SkyDrop (Smart Irrigation) - Revision history

Bananabot: Re-archived 2 citation(s) from archive.today to web.archive.org using CRWCitationBot

2026-02-22T22:55:51Z

Re-archived 2 citation(s) from archive.today to web.archive.org using CRWCitationBot

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	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
	===Cloud subscription model change (2019)===		===Cloud subscription model change (2019)===
	In 2019 they forced a change to a cloud subscription model, which led to consumer backlash.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Skydrop introduces a new monthly subscription to control your device from the Web or App. \|url=https://reddit.com/r/homeautomation/comments/bufzto/skydrop_introduces_a_new_monthly_subscription_to/ \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.is/~~qsLMq~~ \|archive-date=~~12 Feb 2026~~ \|access-date=23 October 2025 \|website=Reddit}}</ref> The subscription controversy and various technical problems led many users to switch to competitors like Rachio or Orbit B-Hyve.		In 2019 they forced a change to a cloud subscription model, which led to consumer backlash.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Skydrop introduces a new monthly subscription to control your device from the Web or App. \|url=https://reddit.com/r/homeautomation/comments/bufzto/skydrop_introduces_a_new_monthly_subscription_to/ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230608075033/https://old.reddit.com/r/homeautomation/comments/bufzto/skydrop_introduces_a_new_monthly_subscription_to/ \|archive-date=8 Jun 2023\|access-date=23 October 2025 \|website=Reddit}}</ref> The subscription controversy and various technical problems led many users to switch to competitors like Rachio or Orbit B-Hyve.

	===Bankruptcy (2019)===		===Bankruptcy (2019)===
	Around 2019, the company effectively ceased operations or was in bankruptcy proceedings<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Skydrop is ceasing operations \|URL=https://www.reddit.com/r/lawncare/comments/c2oyt1/skydrop_is_ceasing_operations/ \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.is/~~1xBQj~~ \|archive-date=~~12 Feb 2026~~ \|access-date=23 October 2025 \|website=Reddit}}</ref>, leaving many users with controllers that could no longer function as intended without the supporting cloud services. This is called [[Bait-and-switch]].		Around 2019, the company effectively ceased operations or was in bankruptcy proceedings<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Skydrop is ceasing operations \|URL=https://www.reddit.com/r/lawncare/comments/c2oyt1/skydrop_is_ceasing_operations/ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230611212955/https://old.reddit.com/r/lawncare/comments/c2oyt1/skydrop_is_ceasing_operations/ \|archive-date=11 Jun 2023\|access-date=23 October 2025 \|website=Reddit}}</ref>, leaving many users with controllers that could no longer function as intended without the supporting cloud services. This is called [[Bait-and-switch]].

	==Products==		==Products==

Trinity: Added archived reference links

2026-02-12T16:03:22Z

Added archived reference links

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	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
	===Cloud subscription model change (2019)===		===Cloud subscription model change (2019)===
	In 2019 they forced a change to a cloud subscription model, which led to consumer backlash.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Skydrop introduces a new monthly subscription to control your device from the Web or App. \|url=https://reddit.com/r/homeautomation/comments/bufzto/skydrop_introduces_a_new_monthly_subscription_to/ \|access-date=23 October 2025 \|website=Reddit}}</ref> The subscription controversy and various technical problems led many users to switch to competitors like Rachio or Orbit B-Hyve.		In 2019 they forced a change to a cloud subscription model, which led to consumer backlash.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Skydrop introduces a new monthly subscription to control your device from the Web or App. \|url=https://reddit.com/r/homeautomation/comments/bufzto/skydrop_introduces_a_new_monthly_subscription_to/ \|archive-url=https://archive.is/qsLMq \|archive-date=12 Feb 2026 \|access-date=23 October 2025 \|website=Reddit}}</ref> The subscription controversy and various technical problems led many users to switch to competitors like Rachio or Orbit B-Hyve.

