I am leaning toward a supply chain snafu. Can’t really pin it all on Walmart because there is evidence of a Wyze printed box sleeve with the new promotional material being placed over the boxes of old units. Perhaps something developed to match the new firmware release… Which didn’t happen because of brickage. The FW got delayed but the packaging update didn’t???
But, there are new units out there at Walmart. It is really an in person eyes on box ID required. Might be like finding Willie Wonka’s Golden Ticket at this point. If you find one, grab it and return the old one to Walmart.
Others who got the new firmware vacuum from Walmart can post in and confirm, but the one I got from Walmart in stock curb pickup was in a teal suitcase box with a handle… No box sleeve. Everything was printed on the box. It was not in a brown cardboard box with a white box sleeve like others have reported getting with the old firmware.
I posted details and pics here: