neat Neat Bar Pro Update Version Neat OS 26.3.0

Neat OS 26.3.0 adds WPA3 and 6 GHz Wi-Fi, web-based 802.1X configuration, external HDMI audio, Swedish and Japanese language support, and unified Auto BYOD behavior. It also delivers audio, camera, display, networking, and interoperability fixes.

• Adds WPA3-Personal, WPA3-Enterprise, and WPA2/WPA3 transition-mode support across supported Neat devices, enabling WPA3-secured and 6 GHz Wi-Fi connectivity.
• Adds web-based 802.1X configuration for Wi-Fi and Ethernet, including SCEP, standard CSR certificate workflows, and PEM certificate-chain uploads.
• Improves SSL certificate fingerprint mismatch diagnostics during device pairing by adding additional fingerprint logging.

• Fixes USB audio disconnects, missing output, and severe noise during Zoom-to-Microsoft Teams interoperability calls on Neat Bar Pro and Neat Board Pro.
• Corrects DHCP Option 42 NTP failover so devices return automatically to the advertised server after it becomes reachable.
• Improves Microsoft Teams Casting discovery by ensuring Bluetooth initializes reliably on Neat Bar Pro.
• Reduces microphone latency on Neat Center and Neat Pad Pro by approximately 38 ms.
• Improves camera selection with multiple Neat Centers, mixer responsiveness between speakers, microphone send level, and Voice Isolation in reverberant rooms.
• Fixes Neat Bar Pro HDMI issues involving 21:9 display negotiation, shared-content audio synchronization, Zoom Multi-Stream errors, and unexpected restarts.
• Improves Neat Center participant detection, pairing, network stability, and automatic framing behavior.
• Fixes language localization gaps, inaccurate time-zone handling, captive-portal validation problems, USB audio detection, and unexpected factory resets.
• Restores Neat Center auto-framing modes in Microsoft Teams when using the Neat Center-only camera configuration.
• Reduces false room-occupancy reports caused by ultrasound motion detection in Zoom Room Scheduler.

• Gen 2 Neat devices can drive external room speakers through HDMI audio output in Internal plus external or External only modes.
• Adds WPA3-Personal, WPA3-Enterprise, WPA2/WPA3 transition mode, and 6 GHz Wi-Fi support.
• Adds web-based 802.1X enterprise setup for Wi-Fi and Ethernet, with SCEP, CSR, and PEM certificate-chain support.
• Adds Swedish device localization and completes Japanese localization for menus and BYOD text.
• Unifies Auto BYOD and Manual BYOD controls by adding a BYOD mode button to the Auto BYOD swipe menu and an on-screen Exit BYOD mode button.

• Neat Pad Pro cannot pair directly with Neat Bar-family devices running Neat OS 24.6; use an intermediate device on a newer release. The issue is resolved in Neat OS 26.5.0 Preview.
• Neat Pad microphones may be disabled after a restart or overnight maintenance when the master device reconnects over Wi-Fi. Re-enable them from the room settings in Neat Pulse.
• Neat Board 32 may briefly flash black when opening the swipe-left menu in BYOD-only mode.
• Disabling Color Correction may not take effect immediately and can take approximately 30 seconds or longer, especially with multiple displays or an idle device.
• Speaker Framing may select people who are not speaking when external speakers are used, particularly when speakers are positioned away from the Neat device.
• Neat devices may respond to foreign PTPv2 multicast Delay_Req messages on the same network and domain, potentially interfering with PTPv2 equipment such as AES67 or IEEE 1588 audio devices.
• The Framing Boundary tutorial is unavailable in Google Meet mode and displays an error instead.
• Auto BYOD may take longer than expected to exit after USB disconnection, and a brief audio spike may occur during disconnection.
• Preview-channel devices may no longer respect the Keep Screen On setting; disable Screen Standby to keep the display on.
• Changing certain Neat settings during an active Google Meet call may end the call for some EFT customers.
• Camera framing boundary controls have several known inconsistencies involving green boundary boxes, hidden minimum-depth settings, slider ranges, preview behavior, and terminology.
• A disabled camera LED may remain lit during calls on Neat Board Pro and Neat Center.
• Neat Pads running Microsoft Teams may respond slowly or show a black screen in some cases.
• Connecting a peripheral to a Neat Board 65 local input port in Companion Zoom Room mode logs Zoom out by design.
• Zoom Advanced Noise Suppression cannot be disabled in this release, which degrades Music mode audio.
• Switching between external audio hardware and the internal speaker while using Audio over USB on Neat Bar Pro may fail during Zoom meetings.
• Neat Bar Gen 2 may show a shifted layout during out-of-box setup with some high-resolution monitors.
• Simultaneous OTA downloads across many devices can throttle networks or leave devices on a purple upgrade screen if the upgrade window expires.
• Turning off a CEC-enabled monitor may put a Neat Bar to sleep without waking it when the monitor is turned back on, depending on auto-wake settings.

• Stable rollout for Neat Pulse organizations is now scheduled per tenant through Updates and Neat OS Roadmap; organizations without Neat Pulse continue receiving automatic OTA updates.
• Enable Automatic updates under System Settings, System, and Software Update, and keep devices powered on, online, and available overnight.
• Neat Bar Pro external HDMI audio uses HDMI 2 in dual-display setups. With HDMI 1 and HDMI 3 only, HDMI 3 carries audio; single-display setups require Screen Mirroring.
• HDMI audio output cannot be used simultaneously with Audio over USB. External audio equipment should minimize processing and latency to preserve echo cancellation and synchronization.
• The external HDMI audio path carries far-end and content audio only; it does not provide in-room voice lift.
• Supported firmware must be kept aligned with the listed Zoom Rooms and Microsoft Teams versions to receive technical support.
• Neat Pulse-enrolled devices must be updated and managed from Neat Pulse because local software-update controls may be disabled.
• The release excludes Neat Frame from Neat OS updates; Neat Frame continues receiving separate Zoom application updates.

Product Information

Vendor: neat

Product: Neat Bar Pro

Product type: Hardware

Version: Neat OS 26.3.0

Vendor information published: Sep 3, 2026

Release date: Sep 5, 2026

Original release notes: View on vendor site

Published on updatealert.io: Oct 24, 2026

Description: Neat Bar Pro packs a stack of tech into a simple and elegant slimline device. Capable of driving three large screens, it enables you to see people and content together more clearly. Simultaneously, its uncompromising audio and video quality give you an incredibly immersive, natural meeting experience throughout any space.