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	'''{{Wplink\|WEMO\|Wemo}}''' is a subsidiary of [[Belkin]] founded in 2011. They are known for smart home devices such as plugs and light switches that use the [[Apple HomeKit]] and Thread protocols.		'''{{Wplink\|WEMO\|Wemo}}''' is a subsidiary of [[Belkin]] founded in 2011. They are known for smart home devices such as plugs and light switches that use the Apple HomeKit and Thread protocols.

	==Consumer impact summary==		==Consumer impact summary==
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	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
	===Security ~~vulnerabilites~~ (''2013—2023'')===		===Security vulnerabilities (''2013—2023'')===
	On 5 November 2013, Wemo updated its API to prevent future XML injection attacks.<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Wemo® and Security \|url=https://www.belkin.com/support-article/?articleNum=80322 \|website=[[Belkin]] \|date= \|access-date=19 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926192207/https://www.belkin.com/support-article/?articleNum=80322 \|archive-date=26 Sep 2023}}</ref>		On 5 November 2013, Wemo updated its API to prevent future XML injection attacks.<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Wemo® and Security \|url=https://www.belkin.com/support-article/?articleNum=80322 \|website=[[Belkin]] \|date= \|access-date=19 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926192207/https://www.belkin.com/support-article/?articleNum=80322 \|archive-date=26 Sep 2023}}</ref>

	On 16 May 2023, multiple websites reported a Sternum study regarding a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Wemo Mini Smart Plug V2.<ref>{{Cite web \|last1=Serper \|first1=Amit \|last2=Yakar \|first2=Reuven \|title=‘FriendlyName’ Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Wemo Smart Plug V2 \|url=https://sternumiot.com/iot-blog/mini-smart-plug-v2-vulnerability-buffer-overflow/ \|website=Sternum \|date=16 May 2023 \|access-date=19 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516160431/https://sternumiot.com/iot-blog/mini-smart-plug-v2-vulnerability-buffer-overflow/ \|archive-date=16 May 2023}}</ref> The study mentions the device could be exploited through a program called pyWemo<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lakshmanan \|first=Ravie \|title=Serious Unpatched Vulnerability Uncovered in Popular Belkin Wemo Smart Plugs \|url=https://thehackernews.com/2023/05/serious-unpatched-vulnerability.html \|website=The Hacker News \|date=17 May 2023 \|access-date=19 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517155641/https://thehackernews.com/2023/05/serious-unpatched-vulnerability.html \|archive-date=17 May 2023}}</ref> and potentially through cloud controls.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Davis \|first=Wes \|title=PSA: time to recycle your old Wemo smart plugs (if you haven’t already) \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/16/23725290/wemo-smart-plug-v2-smart-home-security-vulnerability \|website=The Verge \|date=16 May 2023 \|access-date=29 Mar 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517021155/https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/16/23725290/wemo-smart-plug-v2-smart-home-security-vulnerability \|archive-date=17 May 2023}}</ref> In their official response, Wemo stated "we believe that bad actors cannot exploit this vulnerability unless they have access to the user's local network",<ref>{{Cite web \|author=WEMOcares \|title=WEMOcares on X \|url=https://x.com/WEMOcares/status/1658963426230562819 \|website=[[X]] \|date=17 May 2023 \|access-date=19 Mar 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708194705/https://x.com/WEMOcares/status/1658963426230562819 \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> and "We discontinued the Wemo Mini Smart Plug v2 (F7C063) in 2020"<ref>{{Cite web \|author=WEMOcares \|title=WEMOcares on X \|url=https://x.com/WEMOcares/status/1658963635882938374 \|website=[[X]] \|date=17 May 2023 \|access-date=19 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708194656/https://x.com/WEMOcares/status/1658963635882938374 \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> despite not making this information publicly available prior. During this report, the Wemo app hadn't been updated in two years, with the most recent update being on February 23, 2021, as previously mentioned.<ref name="AAS" />		On 16 May 2023, multiple websites reported a Sternum study regarding a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Wemo Mini Smart Plug V2.<ref>{{Cite web \|last1=Serper \|first1=Amit \|last2=Yakar \|first2=Reuven \|title=‘FriendlyName’ Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Wemo Smart Plug V2 \|url=https://sternumiot.com/iot-blog/mini-smart-plug-v2-vulnerability-buffer-overflow/ \|website=Sternum \|date=16 May 2023 \|access-date=19 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516160431/https://sternumiot.com/iot-blog/mini-smart-plug-v2-vulnerability-buffer-overflow/ \|archive-date=16 May 2023}}</ref> The study mentions the device could be exploited through a program called pyWemo<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lakshmanan \|first=Ravie \|title=Serious Unpatched Vulnerability Uncovered in Popular Belkin Wemo Smart Plugs \|url=https://thehackernews.com/2023/05/serious-unpatched-vulnerability.html \|website=The Hacker News \|date=17 May 2023 \|access-date=19 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517155641/https://thehackernews.com/2023/05/serious-unpatched-vulnerability.html \|archive-date=17 May 2023}}</ref> and potentially through cloud controls.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Davis \|first=Wes \|title=PSA: time to recycle your old Wemo smart plugs (if you haven’t already) \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/16/23725290/wemo-smart-plug-v2-smart-home-security-vulnerability \|website=The Verge \|date=16 May 2023 \|access-date=29 Mar 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517021155/https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/16/23725290/wemo-smart-plug-v2-smart-home-security-vulnerability \|archive-date=17 May 2023}}</ref> In their official response, Wemo stated "we believe that bad actors cannot exploit this vulnerability unless they have access to the user's local network",<ref>{{Cite web \|author=WEMOcares \|title=WEMOcares on X \|url=https://x.com/WEMOcares/status/1658963426230562819 \|website=[[X]] \|date=17 May 2023 \|access-date=19 Mar 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708194705/https://x.com/WEMOcares/status/1658963426230562819 \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> and "We discontinued the Wemo Mini Smart Plug V2 (F7C063) in 2020"<ref>{{Cite web \|author=WEMOcares \|title=WEMOcares on X \|url=https://x.com/WEMOcares/status/1658963635882938374 \|website=[[X]] \|date=17 May 2023 \|access-date=19 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708194656/https://x.com/WEMOcares/status/1658963635882938374 \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> despite not making this information publicly available prior. During this report, the Wemo app hadn't been updated in two years, with the most recent update being on February 23, 2021, as previously mentioned.<ref name="AAS" />

