The update file "FRITZ.Box_5690_XGS-xx.xx.image" contains the latest FRITZ!OS (Firmware) for the FRITZ!Box 5690 XGS. **Attention:** This update file is only intended for use with FRITZ!Box 5690 XGS! Please follow the instructions at the end of this file to install the update. ``` Produkt: FRITZ!Box 5690 XGS Version: FRITZ!OS 08.25 Sprache: Deutsch, Englisch, Französisch, Italienisch, Niederländisch, Polnisch, Spanisch Release-Datum: 09.06.2026 ``` ------------------------------------------------------------ With each FRITZ!OS update, FRITZ! also updates its security functions. Therefore we recommend performing the update for all devices. ------------------------------------------------------------ # New features and improvements in FRITZ!OS ## System: - **NEW** Slovenian added as a GUI language # Further Improvements of FRITZ!OS ## Home network: - **Changed** For home network devices there is the setting to configure port sharing independently via UPnP or TR-064. This setting now also determines whether the home network can trigger clearing of the internet connection ## DOCSIS: - **Fixed** Under "Cable Information" in the graphic overview, a phone jack was illustrated rather than a multi-media socket ## Internet: - **Changed** Root certificate added for DNS over TLS with SSL.com - **Fixed** In some cases, connecting to the internet manually via "Reconnect" in the online monitor took a very long time - **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** 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 - **Improved** Better interoperability with newer browser versions - **Improved** Detailed rendering of fallback protection in Online Monitor - **Improved** IPv6 configuration support for failover protection - **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 ## 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: - **Fixed** For very slow internet connections it could happen that a FRITZ!OS update via the user interface was interrupted before completion - **Improved** Robuster 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 # Improvements of FRITZ!OS within FRITZ!Labor ## Internet: - **Fixed** After changing the country and time zone settings, the Online Monitor could no longer be opened - **Fixed** Blocking of devices in the guest network in parental controls did not work as expected - **Fixed** Display of DNS server in the Connection Details of the Online Monitor was incomplete in certain scenarios - **Fixed** In the Online Monitor, the connection status was incorrectly marked as inactive when an existing internet connection was being used - **Fixed** Online Meter remained at 0 during connections via mobile network - **Improved** Tooltips in the Online Monitor are easier to read by hiding entries with 0 Mbit/s ## Wi-Fi: - **Fixed** Inactive Wi-Fi networks were not displayed on the Overview page - **Fixed** When using a device with Wi-Fi 7, no connections with MLO were displayed under "Wi-Fi connection" in the properties of the network device (all boxes with Wi-Fi 7) ## Smart Home: - **Improved** Better stability ## System: - **Fixed** After changing country and time zone, the time stamp in the user interface was not updated - **Fixed** Changes to the time server could cause the FRITZ!Box to restart - **Fixed** Some pages were not refreshed automatically - **Improved** Stability - **Improved** Translations added ## Mobile Network: - **Fixed** In some cases, anonymous incoming calls to the mobile phone number were not signaled ## USB: - **Fixed** In some cases, the user interface displayed an empty page ------------------------------------------------------------ Previous Versions of FRITZ!OS ------------------------------------------------------------ # New features and improvements in FRITZ!OS 8.20 (05.02.2026) ## Internet: - **NEW** With the new internet fallback protection, the FRITZ!Box always stays online: If the internet connection fails, an alternative internet connection is established via an access device, e.g. via the mobile network with FRITZ!Box 6820 LTE or via USB mobile network dongles - **NEW** Online Monitor shows the network devices with the highest utilization of the internet connection (top consumers) - **NEW** The Online Monitor for "individual devices" also displays the total current utilization of devices that were not selected individually - **NEW** Simplified user guidance on the "Filter" pages (parental controls) - **Improved** In the Online Monitor the display of the utilization of the internet connection allows selection of not only one day or two months but also an interval of 2 weeks - **Improved** Device selection for display and data recording simplified in the Online