	===Bankruptcy (2019)===		===Bankruptcy (2019)===
	Around 2019, the company effectively ceased operations or was in bankruptcy proceedings<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Skydrop is ceasing operations \|URL=https://www.reddit.com/r/lawncare/comments/c2oyt1/skydrop_is_ceasing_operations/ \|access-date=23 October 2025 \|website=Reddit}}</ref>, leaving many users with controllers that could no longer function as intended without the supporting cloud services. This is called [[Bait-and-switch]].		Around 2019, the company effectively ceased operations or was in bankruptcy proceedings<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Skydrop is ceasing operations \|URL=https://www.reddit.com/r/lawncare/comments/c2oyt1/skydrop_is_ceasing_operations/ \|archive-url=https://archive.is/1xBQj \|archive-date=12 Feb 2026 \|access-date=23 October 2025 \|website=Reddit}}</ref>, leaving many users with controllers that could no longer function as intended without the supporting cloud services. This is called [[Bait-and-switch]].

	==Products==		==Products==

Mr Pollo at 00:16, 30 November 2025

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AnotherConsumerRightsPerson: visual editing in the visual editor

2025-11-23T17:37:39Z

visual editing in the visual editor

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	\|Description=In 2014, SkyDrop launched a smart sprinkler controller. In 2019 they forced a change to a cloud subscription model, which led to consumer backlash.		\|Description=In 2014, SkyDrop launched a smart sprinkler controller. In 2019 they forced a change to a cloud subscription model, which led to consumer backlash.
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	SkyDrop was a smart sprinkler controller company, founded in 2013 in American Fork, Utah, by Bret Cloward and Clark Endrizzi. The company launched its smart sprinkler controller with a focus on using weather data to create automated, water-efficient watering schedules. In 2019 they forced a change to a cloud subscription model, which led to consumer backlash.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://reddit.com/r/homeautomation/comments/bufzto/skydrop_introduces_a_new_monthly_subscription_to/\|title=Skydrop introduces a new monthly subscription to control your device from the Web or App.\|access-date=23 October 2025}}</ref> The subscription controversy and various technical problems led many users to switch to competitors like Rachio or Orbit B-Hyve. Around 2019, the company effectively ceased operations or was in bankruptcy proceedings<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://www.reddit.com/r/lawncare/comments/c2oyt1/skydrop_is_ceasing_operations/\|title=Skydrop is ceasing operations\|access-date=23 October 2025}}</ref>, leaving many users with controllers that could no longer function as intended without the supporting cloud services. This serves as a common cautionary tale in the home automation community about the reliance on cloud-based services for connected devices.		SkyDrop was a smart sprinkler controller company, founded in 2013 in American Fork, Utah, by Bret Cloward and Clark Endrizzi. The company launched its smart sprinkler controller with a focus on using weather data to create automated, water-efficient watering schedules.
	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
	{{Ph-~~C-Inc~~}}		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
			===Cloud subscription model change (2019)===
			In 2019 they forced a change to a cloud subscription model, which led to consumer backlash.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Skydrop introduces a new monthly subscription to control your device from the Web or App. \|url=https://reddit.com/r/homeautomation/comments/bufzto/skydrop_introduces_a_new_monthly_subscription_to/ \|access-date=23 October 2025 \|website=Reddit}}</ref> The subscription controversy and various technical problems led many users to switch to competitors like Rachio or Orbit B-Hyve.

	~~This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].~~		===Bankruptcy (2019)===
	===~~Example incident one~~ (~~''date''~~)===		Around 2019, the company effectively ceased operations or was in bankruptcy proceedings<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Skydrop is ceasing operations \|URL=https://www.reddit.com/r/lawncare/comments/c2oyt1/skydrop_is_ceasing_operations/ \|access-date=23 October 2025 \|website=Reddit}}</ref>, leaving many users with controllers that could no longer function as intended without the supporting cloud services. This is called [[Bait-and-switch]].
	{{~~Main~~\|~~link to the main CR Wiki article~~}}
	~~Short summary of the incident (~~could ~~be the same~~ as the ~~summary preceding the article).~~
	~~===Example incident two (''date'')===~~
	...

