Sengled - Revision history

Sojourna: /* Incidents */

2026-04-01T04:26:44Z

Incidents

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	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
	===Removed from Alexa (July 2025)===		===Removed from Alexa (''July 2025'')===
	As of 31 July 2025, Sengled's app is no longer available on Alexa. Amazon cited its removal as being due to repeated sporadic outages the preceding few months that had remained unresolved by Sengled. Although some smart light bulbs may be able to use Alexa directly through other means such as {{Wplink\|Zigbee}} and {{Wplink\|Bluetooth}}, for the most part customers that relied on Alexa-compatibility have been left with {{Wplink\|Brick (electronics)\|bricked}} goods.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Patterson \|first=Ben \|title=Amazon yanks Sengled's Alexa skill after a series of service outages \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/2864586/amazon-yanks-sengleds-alexa-skill-after-a-series-of-service-outages.html \|website=PCWorld \|date=31 Jul 2025 \|access-date=26 Aug 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250802073937/https://www.pcworld.com/article/2864586/amazon-yanks-sengleds-alexa-skill-after-a-series-of-service-outages.html \|archive-date=2 Aug 2025}}</ref>		As of 31 July 2025, Sengled's app is no longer available on Alexa. Amazon cited its removal as being due to repeated sporadic outages the preceding few months that had remained unresolved by Sengled. Although some smart light bulbs may be able to use Alexa directly through other means such as {{Wplink\|Zigbee}} and {{Wplink\|Bluetooth}}, for the most part customers that relied on Alexa-compatibility have been left with {{Wplink\|Brick (electronics)\|bricked}} goods.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Patterson \|first=Ben \|title=Amazon yanks Sengled's Alexa skill after a series of service outages \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/2864586/amazon-yanks-sengleds-alexa-skill-after-a-series-of-service-outages.html \|website=PCWorld \|date=31 Jul 2025 \|access-date=26 Aug 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250802073937/https://www.pcworld.com/article/2864586/amazon-yanks-sengleds-alexa-skill-after-a-series-of-service-outages.html \|archive-date=2 Aug 2025}}</ref>

	There still has been no statement from Sengled on the matter as of 26 August 2025. Despite the removal, its Amazon store page<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Amazon.com: Sengled \|url=https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sengled/page/835A951E-D6BB-46D3-94CD-11070A540E81 \|website=[[Amazon]] \|date=26 Aug 2025 \|access-date=26 Aug 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250826234414/https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sengled/page/835A951E-D6BB-46D3-94CD-11070A540E81 \|archive-date=26 Aug 2025}}</ref> and both their EU and US websites still advertise compatibility with Alexa.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=sengled: Home \|url=https://eu.sengled.com/en/ \|website=Sengled (EU) \|date=26 Aug 2025 \|access-date=26 Aug 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250827000307/https://eu.sengled.com/en/ \|archive-date=27 Aug 2025 \|quote=''Stream music from your smartphone or via voice control with Amazon's Alexa.''}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Smart Lighting Expert \|url=https://us.sengled.com/ \|website=Sengled (US) \|date=26 Aug 2025 \|access-date=26 Aug 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250826235723/https://us.sengled.com/ \|archive-date=26 Aug 2025 \|quote=''[...] allowing for convenient voice or app control with Amazon Alexa''}}</ref>		There still has been no statement from Sengled on the matter as of 26 August 2025. Despite the removal, its Amazon store page<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Amazon.com: Sengled \|url=https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sengled/page/835A951E-D6BB-46D3-94CD-11070A540E81 \|website=[[Amazon]] \|date=26 Aug 2025 \|access-date=26 Aug 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250826234414/https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sengled/page/835A951E-D6BB-46D3-94CD-11070A540E81 \|archive-date=26 Aug 2025}}</ref> and both their EU and US websites still advertise compatibility with Alexa.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=sengled: Home \|url=https://eu.sengled.com/en/ \|website=Sengled (EU) \|date=26 Aug 2025 \|access-date=26 Aug 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250827000307/https://eu.sengled.com/en/ \|archive-date=27 Aug 2025 \|quote=''Stream music from your smartphone or via voice control with Amazon's Alexa.''}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Smart Lighting Expert \|url=https://us.sengled.com/ \|website=Sengled (US) \|date=26 Aug 2025 \|access-date=26 Aug 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250826235723/https://us.sengled.com/ \|archive-date=26 Aug 2025 \|quote=''[...] allowing for convenient voice or app control with Amazon Alexa''}}</ref>