Monitor - **Improved** Reworked diagrams and colors in the Online Monitor - **Improved** Online Monitor: Reworked display in the diagrams for the utilization of the internet connection - **Improved** For the internet service provider 1&1 Telecom GmbH, the opportunity to switch to an internet connection via WAN is offered under "Internet > Account Information" - **Improved** Improved stability when there are many simultaneous requests to internet services - **Improved** Telekom Easy Support: Simplified configuration on Telekom fiber optic or DSL line enabled for internet access and telephone numbers - **Improved** Port 443 (HTTPS, QUIC) is taken into account when the network application "Surfing" is prioritized - **Improved** In the access profiles for parental controls, it is now possible to select whether network applications should be blocked or allowed - **Improved** Number of tickets to extend online time for devices blocked by parental controls was increased from 10 to 12 - **Improved** In the parental controls, limited online time for a network device can now be easily extended by 45 minutes ## Wi-Fi: - **NEW** Operating mode Mesh Repeater: Use FRITZ!Box 7590 AX as a Mesh Repeater, e.g. after replacing the FRITZ!Box on the connection ## Mesh: - **NEW** Automatic detection of device type (e.g. smartphone, computer, or printer) for devices displayed in the Mesh Overview - **NEW** Intelligent networking: FRITZ! products in the Mesh assess and optimize the connections among each other - **NEW** Simplified login to Mesh Repeaters via the Mesh Overview of the Mesh Master ## Telephony: - **NEW** Caller announcements for the integrated answering machine can now also be entered as text (text-to-speech) - **Improved** Support for the Vodafone IP Anlagen Anschluss ## DECT/FRITZ!Fon: - **Improved** Podcasts can automatically continue from where they left off, even after a long interruption - **Improved** Revised menu order and dialogs in the FRITZ!Fon user interface ## Home Network: - **NEW** Save energy in the home network: EEE (Energy Efficient Ethernet) can now be set separately for each WAN/LAN port - **Improved** Completely reworked network settings for improved user-friendliness ## Smart Home: - **NEW** In the FRITZ!Box user interface of the Mesh Master, the registration of smart home devices with another FRITZ!Box or a FRITZ!Smart Gateway can be started - **NEW** Data read by the FRITZ!Smart Energy 250 from the export meter is shown under "Smart Home > Devices and Groups" - **NEW** With FRITZ!Smart Control 440, the following functions can now be controlled: the boost and frost protection functions for radiator controls, color and color temperature for lamps, activation and deactivation of routines, and the display of the QR code for Wi-Fi - **NEW** Routines can also be triggered by a phone call, by reaching a target temperature, or by activating boost or antifreeze functions, as well as by important events on the FRITZ!Box - **NEW** Templates and routines can be triggered with delay - **Improved** The schedule for a radiator control can be disabled without discarding the configured schedule - **Improved** Temperature and humidity data from Zigbee devices are displayed in the home network and can be used for automation - **Improved** Roller shutters can now be combined into groups - **Improved** Color and brightness transitions have been improved in the controls for Zigbee lights ## Storage (NAS): - **NEW** Upload sharing: Via fritz.nas a folder can be shared for users with a sharing link to upload and download contents, e.g. to collect photos after a family celebration - **Improved** Better interoperability with FTP applications (e.g. Filezilla) through support for MFMT command - **Improved** Simplified generation of sharing links to access files saved in FRITZ!NAS ## Security: - **Improved** Push mail now also sends notifications about logins from FRITZ!Apps ## System: - **Improved** File name for saved settings now includes name of individual FRITZ!Box - **Improved** The "Diagnostics > Function" page now displays information on problems with time synchronization via NTP - **Improved** If the configured/provisioned time server fails, automatic switch to public server - **Improved** "Forgot Password" function of the push service can now be configured with a freely chosen recipient - **Improved** Functional diagnostics now indicates when access for apps (TR-064) is disabled in the home network sharing settings - **Improved** Reworked pages of the update functions under "System > Update" - **Improved** Reworked user guidance for backing up or restoring settings - **Improved** Warning on the overview page when push service is