Final Data point for twinwife.

Mailed August 6th, same time as mine (separate envelope). Mine received early October.
August 23rd: Checked cashed and in process. New Hampshire Locator Code
November 4th: Emailed assistance form to Senators Maria Cantwell's office. Never heard back from them but it might have helped because....
November 8th: Passport Printing. Never budged from that status.
November 10th: Passport received, old style, mailed from Hot Springs National Park. Printing office is clearly different than processing office. Still shows as "printing" in online status.

Never got one email update

Another data point for a large book, renewal using standard processing:


Sent via USPS Priority Mail 10/14 to Philadelphia.
Received old style book from Boston on 11/12.

Received old passport and birth certificate on 11/12.

Data point
 

Expedited renewal by mail:
10/18: mailed priority to philadelphia
10/21: received in Philadelphia
10/22: in process with locator 34 (Charleston)
11/16: approved and mailed from Tucson
11/17: next generation passport received
passport card and expired passport still to come

For a minor with expedited processing (update):

Applied - 10/13/21 in SoCal
Accepted - 10/19/21 - check cashed, in Atlanta (74)
Approved - 11/19/21
Expected delivery by 11/22 by express mail from Tucson… showed up on my informed delivery today.

Two references: Adult/Renewal and Child/Renew as a Required New Application

Myself: DS82 - Renewal by mail - expedited mailing to Passport Processing and Paid for Expedited processing and return
October 4th: Applied and send via Express Mail to Natl Processing Center in Philadelphia
October 8th: Accepted and Check Funds Taken
November 2nd: Approved
November 4th: Received via USPS Priority Mail Express 1-Day (From Little Rock) Got a standard legacy style passport (was extended pages)
November 12th: Received Old Passport via First Class Mail (From New Hampshire)
~ 4 WEEKS FROM ACCEPTANCE

Younger Kid: DS-11 - Renewal but requires a full application - NO expedite out, or processing or for return mailing
October 13th: Applied at USPS Location in So Cal
October 18th: Accepted and Check Funds Taken
November 16th: Approved
November 22nd: Received from USPS Priority Mail (Did not pay extra for this) (from Tuscon, AZ) Got a new polycarbonate passport
~5 WEEKS FROM ACCEPTANCE

Seems DS-11's are getting processed quicker - 5 weeks even with NO expediting at all. Likely the backlog on renewals is worse.

Also, noticed that mailing status for expedited ONLY SHOWS for ~ 2 days then it goes back to the "Approved" Status, seems like a bug in how State Dept tracks status. Also never got signed up emails for both passports.

Hah, we applied at the same time, from So Cal, and your regular processing was the same as my kid's expedite.

Another DP expedited
 

11/5/21 submitted adult expedited large passport book application plus card and sent priority express
11/6/21 received in Philly
11/8/21 in process and check cashed the following day. Location 34 for Charleston SC
11/23/21 Approved in the morning and then changed to shipped in the evening with a priority express 1 day tracking number and per USPS should receive it on 11/24/21. I can see it’s being shipped from Tucson Az so hopefully it’s the large next gen passport.
11/24/21 received large next generation passport; now waiting for passport card and old passport.

Any recent experience on how long it takes for the Global Entry site to recognize the new passport number? It's been 30 days since the passport was issued and still not recognized as valid when I attempt to update.

Please refer to the following thread in the Trusted Travelers forum:

Planning to renew my passport in mid December. Want to travel in mid Feb (have GE). I live in NJ near Philly.

Am I reading correctly, that it's taking about the same amount of time for routine vs expedited?
Wondering if it is worth paying for expedited or even faster shipping (note sure where it will be mailed out from)

Haven't decided on standard or large book either (take 4 trips a year, very rarely need full page visas). However from reading, it doesn't seem to matter either.

The comparison I had was an expedited RENEWAL vs a standard FULL APPLICATION (which you have to do for an under 16 year old). Seems full applications are not as slow on processing vs renewals (likely a larger number of renewals vs full applications and from what I heard different teams in State/Passport Office work on different application types). I would assume if you get it in as soon as possible with a standard renewal you would get it back by end of Jan. Again it's subject to change. Any reason you can't get in this next week just to shave another two weeks off?

Need to use my current passport in the next two weeks.
After that, it's free to send off

My renewal using normal mail and no expedite took about 30 days. The new passport was sent by priority mail. In my opinion it isn't worth paying for expedited but your experience may vary. I'd just do it sooner rather than later so you have some extra buffer time before your travel.

Also don't be surprised if you can't update your new passport info on the global entry site right away. From what I've researched it can take 30 to 45 days before it will recognize your new passport number. It's been about 30 days since I got my new passport and I haven't been able to update yet. From what I've read your new passport will still work for GE even if not yet updated on their web site.