	===Connection issues (''2018—2026'')===		===Connection issues (''2018—2026'')===
	Since 2018, there have been reports of Wemo devices losing connection to networks frequently.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=luisfpinto \|title=The most common problems and issues with Wemo devices		Since 2018, there have been reports of Wemo devices losing connection to networks frequently.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=luisfpinto \|title=The most common problems and issues with Wemo devices
	\|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/8sv90i/the_most_common_problems_and_issues_with_wemo/ \|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=21 Jun 2018 \|access-date=19 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230610122822/https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/8sv90i/the_most_common_problems_and_issues_with_wemo/ \|archive-date=10 Jun 2023}}</ref> This has been the case for dimmers,<ref>{{Cite web \|author=boggsrays \|title=The End of WeMo? \|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/zwb7wr/comment/j1xqs3h/ \|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=28 Dec 2022 \|access-date=29 Mar 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260222233029/https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/zwb7wr/the_end_of_wemo/j1xqs3h/ \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref> plugs,<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Specul8 \|title=WeMo in 2023. Is it dead? Probably. \|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/17ur9b2/comment/k97i0dp/ \|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=14 Nov 2023 \|access-date=19 Feb 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260222233050/https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/17ur9b2/wemo_in_2023_is_it_dead_probably/k97i0dp/ \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref> and switches.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=rickatk \|title=Thoughts on WEMO going into 2024? \|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/18iidjr/thoughts_on_wemo_going_into_2024/m6utdkq/ \|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=13 Jan 2023 \|access-date=19 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260222233112/https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/18iidjr/thoughts_on_wemo_going_into_2024/m6utdkq/ \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref> Device rules created through the Wemo app have also been described as unreliable.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=-JEFF007- \|title=Thoughts on WEMO going into 2024? \|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/18iidjr/thoughts_on_wemo_going_into_2024/kdr6n38/ \|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=17 Dec 2023 \|access-date=19 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260222233136/https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/18iidjr/thoughts_on_wemo_going_into_2024/kdr6n38/ \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref> In some cases, the Wemo cloud becomes offline, with users being led to 404 pages.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=		\|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/8sv90i/the_most_common_problems_and_issues_with_wemo/ \|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=21 Jun 2018 \|access-date=19 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230610122822/https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/8sv90i/the_most_common_problems_and_issues_with_wemo/ \|archive-date=10 Jun 2023}}</ref> This has been the case for dimmers,<ref>{{Cite web \|author=boggsrays \|title=The End of WeMo? \|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/zwb7wr/comment/j1xqs3h/ \|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=28 Dec 2022 \|access-date=29 Mar 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260222233029/https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/zwb7wr/the_end_of_wemo/j1xqs3h/ \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref> plugs,<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Specul8 \|title=WeMo in 2023. Is it dead? Probably. \|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/17ur9b2/comment/k97i0dp/ \|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=14 Nov 2023 \|access-date=19 Feb 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260222233050/https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/17ur9b2/wemo_in_2023_is_it_dead_probably/k97i0dp/ \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref> and switches.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=rickatk \|title=Thoughts on WEMO going into 2024? \|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/18iidjr/thoughts_on_wemo_going_into_2024/m6utdkq/ \|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=13 Jan 2023 \|access-date=19 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260222233112/https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/18iidjr/thoughts_on_wemo_going_into_2024/m6utdkq/ \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref> Device rules created through the Wemo app have also been described as unreliable.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=-JEFF007- \|title=Thoughts on WEMO going into 2024? \|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/18iidjr/thoughts_on_wemo_going_into_2024/kdr6n38/ \|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=17 Dec 2023 \|access-date=19 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260222233136/https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/18iidjr/thoughts_on_wemo_going_into_2024/kdr6n38/ \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref> In some cases, the Wemo cloud becomes offline, with users being led to 404 pages.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=
	\|title=Belkin Wemo is the worst! The App is full of bugs, the cloud is "drifted away" every other day, and even their link to the "more info" is dead! \|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/zkd9xc/belkin_wemo_is_the_worst_the_app_is_full_of_bugs/ \|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=12 Dec 2022 \|access-date=19 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20221213062324/https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/zkd9xc/belkin_wemo_is_the_worst_the_app_is_full_of_bugs/ \|archive-date=13 Dec 2022}}</ref> Reports of [[Amazon Alexa]] and [[Google]] home integrations not working for periods of time are also common.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=JonSnowWho \|title=Google is trying... \|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/1le3til/google_is_trying/ \|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=17 Jun 2025 \|access-date=19 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260222233206/https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/1le3til/google_is_trying/ \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref> Users have reported the devices only working with Apple Homekit<ref>{{Cite web \|author=XYZZY_1002 \|title=Wemo Plugs and some Switches/Dimmers suddenly no longer detected \|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/1h0ec6v/wemo_plugs_and_some_switchesdimmers_suddenly_no/ \|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=26 Nov 2024 \|access-date=19 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260222233228/https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/1h0ec6v/wemo_plugs_and_some_switchesdimmers_suddenly_no/ \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref>, which can be inconvenient for users without Apple accounts or compatible devices.		\|title=Belkin Wemo is the worst! The App is full of bugs, the cloud is "drifted away" every other day, and even their link to the "more info" is dead! \|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/zkd9xc/belkin_wemo_is_the_worst_the_app_is_full_of_bugs/ \|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=12 Dec 2022 \|access-date=19 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20221213062324/https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/zkd9xc/belkin_wemo_is_the_worst_the_app_is_full_of_bugs/ \|archive-date=13 Dec 2022}}</ref> Reports of Amazon Alexa and [[Google]] home integrations not working for periods of time are also common.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=JonSnowWho \|title=Google is trying... \|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/1le3til/google_is_trying/ \|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=17 Jun 2025 \|access-date=19 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260222233206/https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/1le3til/google_is_trying/ \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref> Users have reported the devices only working with Apple Homekit<ref>{{Cite web \|author=XYZZY_1002 \|title=Wemo Plugs and some Switches/Dimmers suddenly no longer detected \|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/1h0ec6v/wemo_plugs_and_some_switchesdimmers_suddenly_no/ \|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=26 Nov 2024 \|access-date=19 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260222233228/https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/1h0ec6v/wemo_plugs_and_some_switchesdimmers_suddenly_no/ \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref>, which can be inconvenient for users without Apple accounts or compatible devices.

