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These limitations were delivered via a firmware update to the hub's software, locking previously available features behind the paywall. One Futurehome software engineer, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that the firmware was designed to enforce this lockout mechanism and compel users to subscribe. As of the changeover, the Futurehome system was reportedly installed in over '''38,000 Norwegian households''',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Futurehome Norge |trans-title=The updated figure of 38,000 is listed only on the Norwegian version of the site |url=https://www.futurehome.io/no/ |access-date=2025-07-13 |language=no}}</ref> all of which had to choose between paying the new fees or losing most "smart" functionality. | These limitations were delivered via a firmware update to the hub's software, locking previously available features behind the paywall. One Futurehome software engineer, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that the firmware was designed to enforce this lockout mechanism and compel users to subscribe. As of the changeover, the Futurehome system was reportedly installed in over '''38,000 Norwegian households''',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Futurehome Norge |trans-title=The updated figure of 38,000 is listed only on the Norwegian version of the site |url=https://www.futurehome.io/no/ |access-date=2025-07-13 |language=no}}</ref> all of which had to choose between paying the new fees or losing most "smart" functionality. | ||
[[File:Image(1).png|thumb|Indexed search results from the forum about disabling automatic hub and app updates]] | |||
As part of the ownership transition, FHSD Connect also shut down the official Futurehome user forum, stating they were ''"consolidating support channels"'', further limiting access to help resources for users who don't subscribe.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Futurehome Forum |url=https://forum.futurehome.io |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250715103026/https://forum.futurehome.io/ |archive-date=2025-07-15 |access-date=2025-07-15}}</ref><gallery> | As part of the ownership transition, FHSD Connect also shut down the official Futurehome user forum, stating they were ''"consolidating support channels"'', further limiting access to help resources for users who don't subscribe.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Futurehome Forum |url=https://forum.futurehome.io |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250715103026/https://forum.futurehome.io/ |archive-date=2025-07-15 |access-date=2025-07-15}}</ref> The forum contained, among other things, discussions from previous years about how to disable automatic updates for the hub and app ([https://forum-old.futurehome.io/t/smarthub-and-app-update/6400 link to delisted forum thread])<gallery> | ||
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File:Futurehome Subscription App Info 1.PNG|Futurehome app home screen prompting the user to activate a subscription. | File:Futurehome Subscription App Info 1.PNG|Futurehome app home screen prompting the user to activate a subscription. | ||
File:Futurehome Subscription App Info 2.PNG|Subscription-activation screen showing annual-payment terms; one link opens the subscription FAQ, the other opens a [https://us1.zonka.co/1pBYm3?language=en_US feedback form] | File:Futurehome Subscription App Info 2.PNG|Subscription-activation screen showing annual-payment terms; one link opens the subscription FAQ, the other opens a [https://us1.zonka.co/1pBYm3?language=en_US feedback form] | ||
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Firmware isn't hacked: We've just created a new tool that the FH device ''happens'' to work with. :) | Firmware isn't hacked: We've just created a new tool that the FH device ''happens'' to work with. :) | ||
== Futurehome Debian "Wheezy" software repositories == | |||
The following are two of futurehome`s software repositories: | |||
* Cube-1v1-eu hub: http://archive.futurehome.no/prod-1v1 | |||
* Cube-2v0-eu hub: http://archive.futurehome.no/prod-2v0/ | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||