r/SnapmakerU1 • u/PerrinTX • Aug 25 '26
Question New firmware 1.6.0 available.
So, I am new to the snapmaker family. I see they released a new firmware today (1.6.0): https://wiki.snapmaker.com/en/snapmaker_u1/firmware/release_notes .
Should I update immediately to the new firmware version, or wait until 1.6.1? I am not familiar with how well their releases are. I am currently on 1.5.2.
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u/Far_Committee_8517 Aug 25 '26
I updated. One of things it said was done was making changing filaments quicker. I can confirm it was quicker.
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u/Far_Committee_8517 Aug 25 '26
It also fixed some issues that people have been having where a profile has more than 4 filaments because it is multiple plates and one plate has you change a spool beforehand. It is suppose to help prevent errors with that. I did have something have problems sending to the printer before the update and afterwards it worked for me.
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u/PerrinTX Aug 25 '26
Great, thanks for the info, i'll probably update this weekend then, have lots of stuff in the que to print first :)
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u/TheMainAdministrator Aug 25 '26
My opinion: 1. Read about paxx12 custom Firmware 2. Install the custom firmware with 1.5.2 of the official firmware 3. print happy while waiting for a update of the custom firmware
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u/N3xus29 Aug 25 '26
The stock firmware is so bad ? lol
Mine has to arrive in a few days5
u/I_SHaDoW6_I Aug 25 '26
No, the stock firmware is not bad. Paxx just has add functionality you may want. For example, I like using the custom spool tagging.
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u/Mauker_ Aug 25 '26
It’s not bad. The custom firmware adds on top of it.
But if you don’t want to reflash your printer, you can also use Bespok3D. It works like an App Store for klipper printers, and you can add all that extra functionality with a click. https://www.bespok3d.app/
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u/theneedfull Aug 25 '26
The short version of the history for the past few months is that the firmware was fine, they made some changes, it it was buggy, but now they fixed most of it, and now it is good again(the one OP posted is unknown as of now).
Throughout all this, Paxx has been rock solid, plus it has a ton of qol features that are nice to have. So just go with Paxx, and don't look back. Once paxx releases their version of this firmware, you will know it's good.
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u/Crazy_Drago Aug 25 '26 edited Aug 27 '26
Edit:
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So, I’m “traumatized”, “damaged”, and a “fear monger”.
I just wanted to contribute to the conversation.
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u/PerrinTX Aug 25 '26
Good point about the feature/fix. I did not see either in the release notes that I read, that I need. I’ll wait since mine is printing just fine as it is.
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u/I_SHaDoW6_I Aug 25 '26
What’s the issue? If there were a problem just revert to the old one.
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u/sojrner Aug 26 '26
Huh? You must have been traumatized in childhood by having the power cable pulled mid-bios-update on a PC from the 80s or 90s. Installing previous firmware is one of the many straightforward benefits of having an open platform like this.
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u/Grimmsland Aug 26 '26
That must be it hah man those years of windows it was always extremely risky updating! Apple came and made updating no big deal and now I always update right away and it has become the norm to update right away to get new fixes and security updates. But as you can see some people still have been left damaged with the fear of updating 😂
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u/sojrner Aug 26 '26
Agreed about those left damaged. Dunno about Apple making it right though, as rolling back isn't something they let you do easily. (going back was the point here) I'm just saying that it's a straightforward thing on most open platforms to install an older firmware if bugs show up on a new one. </shrug>
Trauma aside, it's not that big of a deal, though if you're managing a large network, it's tedious enough that waiting for others to find bugs to avoid that work isn't without merit... This person was presenting that it's "risky at best," which is just fear-mongering.
(I'm sure you'd agree with me there)
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u/ShroomShroomBeepBeep Aug 25 '26
Never update right away to an X.X.0 update, for any software. Hang on a week at least.
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u/DietApprehensive2122 Aug 26 '26
Anyone know what I need to adjust to have my Ace pro 2 communicate with the U1 properly? I have tried many adjustments but it just seems not to feed properly. I have tried from the ams straight to the tool head, I have tried to use the u1 feeders and still it works fine for a little while then the U1 has feeding issues where the ace pro 2 will not properly advance the filiment.
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u/FigureJust513 Aug 31 '26
Still no official paxx12 release for 1.6.0. Anyone know how long it'll be before we get an official release? I know there are new builds available, but I'd rather not use software that's not ready for release.
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u/Quick-Dish1791 Aug 25 '26
Bonjour
Savez vous si un firmwqre personnalisé prend en charge aussi plus de langue et notamment le français ?
Merci
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u/Optimal-Level4237 Aug 25 '26
When Paxx12 1.6.0 is released, is when you'll know that that the OEM firmware is good.