Belkin has introduced that it’s made the “tough resolution” to finish assist for nearly its complete line of Wemo sensible dwelling gadgets from January thirty first, 2026. The one fashions that may proceed to work after that date are these which have been configured by Apple HomeKit.
The information was shared in an e-mail to clients and on Belkin’s web site, and confirms that from subsequent February onwards, “Any options that depend on cloud connectivity, together with distant entry and voice assistant integrations, will now not work.” The corporate may also cease offering technical assist and troubleshooting help after that date, and the Wemo app will now not obtain updates.
Some Wemo gadgets will proceed to work. 4 Wemo merchandise (SKUs WLS0503, WSC010, WSP100, WDC010) based mostly on the Thread protocol will work as regular by HomeKit. Different Wemo merchandise which might be suitable with HomeKit may also keep it up working by the Apple community as long as they’re configured earlier than January thirty first.
Belkin says that in case your Wemo product continues to be underneath guarantee when assist ends, chances are you’ll be eligible for a “partial refund,” although it received’t start processing these refunds earlier than that date.
This doesn’t come as a complete shock. Belkin backed away from its assist of the Matter sensible dwelling normal in 2023, asserting it will “take a giant step again, regroup, and rethink” its strategy to sensible dwelling {hardware}. It hasn’t launched any new Wemo merchandise since then.
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