	Some users have mediated these issues by self-hosting a local server for Wemo devices, such as AutomationManager and Home Assistant.<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Thoughts on WEMO going into 2024? \|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/18iidjr/comment/kf6plao/ \|website=[[Reddit]] \|date= \|access-date=29 Mar 2025 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url= \|archive-date= \|quote=WARNING: UNPOPULAR OPINION I have a dozen Wemo devices (2nd-Gen single-pole switches and Mini plugs). I have used them for four years. I LOVE THEM. I control my Wemoes with a 3rd-party app, AutomationManager (AM). Software-wise, I am completely divested from Belkin. Simply put, with AM my Wemo network is 100% rock-steady. Thanks to AM, I do things with my Wemo devices that no other platform can do (including Kasa, Lutron, etc.). Without Wemo, I would've had to design and install my own embedded-control network, run romex through foundation walls, etc. No other smart-home architecture offers a local API as sophisticated as Wemo's, and AM makes excellent use of this API. Because I run my own local server through AM, I don't rely on Belkin's cloud service; remote control is administered through my Google Drive account, to which I have access and which I can manage on my own. Consequently, my Wemo network is much more secure than any platform that relies on a privately-held cloud service (many of which are based in China...). BTW, if your router's firewall is so weak that your Wemo Mini can be hacked remotely, then you have much bigger problems than someone hacking your Wemo Mini. 4) AM's developer (MikeP) maintains his app, and updates it as needed (which isn't often). 5) I don't want Belkin to update my device's firmware, because everything already runs as it should. I also don't want some future update breaking the local API! I will be sorry when my Wemo hardware finally dies, because I don't see any other company stepping up to offer a control architecture (local or cloud-based) that will allow me to do what I currently do with Wemo.}}<!-- Comment was removed by user and there are no existing back-ups of it. -Sojourna --></ref>

	===DNS activity (''2024'')===		===DNS activity (''2024'')===

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	====Freedom====		====Freedom====
	[[File:WEMO account closure.~~PNG~~\|thumb\|right\|Screenshot of account closure screen.]]		[[File:WEMO account closure.png\|thumb\|right\|Screenshot of account closure screen.]]
	Through the app, users can delete their account by pressing the "close account" button, which will warn that Wemos cannot be controlled through the app once account data is deleted. The devices can also work by only using the Apple Home app, which does not require a Wemo account to set up.		Through the app, users can delete their account by pressing the "close account" button, which will warn that Wemos cannot be controlled through the app once account data is deleted. The devices can also work by only using the Apple Home app, which does not require a Wemo account to set up.

