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Orb: all versions and old releases

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11 versions of Orb are listed here, from September 23, 2026 to the current 1.6.2.0. Each one links to the publisher’s own installer files.

2026: 11 11 26
VersionDateSizeFiles
1.6.2.0Latest October 23, 2026 16.3 MB 64-bit MSIX 16.3 MB
Release notes
- Improved: fixed chart artifacts in some edge cases
- Bug: fixed remotely-triggered speed test events display
- Bug: minor fixes to menu layout and interaction
- Improved: copy and paste into menu options
- Other bug fixes and optimizations
1.6.1.0 October 5, 2026 16.2 MB 64-bit MSIX 16.2 MB
Release notes
- New: added Orb Sensor MSI for MDM deployment (SCCM/Intune)
- Bug: increased Linux wifi scan timeout
- Bug: fixed cellular and bluetooth connection type mapping on windows
- Bug: fixed D_WIN32_WINNT reference for older toolchains
- Other bug fixes and optimizations
1.6.0.0 September 29, 2026 — 64-bit MSIX
1.5.5.0 August 28, 2026 — 64-bit MSIX
Release notes
- New language support: German, Portuguese, Polish
- Bug fix: fixed error in reporting reliability metric percentages (responsive, laggy, unresponsive, inactive) in 1 hr and 24 hr view
- Server selection improvements/options
- Bug fixes and optimizations
1.5.4.0 July 14, 2026 — 64-bit MSIX
Release notes
- Bug: fixed a database recovery issue causing failures in the app.
- Other bug fixes and optimizations.
1.5.3.0 July 6, 2026 — 64-bit MSIX
Release notes
- Bug: Updated Cloudflare usage to fix an issue introduced by a service behavior change, causing upload tests powered by Cloudflare to fail.
1.5.2.0 July 1, 2026 — 64-bit MSIX
Release notes
- New monochromatic setting for Live Orb Score in menu bar.
- App support for new Advanced Events & Alerts feature.
- Bug fixes and optimizations
1.5.1.0 June 26, 2026 — 64-bit MSIX
1.5.0.0 June 25, 2026 — 64-bit MSIX
Release notes
- Orb-to-Orb testing: configure Orbs to test to other Orbs on linked to your account. Useful for isolating network paths and seeing intra-network performance. Both Orbs must be on version 1.5+ to use this feature.
- Wi-Fi details now included in-app. See detail view for connection details.
- Improved performance and data rendering. Note: new app versions are compatible with older sensor versions, but new sensor versions are incompatible with older app versions. Additionally, users will lose 24 hours of history in-app only (data will continue to be available in Orb Cloud). History will begin storing in the new format and be available going forward after update.
- New UI: designed for increased accessibility and readability.
- New app settings: 1.) Increase contrast (on by default) displays the new UI with better readability 2.) reduce motion (off by default) disables the responsiveness radar.
- Users can now continuously monitor networks on Android devices with the app closed or in the background. This feature must be enabled in the app settings.
1.4.10.0 June 18, 2026 — 64-bit MSIX
Release notes
- Improved network interface detection on Windows
- Bug Fix: improved configuration handling when the sensor starts
- Orb Cloud connection enhancements
- Additional bug fixes and optimizations
1.0.19.0 September 23, 2026 — 64-bit MSIX
Release notes
- Improved network interface detection on Windows
- Bug Fix: improved configuration handling when the sensor starts
- Orb Cloud connection enhancements
- Additional bug fixes and optimizations

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