	===App itself becomes inoperable (~~Aug~~ 2025)===		===App itself becomes inoperable (''August 2025'')===
	The Sengled app has stopped working since 2 August 2025, leaving customers with non-functioning smart light bulbs.{{Citation needed}} Again, no statement was released by Sengled as of 26 August 2025.		The Sengled app has stopped working since 2 August 2025, leaving customers with non-functioning smart light bulbs.{{Citation needed}} Again, no statement was released by Sengled as of 26 August 2025.

Lionvilds: added cargo description

2026-01-05T00:03:38Z

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	{{CompanyCargo		{{CompanyCargo
	\|Description=		\|Description= Sengled is a Chinese[1] smart-lighting manufacturer that focuses on affordable smart light bulbs to consumers that are compatible with Amazon's Alexa and Google's Assistant.
	\|Founded=1997 <!-- Could not find information that agreed on the founding year, so I went with the year as provided on their US website domain. — Sojourna -->		\|Founded=1997 <!-- Could not find information that agreed on the founding year, so I went with the year as provided on their US website domain. — Sojourna -->
	\|Industry=Lighting products		\|Industry=Lighting products

Sojourna: shortened month name for style consistency

2025-09-30T02:50:11Z

shortened month name for style consistency

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	'''Sengled''' is a Chinese<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Sengled Headquarters \|url=https://craft.co/sengled/locations \|access-date=3 ~~September~~ 2025 \|website=Craft.co}}</ref> smart-lighting manufacturer that focuses on affordable smart light bulbs to consumers that are compatible with [[Amazon]]'s Alexa and [[Google]]'s Assistant.		'''Sengled''' is a Chinese<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Sengled Headquarters \|url=https://craft.co/sengled/locations \|access-date=3 Sep 2025 \|website=Craft.co}}</ref> smart-lighting manufacturer that focuses on affordable smart light bulbs to consumers that are compatible with [[Amazon]]'s Alexa and [[Google]]'s Assistant.

	==Consumer impact summary==		==Consumer impact summary==

Sojourna: /* Consumer impact summary */

2025-09-21T22:40:43Z

Consumer impact summary

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	'''Change without notice:''' "We reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue the Services (or any part or content thereof) without notice at any time."<ref name="ToS">{{Cite web \|title=Terms of Service \|url=https://us.sengled.com/pages/terms-of-service \|website=Sengled \|date=2025 \|access-date=26 Aug 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429110946/https://us.sengled.com/pages/terms-of-service \|archive-date=29 Apr 2025}}</ref>		'''Change without notice:''' "We reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue the Services (or any part or content thereof) without notice at any time."<ref name="ToS">{{Cite web \|title=Terms of Service \|url=https://us.sengled.com/pages/terms-of-service \|website=Sengled \|date=2025 \|access-date=26 Aug 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429110946/https://us.sengled.com/pages/terms-of-service \|archive-date=29 Apr 2025}}</ref>

	'''Additional costs may apply:''' "You acknowledge and understand that certain Services may be provided for a fee. In that case, you shall pay all applicable fees in connection with the Services selected by you in accordance with the Sales Terms.<ref name="ToS" />		'''Additional costs may apply:''' "You acknowledge and understand that certain Services may be provided for a fee. In that case, you shall pay all applicable fees in connection with the Services selected by you in accordance with the Sales Terms."<ref name="ToS" />

	'''Sharing performance/function evaluations of services with third-parties:''' "You may not release the results of any performance or functional evaluation of any of the Services to any third party without prior written approval of Sengled for each such release."<ref name="ToS" />		'''Sharing performance/function evaluations of services with third-parties:''' "You may not release the results of any performance or functional evaluation of any of the Services to any third party without prior written approval of Sengled for each such release."<ref name="ToS" />

