As of Saturday, nearly all of Belkin’s Wemo smart home devices will lose access to cloud services, including features like remote access and integrations with Google Home and Alexa. Belkin will also end app updates for the Wemo app beginning on January 31st.
Belkin’s Wemo smart devices will go offline on Saturday
Only Thread-based Wemo devices and those configured in Apple HomeKit will remain functional after January 31st.
Only Thread-based Wemo devices and those configured in Apple HomeKit will remain functional after January 31st.
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The shut down was first announced in July and impacts most Wemo devices, ranging from smart plugs to a coffee maker, with the exception of a handful of Thread-based devices: the 3-way smart light switch (WLS0503), stage smart scene controller (WSC010), smart plug with Thread (WSP100), and smart video doorbell camera (WDC010). Wemo devices configured through Apple’s HomeKit will also continue to work, but you have to set them up in HomeKit before January 31st if you want to use that option.
Other affected devices will only work manually after Saturday. If your Wemo device is still under warranty, you may be able to get a partial refund for it after cloud services shut down.
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