

## Internet:
- **Improved** Better interoperability with newer browser versions
- **Improved** Detailed rendering of fallback protection in Online Monitor
- **Improved** Operation of schedules in the parental controls reworked for small displays (smartphones, tablets)
- **Improved** Support for fallback protection also for primary internet connections with a fixed IP configuration
- **Improved** Support of IPv6 configuration for fallback protection
- **Fixed** IPv6 addresses were not displayed in full in the overview of WireGuardŽ connections
- **Fixed** In the Connection Details in the Online Monitor, the status of the WAN connection was sometimes displayed as inactive despite an active internet connection
- **Fixed** Incorrect error handling during storage of prioritization rules
- **Fixed** Internet access (remote access) to the FRITZ!Box could be configured only while the FRITZ!Box was connected to the internet
- **Fixed** The "Fixed bandwidth reservation for the home network" option did not always work 
- **Fixed** The summary of individual access profiles for parental controls displayed "No restriction" despite restrictive settings
- **Fixed** When the standard profile in the parental controls was blocked, sometimes authorized devices could no longer register with the Wi-Fi network
- **Changed** Root certificate added for DNS over TLS with SSL.com

## Telephony:
- **Changed** Network adjustment to Deutsche Telekom telephony
- **Changed** Root certificate added for encrypted VoIP with SSL.com

## Home Network:
- **Fixed** In certain scenarios, unnecessary entries for switches (FA:CE:...) were displayed in the idle connections section
- **Fixed** In special scenarios it was possible for the IP address 192.168.178.1 to be displayed for an extender in the home network instead of its own address
- **Fixed** Names of home network devices were occasionally assigned incorrectly
- **Fixed** Under some circumstances active devices with static IP addresses were displayed as inactive and vice versa

## System:
- **Improved** Robust error handling during update search
- **Improved** Simplified setup: When setting up international products, it is no longer necessary to restart after selecting country and language
- **Improved** Stability
- **Fixed** For very slow internet connections it could happen that a FRITZ!OS update via the user interface was interrupted before completion
- **Fixed** Under "Network Connections" in the FRITZ!OS interface, "connected with FRITZ!Repeater" was sometimes shown twice