Belkin has introduced that it’s made the “tough resolution” to finish help for nearly its total line of Wemo good house gadgets from January thirty first, 2026. The one fashions that may proceed to work after that date are these which have been configured by way of 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 not work.” The corporate may also cease offering technical help and troubleshooting help after that date, and the Wemo app will 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 way of HomeKit. Different Wemo merchandise which can be suitable with HomeKit may also keep on working by way of 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 beneath guarantee when help 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 help of the Matter good house normal in 2023, saying it could “take an enormous step again, regroup, and rethink” its strategy to good house {hardware}. It hasn’t launched any new Wemo merchandise since then.