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	====Privacy====		====Privacy====
	Since late 2023, the [https://www.belkin.com/legal/privacy-policy/ privacy policy] of Belkin and Wemo have merged, sharing the same terms with each other. The data collected on users includes account information such as email and password, device information, first and third-party cookies, age, location, and IP address.<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=WeMO PRIVACY POLICY \|url=https://www.wemo.com/privacy-policy/ \|website=Wemo \|date= \|access-date=29 Mar 2025 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107062703/https://www.wemo.com/privacy-policy/#typesofinformation \|archive-date=7 Jan 2023}}</ref> Belkin shares this info with marketing partners unless the user opts-out.<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Marketing \|url=https://www.belkin.com/legal/privacy-policy/#marketing-anchor \|website=[[Belkin]] \|date=Jan 2024 \|access-date=19 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260123140413/https://www.belkin.com/legal/privacy-policy/#marketing-anchor \|archive-date=23 Jan 2026}}</ref> Users are allowed to make requests to access, withdraw consent, object, and delete most of the information Belkin has collected on them.<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Your Rights in relation to your Personal Information \|url=https://www.belkin.com/legal/privacy-policy/#your-rights-in-relation \|website=[[Belkin]] \|date=Jan 2024 \|access-date=29 Mar 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260123140413/https://www.belkin.com/legal/privacy-policy/#your-rights-in-relation \|archive-date=23 Jan 2026}}</ref> Belkin states they may need to hold onto information for "Defending Belkin against legal claims" or "Needing to respond to customer complaints and queries".<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Retention of Personal Information \|url=https://www.belkin.com/legal/privacy-policy/#retention-of \|website=[[Belkin]] \|date=Jan 2024 \|access-date=29 Mar 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260123140413/https://www.belkin.com/legal/privacy-policy/#retention-of \|archive-date=23 Jan 2026}}</ref>		Since late 2023, the [https://www.belkin.com/legal/privacy-policy/ privacy policy] of Belkin and Wemo have merged, sharing the same terms with each other. The data collected on users includes account information such as email and password, device information, first and third-party [[Web cookie\|cookies]], age, location, and IP address.<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=WeMO PRIVACY POLICY \|url=https://www.wemo.com/privacy-policy/ \|website=Wemo \|date= \|access-date=29 Mar 2025 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107062703/https://www.wemo.com/privacy-policy/#typesofinformation \|archive-date=7 Jan 2023}}</ref> Belkin shares this info with marketing partners unless the user opts-out.<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Marketing \|url=https://www.belkin.com/legal/privacy-policy/#marketing-anchor \|website=[[Belkin]] \|date=Jan 2024 \|access-date=19 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260123140413/https://www.belkin.com/legal/privacy-policy/#marketing-anchor \|archive-date=23 Jan 2026}}</ref> Users are allowed to make requests to access, withdraw consent, object, and delete most of the information Belkin has collected on them.<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Your Rights in relation to your Personal Information \|url=https://www.belkin.com/legal/privacy-policy/#your-rights-in-relation \|website=[[Belkin]] \|date=Jan 2024 \|access-date=29 Mar 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260123140413/https://www.belkin.com/legal/privacy-policy/#your-rights-in-relation \|archive-date=23 Jan 2026}}</ref> Belkin states they may need to hold onto information for "Defending Belkin against legal claims" or "Needing to respond to customer complaints and queries".<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Retention of Personal Information \|url=https://www.belkin.com/legal/privacy-policy/#retention-of \|website=[[Belkin]] \|date=Jan 2024 \|access-date=29 Mar 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260123140413/https://www.belkin.com/legal/privacy-policy/#retention-of \|archive-date=23 Jan 2026}}</ref>

