NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi Router

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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
Do more with your WiFi using the NETGEAR Nighthawk app.
Updated on
Aug 18, 2026
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Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • No data shared with third parties
    Learn more about how developers declare sharing
  • This app may collect these data types
    Location, Personal info and 3 others
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

170K reviews
James G
September 5, 2026
Nighthawk routers (when working) are excellent. But if you're using this app to change any settings, God have mercy on your soul, and good luck. This app will not/cannot change settings. The router is Unresponsive, inconsistent, and shows inaccurate information. If this is the best net gear has to offer.... Might be time to change routers.
13 people found this review helpful
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Patrick Hayden
September 7, 2026
This app is intended for dummies only. No advanced network settings. Only bare-minimum options available. They can't give you hardware settings, but they can sure fit in the useless security subscription upsells! Plus every change requires a restart and re-signin to their linked account service, causing every change to be done one at a time and taking 5 minutes each change. Use this for initial setup if you must, but look elsewhere for admin settings after that. App is a polished turd.
5 people found this review helpful
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J J
September 1, 2026
bought a new modem/router two days ago and set it up with this app and spectrum. Now I wanted to look at the app for the first time and it just says I need to do a firmware update and tells me to connect to my wifi which I'm on. I can't get anything but that page and a page advertising modems/routers. No menu, nothing. Wanted to change my password and can't. I don't know about keeping this thing if I can't really access it.
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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 netgearteam@netgear.com if you’re having any issues.