Belkin ends support for most Wemo devices and its Wemo app

On the other day, another smart device bites the dust – or, in this case a complete lineup of the smart home device.

Thursday, Customer Electronics Agency Belkin says it will end technical assistance for it Old wemo products The app used to control the devices is no longer supported on January 31, 2026. This decision will affect various devices including smart plugs, light switches, smart bulbs, baby monitors, kitchen equipment, heater, air purifier, motion sensors and more.

The decoration in an email to the customers explained his decision that its focus needs to be transferred elsewhere.

“This decision is not made lightly,” the email is written. “In the last decade, since Belkin first launched Wemo in the 21st, we have been committed to providing innovative, easy-to-use accessories for a pause smart home experience. But with the development of technology, we must focus on our resources in different parts of the Belkin business.”

“We understand that this change can disrupt your routine and we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience,” the company added.

Belkin says that goods under the warranty still in the last date of life May be eligible for partial return And the products that are configured for use with Apple’s homekit will continue to work even without the Wemor Cloud Service and Wemo application. The application will no longer be supported after the 31, 2026, and no device features that depend on a cloud connection such as remote access or voice integration will no longer work.

The company will not provide technical assistance, firmware, software updates or problems solving assistance after January 31.

The step to finish a line of smart home products leaves customers without access to the technology that is integrated into their daily life – it is not just going offline to the child’s toy; This is more necessary. (Of course, toys can also be destructive to go offline. For example, see the sad Departure For Robot Mate Moxie.)

It is becoming increasingly normal to end up support for their old smart home products without any technical reason to do this for companies. Instead, these steps are the companies – such as Belkin to re -focus their efforts in their business more profitable fields.

For example, Google recently announced the same action with the decision to close its old home devices.

In April, Tech Giant said it Will no longer support This is the earliest generation of nest learning thermostats. Until October 25, 2025, the first and second generation models of Nest will stop their attached features, stop taking updates, will no longer work with the Nest or Google Home app and basically become “dumb” devices.

Instead of dedicating resources to support the customer base, it is easy to email them to help them upgrade to a new version. In the case of the nest, it is $ 130 from the Nest Fourth-Zenner Thermostat, which is usually $ 279.99. Although it can be a good deal, forced to upgrade due to obsolete is not good with many customers whose devices still work properly despite their age.

However, this process protects Google from the face of class action litigation These customers could argue that Google argued by pushing away from the nest app and upgrading their new devices that the use of old devices was actually low when a case was raised. It can reduce a fine or compensation that can result in this national case and can make it easier for Google and perhaps, in the end the nest app is closed.

In addition, providing advanced notice to this type of action reduces the legal risk of the company.

In the case of balkin, customers who went to Wemo for their smart home would be heavier and probably quite angry, if they were not eligible for partial refund.

Belkin provides a complete list of infected devices, including multiple sections, which contains wide smart home products.

Belkin notes that its decision does not affect Wemor’s thread-based products (SQS WLS 0503, WS 010, WSC 010, WSP 100), which will continue to work today through Hometick of Apple.