	====Business model====		====Business model====

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	===Connection issues (''2018-2026'')===		===Connection issues (''2018-2026'')===
	Since 2018, there have been reports of Wemo devices losing connection to networks frequently.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The most common problems and issues with Wemo devices \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/8sv90i/the_most_common_problems_and_issues_with_wemo/ \|author=u/luisfpinto_\|date=2018-06-21\|archive-url=https://archive.ph/JZPAU\|archive-date=2025-02-26\|url-status=live \|access-date=29 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> This has been the case for dimmers,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=My dimmer stopped working out of the blue this evening. When I rebooted it (pressed the reset button, flipped breaker and pulled the wiring because I could not get it to work), the dimmer would go through the setup process fine. When it went to connect to the internet, it would connect (my ATT wifi app sees it out there), but it would not show up on the Wemo app. Tried a dozen different things (reset router, cleared cache, etc.). After pulling the wires, rewiring, and going through setup process, the wemo app would state there was an unlinked device on the wifi network. When trying to connect it would always fail. When it first went down, Google could still see it. Once I reset it, Google can no longer see it. Is this experience similar to what you all are experiencing? Everything works but then can’t use it besides for a traditional switch. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/zwb7wr/comment/j1xqs3h/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=29 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> plugs,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=I have 3 lights on WeMo smart plugs and one light switch dimmer. I run both Apple Home and Google Smart Home- I had to upgrade my thermostat that required Apple Home for full functionality. The smart plug lights are on a program to switch on and off based on dusk and dawn while the dimmer is strictly voice control. The outlets seem to follow the schedule however when I query Google as to "What lights are on" I frequently get a "I can't reach WeMo " response. I'm going to have to ultimately replace these and according to this thread, Kasa seems to be the way to go. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/17ur9b2/comment/k97i0dp/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=29 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> and switches.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=I seem to have averted eliminating of all my WeMo smart plugs and switches. After a week of frustration following a power failure nothing was working as I tried everything to get my ten odd Wemos back on line. They always seem to get fussy following a power failure. I found restoring these devices tended to get harder after HomeKit came along. This time I tried deleting HomeKit and rebooting my iPad. Voila! All the Wemos came back on line with very little coaching. HomeKit has been deleted. No problem I have reason for app at this time. I have been in smart plug Nivana Nirvana since. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/18iidjr/comment/m6utdkq/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=29 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> Device rules created through the Wemo app have also been described as unreliable.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=I have had Wemo since 2013 when a single plug used to cost around $50. It stayed at that price for some years and I rarely bought any and would often only get more at Christmas or Birthday time. Slowly they started becoming cheaper while newer competition significantly undercut their prices. For a while that was okay because the newer cheaper stuff at the time did not have WeMo’s capabilities with the rules stacking and other stuff. However, with more time that started not becoming the case anymore. A few years ago I started noticing that when I would set my Wemo rules they no longer always worked. I thought it was just some bugs that would eventually get ironed out but I still have those issues today. I have spent hours resetting them clearing the settings/rules etc.…blah blah blah. Then more recently I tried to re add some plugs that had been unplugged for a while. Now, I cannot even re add those plugs to my account anymore. I was like WTF!!! Starting to feel like my WeMos have been slowly turning into bricks and are stuck in a progressing slow moving spiraled down part of life. I recently replaced my routers and I know it is not anything on my end. I also started getting Wyze plugs a few years ago when I saw them in a bin at Home Depot at a fire sale price of $5/each. At first they were a pain but I realized it was my router (only recently) and now they are fine but my WeMos are still suffering and doing weird things. For instance one of my outdoor lights that I have programmed to turn on at sunset and off at 11:00pm randomly works when it wants to. I have literally only 2 rules and they are not overlapping each other. So again, WTF!!! Going into 2024, I have no confidence in investing in Wemo products anymore. One of my neighbors also has WeMo and is having similar issues as me. He works in IT so I know it is not his network. My guess is some/a lot/all of Wemo has become unprofitable and their original business model has run its course and they are just limping the system along struggling to somewhat keep it alive. They do not have a subscription model to keep up with their on going development costs and increasing server costs that I know of. Some of us who used to know Wemo when it was a premium product are seeing/have seen this starting to show in the quality and reliability. So, going forward I am not going to put all my eggs in one basket again. Going to use different brands and toss out what starts not working. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/18iidjr/comment/kdr6n38/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=29 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> In some cases, the Wemo cloud becomes offline, with users being led to 404 pages.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Belkin Wemo is the worst! The App is full of bugs, the cloud is "drifted away" every other day, and even their link to the "more info" is dead! \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/zkd9xc/belkin_wemo_is_the_worst_the_app_is_full_of_bugs/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=29 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> Users have reported the devices only working with Apple Homekit<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Wemo Plugs and some Switches/Dimmers suddenly no longer detected \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/1h0ec6v/wemo_plugs_and_some_switchesdimmers_suddenly_no/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=29 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref>, which can be inconvenient for users without Apple accounts or compatible devices.		Since 2018, there have been reports of Wemo devices losing connection to networks frequently.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The most common problems and issues with Wemo devices \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/8sv90i/the_most_common_problems_and_issues_with_wemo/ \|author=u/luisfpinto_\|date=2018-06-21\|archive-url=https://archive.ph/JZPAU\|archive-date=2025-02-26\|url-status=live \|access-date=29 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> This has been the case for dimmers,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=My dimmer stopped working out of the blue this evening. When I rebooted it (pressed the reset button, flipped breaker and pulled the wiring because I could not get it to work), the dimmer would go through the setup process fine. When it went to connect to the internet, it would connect (my ATT wifi app sees it out there), but it would not show up on the Wemo app. Tried a dozen different things (reset router, cleared cache, etc.). After pulling the wires, rewiring, and going through setup process, the wemo app would state there was an unlinked device on the wifi network. When trying to connect it would always fail. When it first went down, Google could still see it. Once I reset it, Google can no longer see it. Is this experience similar to what you all are experiencing? Everything works but then can’t use it besides for a traditional switch. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/zwb7wr/comment/j1xqs3h/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=29 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> plugs,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=I have 3 lights on WeMo smart plugs and one light switch dimmer. I run both Apple Home and Google Smart Home- I had to upgrade my thermostat that required Apple Home for full functionality. The smart plug lights are on a program to switch on and off based on dusk and dawn while the dimmer is strictly voice control. The outlets seem to follow the schedule however when I query Google as to "What lights are on" I frequently get a "I can't reach WeMo " response. I'm going to have to ultimately replace these and according to this thread, Kasa seems to be the way to go. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/17ur9b2/comment/k97i0dp/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=29 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> and switches.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=I seem to have averted eliminating of all my WeMo smart plugs and switches. After a week of frustration following a power failure nothing was working as I tried everything to get my ten odd Wemos back on line. They always seem to get fussy following a power failure. I found restoring these devices tended to get harder after HomeKit came along. This time I tried deleting HomeKit and rebooting my iPad. Voila! All the Wemos came back on line with very little coaching. HomeKit has been deleted. No problem I have reason for app at this time. I have been in smart plug Nivana Nirvana since. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/18iidjr/comment/m6utdkq/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=29 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> Device rules created through the Wemo app have also been described as unreliable.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=I have had Wemo since 2013 when a single plug used to cost around $50. It stayed at that price for some years and I rarely bought any and would often only get more at Christmas or Birthday time. Slowly they started becoming cheaper while newer competition significantly undercut their prices. For a while that was okay because the newer cheaper stuff at the time did not have WeMo’s capabilities with the rules stacking and other stuff. However, with more time that started not becoming the case anymore. A few years ago I started noticing that when I would set my Wemo rules they no longer always worked. I thought it was just some bugs that would eventually get ironed out but I still have those issues today. I have spent hours resetting them clearing the settings/rules etc.…blah blah blah. Then more recently I tried to re add some plugs that had been unplugged for a while. Now, I cannot even re add those plugs to my account anymore. I was like WTF!!! Starting to feel like my WeMos have been slowly turning into bricks and are stuck in a progressing slow moving spiraled down part of life. I recently replaced my routers and I know it is not anything on my end. I also started getting Wyze plugs a few years ago when I saw them in a bin at Home Depot at a fire sale price of $5/each. At first they were a pain but I realized it was my router (only recently) and now they are fine but my WeMos are still suffering and doing weird things. For instance one of my outdoor lights that I have programmed to turn on at sunset and off at 11:00pm randomly works when it wants to. I have literally only 2 rules and they are not overlapping each other. So again, WTF!!! Going into 2024, I have no confidence in investing in Wemo products anymore. One of my neighbors also has WeMo and is having similar issues as me. He works in IT so I know it is not his network. My guess is some/a lot/all of Wemo has become unprofitable and their original business model has run its course and they are just limping the system along struggling to somewhat keep it alive. They do not have a subscription model to keep up with their on going development costs and increasing server costs that I know of. Some of us who used to know Wemo when it was a premium product are seeing/have seen this starting to show in the quality and reliability. So, going forward I am not going to put all my eggs in one basket again. Going to use different brands and toss out what starts not working. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/18iidjr/comment/kdr6n38/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=29 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> In some cases, the Wemo cloud becomes offline, with users being led to 404 pages.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Belkin Wemo is the worst! The App is full of bugs, the cloud is "drifted away" every other day, and even their link to the "more info" is dead! \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/zkd9xc/belkin_wemo_is_the_worst_the_app_is_full_of_bugs/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=29 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> Reports of Alexa and Google home integrations not working for periods of time are also common.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/1le3til/google_is_trying/\|title=Google is trying...\|author=u/JonSnowWho\|date=2025-06-17\|work=Reddit\|access-date=2025-08-25\|archive-url=https://archive.ph/DSR7L\|archive-date=2025-08-25\|url-status=live}}</ref> Users have reported the devices only working with Apple Homekit<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Wemo Plugs and some Switches/Dimmers suddenly no longer detected \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/1h0ec6v/wemo_plugs_and_some_switchesdimmers_suddenly_no/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=29 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref>, which can be inconvenient for users without Apple accounts or compatible devices.

