Wemo

2026-06-09T20:57:35Z

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{{CompanyCargo
|Founded=2011
|Industry=Home automation
|Logo=Wemo logo.svg
|ParentCompany=Belkin
|Type=Subsidiary
|Website=https://www.belkin.com/products/wemo-smart-home/
|Description=American smart home and accessory manufacturer. In 2025, announced non-Homekit devices will cease to function.
}}

'''{{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==
====User freedom====
[[File:WEMO account closure.png|thumb|right|Screenshot of account closure screen.]]
Users have to delete their account through the mobile app. This prompts a warning that Wemos cannot be controlled through the app once account data is deleted. Devices can also work using the Apple Home app, which does not require a Wemo account to set up.{{Citation needed|date=June 2026}}

====User 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 [[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====
The business model of Wemo is to sell smart home devices without the user paying for a subscription service. Although this may seem like a pro-consumer move, the Wemo experience has been diminished due to the lack of income streams. According to the App Store, the app once had a 3-year window without updates, which lasted between 23 February 2021 and 28 May 2024 (the current version as of 24 February 2025).<ref name="AAS">{{Cite web |author= |title=Wemo on the App Store |url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wemo/id511376996 |website=[[Apple]] |date=28 May 2024 |access-date=19 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250313120121/https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wemo/id511376996 |archive-date=13 Mar 2025}}</ref>

====Market control====
Market control of Wemo has been decreasing over the years, as Wemo is only selling three devices,<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Wemo Smart Home |url=https://www.belkin.com/products/wemo-smart-home/ |website=[[Belkin]] |date= |access-date=29 Mar 2025 |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225173134/https://www.belkin.com/products/wemo-smart-home/ |archive-date=25 Feb 2024}}</ref> down from nine the year prior.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wemo Smart Home |url=https://www.belkin.com/products/wemo-smart-home/ |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201232551/https://www.belkin.com/products/wemo-smart-home/ |archive-date=1 Feb 2023 |access-date=29 Mar 2025 |website=Belkin}}</ref>

==Incidents==

===Discontinuation of cloud service (''2026'')===
{{Excerpt|Wemo discontinuation of service}}

===DNS activity (''2024'')===
Some users of Wemo have noticed their switches connect to multiple unrelated domains, such as to CNN and [[wikipedia:Fastly|Fastly]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=sd_042 |title=Fun fact: Wemo switches act as a DNS server |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/1auslst/fun_fact_wemo_switches_act_as_a_dns_server/ |website=[[Reddit]] |date=19 Feb 2024 |access-date=29 Mar 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240307040322/https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/1auslst/fun_fact_wemo_switches_act_as_a_dns_server/ |archive-date=7 Mar 2024}}</ref> Other reports mention each Wemo device making 160,000+ [[wikipedia:Domain_Name_System|DNS]] requests in a 24-hour timeframe.<ref>{{Cite web |author=D3-Doom |title=Fun fact: Wemo switches act as a DNS server |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/1auslst/fun_fact_wemo_switches_act_as_a_dns_server/ktxkqx8/ |website=[[Reddit]] |date=8 Mar 2024 |access-date=19 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260222233252/https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/1auslst/fun_fact_wemo_switches_act_as_a_dns_server/ktxkqx8/ |archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref>

===Connection issues (''2018—Present'')===
Since 2018, there have been reports of Wemo devices having some kinds of connection problem. These reports include:

*Dimmers,<ref>{{Cite web |author=boggsrays |date=28 Dec 2022 |title=The End of WeMo? |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/zwb7wr/comment/j1xqs3h/ |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 |access-date=29 Mar 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> plugs,<ref>{{Cite web |author=Specul8 |date=14 Nov 2023 |title=WeMo in 2023. Is it dead? Probably. |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/17ur9b2/comment/k97i0dp/ |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 |access-date=19 Feb 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> and switches,<ref>{{Cite web |author=rickatk |date=13 Jan 2023 |title=Thoughts on WEMO going into 2024? |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/18iidjr/thoughts_on_wemo_going_into_2024/m6utdkq/ |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 |access-date=19 Feb 2026 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> losing connection to networks frequently.<ref>{{Cite web |author=luisfpinto |date=21 Jun 2018 |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/ |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 |access-date=19 Feb 2026 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref>

*Device rules created through the Wemo app being unreliable.<ref>{{Cite web |author=-JEFF007- |date=17 Dec 2023 |title=Thoughts on WEMO going into 2024? |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/18iidjr/thoughts_on_wemo_going_into_2024/kdr6n38/ |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 |access-date=19 Feb 2026 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref>

*Wemo cloud going offline offline, with users being led to 404 pages.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |date=12 Dec 2022 |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/ |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 |access-date=19 Feb 2026 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref>

*Amazon Alexa and [[Google]] home integrations not working for periods of time are also common.<ref>{{Cite web |author=JonSnowWho |date=17 Jun 2025 |title=Google is trying... |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/WeMo/comments/1le3til/google_is_trying/ |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 |access-date=19 Feb 2026 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref>
*Suddenly devices restricted to only work with Apple Homekit.<ref>{{Cite web |author=XYZZY_1002 |date=26 Nov 2024 |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/ |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 |access-date=19 Feb 2026 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref>

