NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi Router

NETGEAR, Inc

About this app

The Nighthawk app gives you convenient access to your router’s features:
- Anywhere Access – Monitor and control your home WiFi from anywhere.
- Smart Parental Controls – Filter content and limit time online automatically with Circle® on NETGEAR.
- Armor Security – Advanced cybersecurity on your network to protect all devices from online threats.
- Speed Test – See if you’re getting the internet broadband speeds you’re paying for.
- Guest WiFi – Set up a secure and separate WiFi network for guests.
- Traffic Meter – Monitor internet usage over time.
- Easily pause WiFi, update firmware, and more!

The NETGEAR Nighthawk app (formerly Up App) is a complete upgrade from the legacy NETGEAR genie app. New features are consistently being added. Install it today!

For more information about your router, visit http://www.support.netgear.com

Ratings and reviews

The jury is still partly out on the Nighthawk app. But my initial review isn't good. I just finished setting up a mesh system, and the app has been buggy and fiddly as hell. Several times it told me the router wasn't compatible with the app. If you take more than 60 seconds on a task, a contact support pop-up appears. God forbid you have any other apps open or attempt to switch between them. At the moment, I hope I don't have to use this app often.

Network map is no longer part of the app, and with it the ability to edit labels for devices. All but 3 labels were erased and it's difficult to know what device is online now because out of 17 devices, only 3 still have labels. The rest simply show up as unknown. The app is only good for seeing how much data I use, to know if wifi is down which my ISP sends me texts for, and to locate my router via signal strength which is useless since it's mounted to my wall in plain view. Might uninstall it.

I rely on this app, but I hate it and am rating low until it becomes more stable. I've subscribed to the Nighthawk Parental Controls for 2 years and am considering another renewal, but the app crashes every single time I go to the Parental Controls section. Clearing cache & data doesn't help. Reinstalling the app does help temporarily, but the app will crash as soon as I try to use any Parental Control features, which I'm paying for. I shouldn't have to reinstall the app every day.

What’s new

This latest release fixes various issues and adds new enhancements. Also, make sure you update your router to the latest firmware version using the app in order to explore all the great features it has to offer. Please continue to reach out to us at [e-mail] if you’re having any issues.