	Some users have mediated these issues by self-hosting a local server for Wemo devices, such as AutomationManager and Home Assistant.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=WARNING: UNPOPULAR OPINION I have a dozen Wemo devices (2nd-Gen single-pole switches and Mini plugs). I have used them for four years. I LOVE THEM. I control my Wemoes with a 3rd-party app, AutomationManager (AM). Software-wise, I am completely divested from Belkin. Simply put, with AM my Wemo network is 100% rock-steady. Thanks to AM, I do things with my Wemo devices that no other platform can do (including Kasa, Lutron, etc.). Without Wemo, I would've had to design and install my own embedded-control network, run romex through foundation walls, etc. No other smart-home architecture offers a local API as sophisticated as Wemo's, and AM makes excellent use of this API. Because I run my own local server through AM, I don't rely on Belkin's cloud service; remote control is administered through my Google Drive account, to which I have access and which I can manage on my own. Consequently, my Wemo network is much more secure than any platform that relies on a privately-held cloud service (many of which are based in China...). BTW, if your router's firewall is so weak that your Wemo Mini can be hacked remotely, then you have much bigger problems than someone hacking your Wemo Mini. 4) AM's developer (MikeP) maintains his app, and updates it as needed (which isn't often). 5) I don't want Belkin to update my device's firmware, because everything already runs as it should. I also don't want some future update breaking the local API! I will be sorry when my Wemo hardware finally dies, because I don't see any other company stepping up to offer a control architecture (local or cloud-based) that will allow me to do what I currently do with Wemo. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/18iidjr/comment/kf6plao/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=29 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref>		Some users have mediated these issues by self-hosting a local server for Wemo devices, such as AutomationManager and Home Assistant.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=WARNING: UNPOPULAR OPINION I have a dozen Wemo devices (2nd-Gen single-pole switches and Mini plugs). I have used them for four years. I LOVE THEM. I control my Wemoes with a 3rd-party app, AutomationManager (AM). Software-wise, I am completely divested from Belkin. Simply put, with AM my Wemo network is 100% rock-steady. Thanks to AM, I do things with my Wemo devices that no other platform can do (including Kasa, Lutron, etc.). Without Wemo, I would've had to design and install my own embedded-control network, run romex through foundation walls, etc. No other smart-home architecture offers a local API as sophisticated as Wemo's, and AM makes excellent use of this API. Because I run my own local server through AM, I don't rely on Belkin's cloud service; remote control is administered through my Google Drive account, to which I have access and which I can manage on my own. Consequently, my Wemo network is much more secure than any platform that relies on a privately-held cloud service (many of which are based in China...). BTW, if your router's firewall is so weak that your Wemo Mini can be hacked remotely, then you have much bigger problems than someone hacking your Wemo Mini. 4) AM's developer (MikeP) maintains his app, and updates it as needed (which isn't often). 5) I don't want Belkin to update my device's firmware, because everything already runs as it should. I also don't want some future update breaking the local API! I will be sorry when my Wemo hardware finally dies, because I don't see any other company stepping up to offer a control architecture (local or cloud-based) that will allow me to do what I currently do with Wemo. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/18iidjr/comment/kf6plao/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=29 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref>