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

On 16 May 2023, multiple websites{{Clarify|which}} 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 |date=16 May 2023 |title=‘FriendlyName’ Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Wemo Smart Plug V2 |url=https://sternumiot.com/iot-blog/mini-smart-plug-v2-vulnerability-buffer-overflow/ |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 |access-date=19 Feb 2026 |website=Sternum}}</ref> The study mentions the device could be exploited through a program called pyWemo<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lakshmanan |first=Ravie |date=17 May 2023 |title=Serious Unpatched Vulnerability Uncovered in Popular Belkin Wemo Smart Plugs |url=https://thehackernews.com/2023/05/serious-unpatched-vulnerability.html |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 |access-date=19 Feb 2026 |website=The Hacker News}}</ref> and potentially through cloud controls.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Wes |date=16 May 2023 |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 |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 |access-date=29 Mar 2025 |website=The Verge}}</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 |date=17 May 2023 |title=WEMOcares on X |url=https://nitter.catsarch.com/WEMOcares/status/1658963426230562819 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260324184234/https://nitter.catsarch.com/WEMOcares/status/1658963426230562819 |archive-date=24 Mar 2026 |access-date=19 Mar 2025 |website=[[X]]}}</ref> and "We discontinued the Wemo Mini Smart Plug V2 (F7C063) in 2020"<ref>{{Cite web |author=WEMOcares |date=17 May 2023 |title=WEMOcares on X |url=https://nitter.catsarch.com/WEMOcares/status/1658963635882938374 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260324184237/https://nitter.catsarch.com/WEMOcares/status/1658963635882938374 |archive-date=24 Mar 2026 |access-date=19 Feb 2026 |website=[[X]]}}</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" />

==Products==
;Dimmers
*Wemo Smart Dimmer<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Wemo Smart Dimmer (WDS070) |url=https://www.belkin.com/smart-dimmer/P-WDS070.html |website=[[Belkin]] |date= |access-date= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130043724/https://www.belkin.com/smart-dimmer/P-WDS070.html |archive-date=30 Nov 2022}}</ref>
*Wemo WiFi Smart Dimmer<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Wemo WiFi Smart Dimmer 2-Pack (WDS060-BD2) |url=https://www.belkin.com/wifi-smart-dimmer/P-WDS060.html |website=[[Belkin]] |date= |access-date= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129001529/https://www.belkin.com/wifi-smart-dimmer/P-WDS060.html |archive-date=29 Nov 2022}}</ref>

;Doorbells
*Wemo Smart Video Doorbell<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Wemo Smart Video Doorbell (WDC010) |url=https://www.belkin.com/p/smart-video-doorbell/WDC010.html |website=[[Belkin]] |date= |access-date= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250219094510/https://www.belkin.com/p/smart-video-doorbell/WDC010.html |archive-date=19 Feb 2025
}}</ref>

;Light switches
*Wemo Smart Light Switch with Thread<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Wemo Smart Light Switch with Thread (WLS0503) |url=https://www.belkin.com/p/smart-light-switch-with-thread/WLS0503.html |website=[[Belkin]] |date= |access-date=17 Mar 2025 |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250121215711/https://www.belkin.com/p/smart-light-switch-with-thread/WLS0503.html |archive-date=21 Jan 2025}}</ref>
*Wemo WiFi Smart Light Switch<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Wemo WiFi Smart Light Switch (WLS040-CA) |url=https://www.belkin.com/wifi-smart-light-switch/WLS040-CA.html |website=[[Belkin]] |date= |access-date= |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130045654/https://www.belkin.com/wifi-smart-light-switch/WLS040-CA.html |archive-date=30 Nov 2022}}</ref>
*Wemo Smart Light Switch 3-Way<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Wemo Smart Light Switch 3-Way 2-Pack (WLS0403-BDL) |url=https://www.belkin.com/smart-light-switch-3-way/P-WLS0403.html |website=[[Belkin]] |date= |access-date= |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129145512/https://www.belkin.com/smart-light-switch-3-way/P-WLS0403.html |archive-date=29 Nov 2022}}</ref>

;Plugs
*Wemo Smart Plug with Thread<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Wemo Smart Plug with Thread (WSP100) |url=https://www.belkin.com/smart-plug-with-thread/WSP100.html |website=[[Belkin]] |date= |access-date= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002205640/https://www.belkin.com/smart-plug-with-thread/WSP100.html |archive-date=2 Oct 2023}}</ref>
*Wemo WiFi Smart Outdoor Plug<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Wemo WiFi Smart Outdoor Plug (WSP090) |url=https://www.belkin.com/wifi-smart-outdoor-plug/WSP090.html |website=[[Belkin]] |date= |access-date= |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201141200/https://www.belkin.com/wifi-smart-outdoor-plug/WSP090.html |archive-date=1 Dec 2022}}</ref>

;Scene controller
*Wemo Scene Controller with Thread<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Wemo Scene Controller with Thread (WSC010) |url=https://www.belkin.com/p/scene-controller-with-thread/WSC010.html |website=[[Belkin]] |date= |access-date=19 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304111821/https://www.belkin.com/p/scene-controller-with-thread/WSC010.html |archive-date=4 Mar 2025}}</ref>

==References==
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