Firmware may allow features and functions that are not possible on other devices of a similar type, including personalization options or automation routines.
Its firmware governs how parts of hardware communicate with each other and also how they respond to the outside world's commands. Firmware may allow features and functions that are not possible on other devices of a similar type, including personalization options or automation routines. These types of firmware updates may be issued by manufacturers to fix any glitches found — relative to the software with which the hardware runs — to fix security vulnerabilities, to add further functionality, or for any reason under the sun.