Belkin has introduced that it’s made the “tough choice” to finish help for nearly its complete line of Wemo sensible house units from January thirty first, 2026. The one fashions that can proceed to work after that date are these which were configured by Apple HomeKit.
The information was shared in an e mail to clients and on Belkin’s website, 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 units will proceed to work. Four Wemo products (SKUs WLS0503, WSC010, WSP100, WDC010) primarily based on the Thread protocol will work as regular by HomeKit. Different Wemo merchandise which are suitable with HomeKit may also keep on working by 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, you could be eligible for a “partial refund,” although it gained’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 sensible house customary in 2023, asserting it could “take an enormous step again, regroup, and rethink” its method to sensible house {hardware}. It hasn’t launched any new Wemo merchandise since then.