FRITZ!Box 6850 LTE with the first laboratory update for the later FRITZ!OS 7.50

AVM is sending the next FRITZ!BOX into the running for the upcoming FRITZ!OS 7.50. FRITZ!Box 6850 LTE receives the initial laboratory version 07.39-96343 today. As with the other boxes, there are a number of new functions and improvements.

New functions and improvements in FRITZ!OS 7.39

• Cellular: Improvement New software for the cellular modem with improved stability of the cellular connection
• Internet:
• NEW Support for WireGuard VPN connections [3]
• NEW Direct connection to MyFRITZ!Net via USP (TR-369) for direct transmission of parameters – first display of the connection status, the connection parameters and updates to MyFRITZ!Net (only for FRITZ!OS versions in the FRITZ!Laboratory)
• Improvement Automatic prioritization ensures fairness in bandwidth distribution in the entire FRITZ!Box network (home and guest network)
• Improved display of the data flow from the guest network with IPv6 in the “Online Monitor”
• Improvement Improvement When switching to public DNS servers automatically, the public DNS server used is displayed in the online monitor
• Improvement When activating Internet access to storage media via FTP/FTPS, the randomly assigned port number is displayed
• Improvement After a restart, the FRITZ!Box immediately updates its IP address in MyFRITZ!Net (DynDNS update)
• Improvement The IPv6 Interface Identifier used on the WAN is chosen randomly
• Improvement In the user interface, an image now clarifies the different VPN connection types
• Improvement Other FRITZ!Box products in the Mesh are automatically registered in the MyFRITZ! account of the Mesh Master
• Improvement IPv4 VPN connections (IPSec) can be tunneled over IPv6, for example to reach FRITZ!Box products on DS-Lite connections (IPv6 tunnel for IPv4, IPv4-in-IPv6)
• Improved IPv6 support for prioritizing network applications and prioritizing a home network device
• Improvement No publication of the IPv4 address for MyFRITZ!Net on dual-stack connections with carrier-grade NAT – the MyFRITZ! address is always resolved here as an IPv6 address
• Change If the Internet provider’s DNS server (or the specified DNS server) fails, the system automatically switches to public DNS servers
• Change The “Emule” application is no longer provided when creating a new port release
• Change Predefined selection of DynDNS providers replaced by a general setting option

• Telephony:
• NEW Support for telephony with the mobile phone number of the SIM card via UMTS (CSVoice) and LTE (VoLTE) (6850 only) [1]
• NEW Call diversions and call blocks can be applied to callers not in the phone book (phone book as whitelist)
• Improvement Call diversions and call blocks for incoming calls can be limited to a single number
• Improvement Table display of set up call diversions revised
• Improved support for photos for online phone books from Apple, Telekom and CardDAV providers
• Improvement Encrypted telephony more robust against connection losses
• Improvement When listening to messages on the internal answering machine, the name or location of the caller is given (requires a MyFRITZ! account and telephone book entry)
• Improved support for groups for online phone books from the provider Apple
• Improvement Optimizations when integrating a phone book in the mesh
• Improved option for forwarding calls in the call phase (partial rerouting) added (e.g. for SIP trunks and “Other providers”)
• Improvement Conversion of the online telephone books from web.de, gmx.de and 1&1 to CardDAV
• Improved display of the caller number if the user and network provided number are present in the call list
• Improvement Optimization of the automatic setup of phone numbers by the Internet provider
• Improvement Texts for the push mails from the fax function and answering machine revised
• Improved support for more call scenarios with voice data transmission before the call is accepted (P-Early-Media)
• DECT/FRITZ!Fon:
• NEW Caller announcement for calls, alarm clock and appointments [2]
• NEW Appointment calendar in FRITZ!Fon
• Improvement Convenient control of DECT headsets that are GAP or CAT-iq 2.x compliant [6]
• Improvement Quick dialing for the number keys 2-9 can be set up directly on the FRITZ!Fon by pressing and holding the number
• Improvement higher/optimal resolution of images from the Google online phone book
• Change no signaling to FRITZ!Fon for missed calls that are older than 28 days

• WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS:
• Improvement When changing the encryption to “unencrypted” on the Mesh Master, the activation of the 5 GHz radio network is ensured and WLAN devices are correctly logged off if necessary
• Improvement Increased data rates against some WLAN devices
• Improvement The legend below “Assignment of the WLAN channels” on the page WLAN > Radio channel now with a single line display (page: WLAN / radio channel)
• Improvement Optimized the automatic channel selection when checking for priority use in the 5 GHz radio network
• Improved overlay with information text in the graphic display “Utilization of the current radio channel” now also with active VHT160 mode
• Improvement Improved behavior in the event of radar and radio interference
• Improvement New message under “System / Events” when a new session key has been negotiated (connections according to WPA3/SAE standard)
• Change The WLAN radio network, security and radio channel pages on the user interface have a new structure
• Mesh:
• Improvement Display of home network connections on the “Mesh” page of the user interface reacts more quickly to changes
• Improvement A user interface of newly connected home network devices can be called up more quickly via the link in the mesh graphic
• Improvement Changed country and language settings of the Mesh Master are automatically transferred to the Mesh Repeater
• Improvement New information in the system events if a network loop was resolved by FRITZ!OS
• app NEW Prioritization of home network devices can be activated in the MyFRITZ!App

• home network:
• Improvement FRITZ!Powerline devices can be restarted in the device details of the FRITZ!Box user interface under Home network > Network or registered using a button
• Improvement More flexibility when assigning your own device names in the home network for display in the user interface
• Improved highlighting of your own network device in the user interface overviews
• Improvement Detail pages of the network devices have been revised
• smart home:
• NEW Create and activate/deactivate routines (if-then link). [5]
• Set up and apply scenarios NEW [5]
• NEW Selection of an additional display with the temperature and humidity curve on the FRITZ!DECT 440
• NEW Extension of the template for radiator controllers with comfort and reduced temperature as well as frost protection and boost functions
• NEW Natural light sequences for groups and templates with FRITZ!DECT 500
• NEW Addition to the templates with comfort functions (switch WLAN access, switch WLAN guest access, trigger a phone call, switch answering machine, send push mail, call up URL)
• NEW Support for external window sensors for window open detection
• Improvement of astronomical timing
• Improvement The “Adaptive start of heating” function can be deactivated for radiator controls (requirement: Firmware 5.00 for FRITZ!DECT 301)
• Change to the “Smart Home” menu divided into “Devices & Groups”, “Automation” and “Operation”
• usb:
• A list of FRITZ!Box users with NAS rights is displayed under Home Network Sharing
• Improvement with “Update index” media data are read in completely again
• Change When uploading files to fritz.nas, the creation date of the respective file is now displayed
• Change Removed MagentaCloud as media source on the Internet due to API that is no longer compatible
• System:
• Improvement When logging in to the user interface, the user interaction has been revised
• Improvement During the initial setup, the user interface provides an overview of the status and progress
• Improvement The push service e-mail “Forgot password” has been expanded to include information about the device on which this e-mail was requested
• Improvement Information areas have been consolidated on the “Overview” page
• Improvement New display of the WLAN connections between FRITZ! products
• Improvement New design for the FRITZ!Box log-in
• Change Changed operating concept for the user interface when changing settings
• Change Copyright notice in legal information has been updated
• Change Elimination of the “View: Extended” or “View: Standard” button. The advanced settings are now permanently available
• Change of layout revision of the FRITZ!Box user interface [4]
• Change The hyperlinks to content, manual, tips&tricks, newsletter, avm.de and legal information are now in the menu area under Info Center

As always, the update can be installed via the settings. Otherwise you can do it manually on the AVM page download. We will of course update our AVM device overview right away.