Tapo C220 Firmware

[JayFoxRox]

I'm also documenting this for others. Personally I've used pytapo because mitm the actual camera to internet traffic didn't work (likely cert-pinning).

Header for all following python snippets, I reconnected after each step using this code:

from pytapo import Tapo

user = "admin" # user you set in Advanced Settings -> Camera Account
password = "admin" # password you set in Advanced Settings -> Camera Account
host = "192.168.179.104" # ip of the camera, example: 192.168.1.52
tapo = Tapo(host, user, password, printDebugInformation=True)

My camera (bought last week) was initially this:

[...]
'device_model': 'C220',
'manufacturer_name': 'TP-LINK',
'device_name': 'C220 1.0',
'hw_version': '1.0',
'region': 'EU',
[...]

Firmware from factory:

'sw_version': '1.0.7 Build 230612 Rel.42500n',

I checked for fw with this:

tapo.isUpdateAvailable()

request: {'data': {'method': 'multipleRequest', 'params': {'requests': [{'method': 'checkFirmwareVersionByCloud', 'params': {'cloud_config': {'check_fw_version': 'null'}}}, {'method': 'getCloudConfig', 'params': {'cloud_config': {'name': ['upgrade_info']}}}]}}, 'headers': {'Host': 'REDACTED', 'Referer': 'REDACTED', 'Accept': 'application/json', 'Accept-Encoding': 'gzip, deflate', 'User-Agent': 'Tapo CameraClient Android', 'Connection': 'close', 'requestByApp': 'true', 'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=UTF-8'}, 'verify': False}
status: 200
response: {'result': {'responses': [{'method': 'checkFirmwareVersionByCloud', 'result': {}, 'error_code': 0}, {'method': 'getCloudConfig', 'result': {'cloud_config': {'upgrade_info': {'type': '3', 'version': '1.0.10 Build 230803 Rel.60903n', 'release_date': '2023-09-15', 'download_url': 'http://download.tplinkcloud.com/firmware/Tapo_C220v1_en_1.0.10_Build_230803_Rel.60903n_up_boot-signed_1694765292648.bin', 'location': '0', 'release_log': 'Modifications and Bug Fixes:\n1. Enhanced stability and security.\n2. Enhanced the performance of the on-screen display.\n3. Fixed some minor bugs. ', 'release_log_url': 'undefined yet'}}}, 'error_code': 0}]}, 'error_code': 0}

(Note this actually conflicts https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/tapo-c220/#Firmware-Release-Notes
which also lists Tapo C220(EU)_V1_1.1.4 Build 231109 / Published Date: 2023-11-22)

I then did the upgrade using:

tapo.startFirmwareUpgrade()

(LED starts flashing, camera says "{'wait_time': '60', 'error_code': 0}" and will reboot a bit later)

Firmware after upgrade:

'sw_version': '1.0.10 Build 230803 Rel.60903n'

repeating tapo.isUpdateAvailable() actually won't show any new firmwares either.
Edit: Initially it did show the same firmware, but now it simply shows {'data': {'method': 'multipleRequest', 'params': {'requests': [{'method': 'checkFirmwareVersionByCloud', 'params': {'cloud_config': {'check_fw_version': 'null'}}}, {'method': 'getCloudConfig', 'params': {'cloud_config': {'name': ['upgrade_info']}}}]}}, 'headers': {'Host': 'REDACTED', 'Referer': 'REDACTED', 'Accept': 'application/json', 'Accept-Encoding': 'gzip, deflate', 'User-Agent': 'Tapo CameraClient Android', 'Connection': 'close', 'requestByApp': 'true', 'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=UTF-8'}, 'verify': False}

URL:

• http://download.tplinkcloud.com/firmware/Tapo_C220v1_en_1.0.10_Build_230803_Rel.60903n_up_boot-signed_1694765292648.bin

[JayFoxRox]

Here is another one:

http://download.tplinkcloud.com/firmware/Tapo_C220v1_en_1.1.4_Build_231109_Rel.66857n_up_boot-signed_1700216548774.bin

[GxdTxnz]

Does anyone have a Tapo_C220v1_en_1.2.2_Build_240914_Rel.55174 firmware?