interrupted - **Improved** Push service emails now clearly differentiate between function and security diagnostics through specific subject lines, adapted email texts, and file names - **Improved** Accessibility support for FRITZ!Box, FRITZ!Mesh Set Master, and FRITZ!Fon (in accordance with GAA Ordinance) # Additional Improvements in FRITZ!OS 8.20 ## Internet: - **Changed** FRITZ! devices in the home network, e.g. FRITZ!Repeaters, are no longer offered in parental controls and prioritization; they always have unrestricted internet access with normal priority - **Changed** Private IPv4 addresses (RFC 1918) are no longer posted via MyFRITZ!Net (DNS) if a publicly accessibly IPv6 address is available - **Changed** When VPN connections are active for which all network traffic is routed via the VPN connection ("full tunnel"), the guest network is excluded from this and routed over the normal internet connection - **Changed** Number of network devices for which the saving of internet data rates can be enabled was increased to 40 - **Fixed** Enabling the UPnP filter had no effects for IPv6 - **Fixed** For providers without support for IPv6, the Online Meter did not count consumption values as long as IPv6 was enabled in the account information of the FRITZ!Box - **Fixed** Possible internet disruptions when using a large filter list for blocked websites - **Fixed** For FRITZ! devices operated exclusively via IPv6, under some circumstance there was no search for new FRITZ!OS versions (updates) - **Fixed** Creation of new WireGuard® VPN connections could fail if many WireGuard® VPN connections had already been created - **Fixed** Under certain circumstances, a FRITZ! device operated exclusively via IPv6 could not obtain the system time via the Network Time Protocol - **Fixed** The rate information in the Online Meter showed an incorrect end of the billing period - **Fixed** Parental controls: Redeeming tickets to extend online time failed in certain scenarios - **Fixed** Potential incorrect display in the Online Meter of the use of data capacity during the billing period - **Fixed** In some cases, connecting to the internet manually via "Reconnect" in the online monitor took a very long time (affected only FRITZ!OS 8.20 on FRITZ!Box models for DSL or fiber optics) - **Fixed** Internet access (remote access) to the FRITZ!Box could be configured only while the FRITZ!Box was connected to the internet - **Fixed** Interoperability on some ADSL lines with IPv6 was problematic (FRITZ!Box 7530 with FRITZ!OS 8.20 only) ## Home Network: - **Fixed** In rare cases the information on a new network device in the home network was not immediately entered in the event log or change notice - **Fixed** In special scenarios it was possible for the IP address 192.168.178.1 to be displayed for a repeater in the home network instead of its own address - **Fixed** "Home Network > Network Connections" page was not displayed (empty page) when a FRITZ!Box was configured as an internet gateway and a Mesh Repeater ## System: - **Fixed** Push service sent the Forgot Password link of devices configured as IP clients with the incorrect IP address - **Fixed** Despite correct rate settings, the "Info" LED did not flash when online volume exhausted - **Fixed** Preview of personalized subject line from push service shows the suggested parentheses only if they were actually entered ------------------------------------------------------------ # FRITZ!OS 08.02 - Initial Release. ------------------------------------------------------------ **Instructions for installing the update:** Use the update function offered in the user interface to install the update. This automatically offers you the right FRITZ!OS. Click "Wizards", select "Update" and then follow the instructions on the screen. --- (c) FRITZ! GmbH 2004-2026. All rights reserved. This FRITZ! firmware package contains files that are propagated under different licenses, in particular under a license held by FRITZ! or under an open-source license (namely the GNU General Public License, GNU Lesser General Public License or FreeBSD License). For details on the various licenses, see the "license.txt" file (https://download.avm.de/fritzbox/license.txt). The source code of the files propagated as open source files can be obtained upon a written request to fritzbox_info@avm.de. FRITZ! grants the non-exclusive right to use this FRITZ! firmware package, which is supplied exclusively in object code format. The licensee may create only one copy of the software, which may be used exclusively for backup use. FRITZ! reserves all rights that are not expressly granted to the licensee. 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