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|Name=Wink|Type=Subsidiary|Founded=2014|Industry=Home automation|Official Website=http://wink.com/|Logo=Wink Logo.svg}} | |Name=Wink|Type=Subsidiary|Founded=2014|Industry=Home automation|Official Website=http://wink.com/|Logo=Wink Logo.svg}} | ||
[[wikipedia:Wink_(platform)|Wink]] is a company that produces various smart home products than can be remotely operated via phone. | [[wikipedia:Wink_(platform)|'''Wink''']] is a company that produces various smart home products than can be remotely operated via phone. | ||
==Anti-consumer practices== | ==Anti-consumer practices== | ||
=== Introduction of subscription model === | ===Introduction of subscription model=== | ||
On July 27, 2020, Wink introduced a subscription model for their previously subscription free Smarthome Hub.<ref>https://www.blog.wink.com/wink-blog/2020/5/6/introducing-wink-subscription</ref><ref name=":0">https://www.blog.wink.com/wink-blog/2020/7/8/update-on-the-upcoming-wink-subscription</ref> | On July 27, 2020, Wink introduced a subscription model for their previously subscription free Smarthome Hub.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 May 2020 |title=Introducing Wink Subscription |url=https://www.blog.wink.com/wink-blog/2020/5/6/introducing-wink-subscription |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |website=Wink}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=8 Jul 2020 |title=Update on the upcoming Wink Subscription |url=https://www.blog.wink.com/wink-blog/2020/7/8/update-on-the-upcoming-wink-subscription |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |website=Wink}}</ref> | ||
Users who do not sign up will be restricted to limited functionality, including local control over select devices, such as those found in the Lights + Power menu, as well as Z-Wave connected Locks. | Users who do not sign up will be restricted to limited functionality, including local control over select devices, such as those found in the Lights + Power menu, as well as Z-Wave connected Locks. | ||
==== Features no longer available without signing up ==== | ====Features no longer available without signing up==== | ||
User will no longer have access to:<ref name=":0" /> | User will no longer have access to:<ref name=":0" /> | ||
* Cloud and API control (voice, remote app control, third-party integrations) | *Cloud and API control (voice, remote app control, third-party integrations) | ||
* Groups | *Groups | ||
* Robots | *Robots | ||
* Shortcuts | *Shortcuts | ||
* Activity | *Activity | ||
* Advanced Hub settings | *Advanced Hub settings | ||
Users will have no longer the ability to:<ref name=":0" /> | Users will have no longer the ability to:<ref name=":0" /> | ||
* View, add, delete or rename codes | *View, add, delete or rename codes | ||
* Add devices | *Add devices | ||
* Change icons and edit device names | *Change icons and edit device names | ||
* View or add saved locations | *View or add saved locations | ||
* Share and unshare devices | *Share and unshare devices | ||
* Update hub and relay firmware | *Update hub and relay firmware | ||
== See also == | ==See also== | ||
* [[Retroactively amended purchase]] | *[[Retroactively amended purchase]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Wink]] | ||
[[Category:Retroactively amended purchase]] | [[Category:Retroactively amended purchase]] | ||