AnotherConsumerRightsPerson: /* Consumer impact summary */

2025-09-20T10:12:44Z

Consumer impact summary

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	==Consumer impact summary==		==Consumer impact summary==
	'''Always online:''' Their products rely on proprietary cloud services. This means that should something render the product unable to access the server(s), the consumer cannot use features — such as voice activation and smart home automation — or even so far as to be left with essentially {{Wplink\|electronic waste}}.		'''Always online:''' Their products rely on proprietary cloud services. This means that should something render the product unable to access the server(s), the consumer cannot use features — such as voice activation and smart home automation — or even so far as to be left with essentially {{Wplink\|electronic waste\|e-waste}}.

	'''Requires downloading app:''' Sengled engages in the practice of [[forced app download]], whereby a business requires the consumer to use its own application software in order to use a product.		'''Requires downloading app:''' Sengled engages in the practice of [[forced app download]], whereby a business requires the consumer to use its own application software in order to use a product.

AnotherConsumerRightsPerson: Added citation.

2025-09-03T06:22:59Z

Added citation.

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	'''Sengled''' is a Chinese{{~~Citation needed~~}} smart-lighting manufacturer that focuses on affordable smart light bulbs to consumers that are compatible with [[Amazon]]'s Alexa and [[Google]]'s Assistant.		'''Sengled''' is a Chinese<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Sengled Headquarters \|url=https://craft.co/sengled/locations \|access-date=3 September 2025 \|website=Craft.co}}</ref> smart-lighting manufacturer that focuses on affordable smart light bulbs to consumers that are compatible with [[Amazon]]'s Alexa and [[Google]]'s Assistant.

	==Consumer impact summary==		==Consumer impact summary==

Sojourna: /* Consumer impact summary */ slight re-wording

2025-09-02T06:23:35Z

Consumer impact summary: slight re-wording

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	'''Always online:''' Their products rely on proprietary cloud services. This means that should something render the product unable to access the server(s), the consumer cannot use features — such as voice activation and smart home automation — or even so far as to be left with essentially {{Wplink\|electronic waste}}.		'''Always online:''' Their products rely on proprietary cloud services. This means that should something render the product unable to access the server(s), the consumer cannot use features — such as voice activation and smart home automation — or even so far as to be left with essentially {{Wplink\|electronic waste}}.

	'''Requires downloading app:''' Sengled ~~uses~~ its own application software to ~~manage the~~ product~~(s)~~.		'''Requires downloading app:''' Sengled engages in the practice of [[forced app download]], whereby a business requires the consumer to use its own application software in order to use a product.

	'''Change without notice:''' "We reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue the Services (or any part or content thereof) without notice at any time."<ref name="ToS">{{Cite web \|title=Terms of Service \|url=https://us.sengled.com/pages/terms-of-service \|website=Sengled \|date=2025 \|access-date=26 Aug 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429110946/https://us.sengled.com/pages/terms-of-service \|archive-date=29 Apr 2025}}</ref>		'''Change without notice:''' "We reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue the Services (or any part or content thereof) without notice at any time."<ref name="ToS">{{Cite web \|title=Terms of Service \|url=https://us.sengled.com/pages/terms-of-service \|website=Sengled \|date=2025 \|access-date=26 Aug 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429110946/https://us.sengled.com/pages/terms-of-service \|archive-date=29 Apr 2025}}</ref>

JackFromWisconsin: Del AI notice

2025-09-01T23:08:27Z

Del AI notice

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Sojourna: Complete overhaul of article. I've done what I can, but someone much more familiar with smart home lighting would be good.

2025-08-27T00:13:46Z

Complete overhaul of article. I've done what I can, but someone much more familiar with smart home lighting would be good.

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Sojourna: Sojourna moved page Sengled, a Chinese smart lighting manufacturer to Sengled: Shortening to just the company name, as that is seemingly the main focus of the article.

2025-08-26T20:55:00Z

Sojourna moved page Sengled, a Chinese smart lighting manufacturer to Sengled: Shortening to just the company name, as that is seemingly the main focus of the article.

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