75.168.76.17: Tweaked wording under "Discontinuation of cloud service 2026"

2025-08-13T17:00:36Z

Tweaked wording under "Discontinuation of cloud service 2026"

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	On July 10, 2025, Wemo users were emailed regarding the future state of the Wemo cloud services, including voice assistant and app support.<ref name="WemoEmail">{{Cite web\|url=https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/web-view?a=R7Hguj&c=01JZTNY2H9Y0ASQJB31R4SSGWX&k=9608f1679c229fc5b19e55abd9f9b99b&g=Y7Tbn5&m=RkSqQ9&r=01JZTS07RGZ7S0AWSAX0JP5FH3&e=01JZTNY2H9Y0ASQJB31R4SSGWX\|title=After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to end technical support for older Wemo products, effective January 31, 2026.\|work=Belkin\|access-date=2025-07-10\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250710212840/https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/web-view?a=R7Hguj&c=01JZTNY2H9Y0ASQJB31R4SSGWX&k=9608f1679c229fc5b19e55abd9f9b99b&g=Y7Tbn5&m=RkSqQ9&r=01JZTS07RGZ7S0AWSAX0JP5FH3&e=01JZTNY2H9Y0ASQJB31R4SSGWX\|archive-date=2025-07-10\|url-status=live}}</ref> Devices that weren't designed for Apple HomeKit integration would cease to function after January 31, 2026.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.belkin.com/uk/support-article/?articleNum=335419\|title=Wemo Support Ending – What You Need to Know\|date=2025-07-10\|work=Belkin\|access-date=2025-07-10\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250710221219/https://www.belkin.com/uk/support-article/?articleNum=335419\|archive-date=2025-07-10\|url-status=live}}</ref> ~~Users~~ who had non-Homekit Wemo devices ~~were angry at Belkin for this decision~~, as without software like Home Assistant, the devices cannot be used.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/1lwilvc/its_officially_ending_i_just_got_this_email_glad/\|title=It’s officially ending. I just got this email. Glad I started switching to Zigbee last week.\|author=u/Connir\|date=2025-07-10\|work=Reddit\|access-date=2025-07-10\|archive-url=https://archive.ph/BLeK7\|archive-date=2025-07-10\|url-status=live}}</ref>		On July 10, 2025, Wemo users were emailed regarding the future state of the Wemo cloud services, including voice assistant and app support.<ref name="WemoEmail">{{Cite web\|url=https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/web-view?a=R7Hguj&c=01JZTNY2H9Y0ASQJB31R4SSGWX&k=9608f1679c229fc5b19e55abd9f9b99b&g=Y7Tbn5&m=RkSqQ9&r=01JZTS07RGZ7S0AWSAX0JP5FH3&e=01JZTNY2H9Y0ASQJB31R4SSGWX\|title=After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to end technical support for older Wemo products, effective January 31, 2026.\|work=Belkin\|access-date=2025-07-10\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250710212840/https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/web-view?a=R7Hguj&c=01JZTNY2H9Y0ASQJB31R4SSGWX&k=9608f1679c229fc5b19e55abd9f9b99b&g=Y7Tbn5&m=RkSqQ9&r=01JZTS07RGZ7S0AWSAX0JP5FH3&e=01JZTNY2H9Y0ASQJB31R4SSGWX\|archive-date=2025-07-10\|url-status=live}}</ref> Devices that weren't designed for Apple HomeKit integration would cease to function after January 31, 2026.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.belkin.com/uk/support-article/?articleNum=335419\|title=Wemo Support Ending – What You Need to Know\|date=2025-07-10\|work=Belkin\|access-date=2025-07-10\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250710221219/https://www.belkin.com/uk/support-article/?articleNum=335419\|archive-date=2025-07-10\|url-status=live}}</ref> This caused frustration for users who had non-Homekit Wemo devices, because without software like Home Assistant, the devices cannot be used.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/1lwilvc/its_officially_ending_i_just_got_this_email_glad/\|title=It’s officially ending. I just got this email. Glad I started switching to Zigbee last week.\|author=u/Connir\|date=2025-07-10\|work=Reddit\|access-date=2025-07-10\|archive-url=https://archive.ph/BLeK7\|archive-date=2025-07-10\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	==Products==		==Products==

