Spot Firmware 1.9.117

Release date: 2026-05-05

⚠️ Important note for Spot deployed with a LoRaWAN gateway: Spot cannot receive a firmware update while deployed in LoRaWAN mode. In order to update your Spot to firmware 1.9.117, you must first pair it to a CollabOS device that bundles this firmware. Spot firmware 1.9.117 is bundled with the following CollabOS devices:

• Rally Bar: CollabOS 2.0.156

• Rally Bar Mini: CollabOS 2.0.156

• Tap IP: CollabOS 2.0.120

• Tap Scheduler: CollabOS 2.0.120

Features

• Expanded CollabOS device support: Spot running firmware version 1.9.117 can now pair with MeetUp 2 devices running CollabOS 2.0.72 and onward.

Improvements

• Enhancements to the Bluetooth device pairing process.

• Improved connection stability in Bluetooth mode when connected to a CollabOS device.

• Enhancements to the LoRaWAN gateway pairing process.

• Reduced presence detection latency in battery mode to under 1 minute.

• Improved data reporting reliability during brief connectivity interruptions.

• Improved the consistency of Spot battery level reporting in Sync Portal.

• Enhanced overall power efficiency to extend battery performance.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Spot devices repeatedly disconnected and reconnected to a paired CollabOS device.

• Fixed an issue where Spot devices intermittently un-paired from a CollabOS device.

• Fixed an issue where Spot devices on LoRaWAN gateways shows disconnected and reconnected in Sync.

• Fixed an issue where Spot devices intermittently failed to report presence data.

• Fixed an issue where Spot data was intermittently missing in Sync Insights.

• Fixed an issue where Spot firmware did not update when the host device was updated from the Sync portal.

• Fixed an issue where re-pairing Spot to the same CollabOS device failed after unpairing.