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	~~{{Ph~~-C-~~SA}}~~		[[Bait-and-switch]]

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AnotherConsumerRightsPerson: these two refs show notability, there are no grounds to delete it for that now.

2025-11-23T17:34:51Z

these two refs show notability, there are no grounds to delete it for that now.

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	\|Description=In 2014, SkyDrop launched a smart sprinkler controller. In 2019 they forced a change to a cloud subscription model, which led to consumer backlash.		\|Description=In 2014, SkyDrop launched a smart sprinkler controller. In 2019 they forced a change to a cloud subscription model, which led to consumer backlash.
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	SkyDrop was a smart sprinkler controller company, founded in 2013 in American Fork, Utah, by Bret Cloward and Clark Endrizzi. The company launched its smart sprinkler controller with a focus on using weather data to create automated, water-efficient watering schedules. In 2019 they forced a change to a cloud subscription model, which led to consumer backlash. The subscription controversy and various technical problems led many users to switch to competitors like Rachio or Orbit B-Hyve. Around 2019, the company effectively ceased operations or was in bankruptcy proceedings, leaving many users with controllers that could no longer function as intended without the supporting cloud services. This serves as a common cautionary tale in the home automation community about the reliance on cloud-based services for connected devices.		SkyDrop was a smart sprinkler controller company, founded in 2013 in American Fork, Utah, by Bret Cloward and Clark Endrizzi. The company launched its smart sprinkler controller with a focus on using weather data to create automated, water-efficient watering schedules. In 2019 they forced a change to a cloud subscription model, which led to consumer backlash.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://reddit.com/r/homeautomation/comments/bufzto/skydrop_introduces_a_new_monthly_subscription_to/\|title=Skydrop introduces a new monthly subscription to control your device from the Web or App.\|access-date=23 October 2025}}</ref> The subscription controversy and various technical problems led many users to switch to competitors like Rachio or Orbit B-Hyve. Around 2019, the company effectively ceased operations or was in bankruptcy proceedings<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://www.reddit.com/r/lawncare/comments/c2oyt1/skydrop_is_ceasing_operations/\|title=Skydrop is ceasing operations\|access-date=23 October 2025}}</ref>, leaving many users with controllers that could no longer function as intended without the supporting cloud services. This serves as a common cautionary tale in the home automation community about the reliance on cloud-based services for connected devices.
	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
	==Incidents==		==Incidents==

AnotherConsumerRightsPerson: I'll find refs to fix this

2025-11-23T17:26:20Z

I'll find refs to fix this

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	SkyDrop was a smart sprinkler controller company, founded in 2013 in American Fork, Utah, by Bret Cloward and Clark Endrizzi. The company launched its smart sprinkler controller with a focus on using weather data to create automated, water-efficient watering schedules. In 2019 they forced a change to a cloud subscription model, which led to consumer backlash. The subscription controversy and various technical problems led many users to switch to competitors like Rachio or Orbit B-Hyve. Around 2019, the company effectively ceased operations or was in bankruptcy proceedings, leaving many users with controllers that could no longer function as intended without the supporting cloud services. This serves as a common cautionary tale in the home automation community about the reliance on cloud-based services for connected devices.{{CompanyCargo		{{CompanyCargo
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	~~{{Ph~~-C-~~Int}}~~		SkyDrop was a smart sprinkler controller company, founded in 2013 in American Fork, Utah, by Bret Cloward and Clark Endrizzi. The company launched its smart sprinkler controller with a focus on using weather data to create automated, water-efficient watering schedules. In 2019 they forced a change to a cloud subscription model, which led to consumer backlash. The subscription controversy and various technical problems led many users to switch to competitors like Rachio or Orbit B-Hyve. Around 2019, the company effectively ceased operations or was in bankruptcy proceedings, leaving many users with controllers that could no longer function as intended without the supporting cloud services. This serves as a common cautionary tale in the home automation community about the reliance on cloud-based services for connected devices.

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
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	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
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AEtherScythe: Initial description of the company and its downfall.

2025-11-20T14:50:11Z

Initial description of the company and its downfall.

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	\|Founded=2013-07-01		\|Founded=2013-07-01
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