Mr Pollo at 14:42, 8 August 2025

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	===Discontinuation of cloud service (''2026'')===		===Discontinuation of cloud service (''2026'')===
	{{Main\|Belkin Wemo ~~Discontinuation~~ of service}}		{{Main\|Belkin Wemo discontinuation of service}}
	[[File:Wemo affected products after cloud shutdown.png\|right\|thumb\|List of affected products from the discontinuation of cloud services]]		[[File:Wemo affected products after cloud shutdown.png\|right\|thumb\|List of affected products from the discontinuation of cloud services]]
	On July 10, 2025, Wemo users were emailed regarding the future state of the Wemo cloud services, including voice assistant and app support.<ref name="WemoEmail">{{Cite web\|url=https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/web-view?a=R7Hguj&c=01JZTNY2H9Y0ASQJB31R4SSGWX&k=9608f1679c229fc5b19e55abd9f9b99b&g=Y7Tbn5&m=RkSqQ9&r=01JZTS07RGZ7S0AWSAX0JP5FH3&e=01JZTNY2H9Y0ASQJB31R4SSGWX\|title=After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to end technical support for older Wemo products, effective January 31, 2026.\|work=Belkin\|access-date=2025-07-10\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250710212840/https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/web-view?a=R7Hguj&c=01JZTNY2H9Y0ASQJB31R4SSGWX&k=9608f1679c229fc5b19e55abd9f9b99b&g=Y7Tbn5&m=RkSqQ9&r=01JZTS07RGZ7S0AWSAX0JP5FH3&e=01JZTNY2H9Y0ASQJB31R4SSGWX\|archive-date=2025-07-10\|url-status=live}}</ref> Devices that weren't designed for Apple HomeKit integration would cease to function after January 31, 2026.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.belkin.com/uk/support-article/?articleNum=335419\|title=Wemo Support Ending – What You Need to Know\|date=2025-07-10\|work=Belkin\|access-date=2025-07-10\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250710221219/https://www.belkin.com/uk/support-article/?articleNum=335419\|archive-date=2025-07-10\|url-status=live}}</ref> Users who had non-Homekit Wemo devices were angry at Belkin for this decision, as without software like Home Assistant, the devices cannot be used.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/1lwilvc/its_officially_ending_i_just_got_this_email_glad/\|title=It’s officially ending. I just got this email. Glad I started switching to Zigbee last week.\|author=u/Connir\|date=2025-07-10\|work=Reddit\|access-date=2025-07-10\|archive-url=https://archive.ph/BLeK7\|archive-date=2025-07-10\|url-status=live}}</ref>		On July 10, 2025, Wemo users were emailed regarding the future state of the Wemo cloud services, including voice assistant and app support.<ref name="WemoEmail">{{Cite web\|url=https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/web-view?a=R7Hguj&c=01JZTNY2H9Y0ASQJB31R4SSGWX&k=9608f1679c229fc5b19e55abd9f9b99b&g=Y7Tbn5&m=RkSqQ9&r=01JZTS07RGZ7S0AWSAX0JP5FH3&e=01JZTNY2H9Y0ASQJB31R4SSGWX\|title=After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to end technical support for older Wemo products, effective January 31, 2026.\|work=Belkin\|access-date=2025-07-10\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250710212840/https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/web-view?a=R7Hguj&c=01JZTNY2H9Y0ASQJB31R4SSGWX&k=9608f1679c229fc5b19e55abd9f9b99b&g=Y7Tbn5&m=RkSqQ9&r=01JZTS07RGZ7S0AWSAX0JP5FH3&e=01JZTNY2H9Y0ASQJB31R4SSGWX\|archive-date=2025-07-10\|url-status=live}}</ref> Devices that weren't designed for Apple HomeKit integration would cease to function after January 31, 2026.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.belkin.com/uk/support-article/?articleNum=335419\|title=Wemo Support Ending – What You Need to Know\|date=2025-07-10\|work=Belkin\|access-date=2025-07-10\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250710221219/https://www.belkin.com/uk/support-article/?articleNum=335419\|archive-date=2025-07-10\|url-status=live}}</ref> Users who had non-Homekit Wemo devices were angry at Belkin for this decision, as without software like Home Assistant, the devices cannot be used.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/1lwilvc/its_officially_ending_i_just_got_this_email_glad/\|title=It’s officially ending. I just got this email. Glad I started switching to Zigbee last week.\|author=u/Connir\|date=2025-07-10\|work=Reddit\|access-date=2025-07-10\|archive-url=https://archive.ph/BLeK7\|archive-date=2025-07-10\|url-status=live}}</ref>

Mr Pollo at 13:58, 6 August 2025

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	\| Website = https://www.belkin.com/products/wemo-smart-home/		\| Website = https://www.belkin.com/products/wemo-smart-home/
	\| Description =		\| Description = American smart home and accessory manufacturer. In 2025, announced non-Homekit devices will cease to function.
	}}		}}
	[[Wikipedia:WEMO\|'''Wemo''']] is a subsidiary of [[Belkin]] founded in 2011. They are known for smart home devices such as plugs and light switches that use the HomeKit and Thread protocols.		[[Wikipedia:WEMO\|'''Wemo''']] is a subsidiary of [[Belkin]] founded in 2011. They are known for smart home devices such as plugs and light switches that use the HomeKit and Thread protocols.