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{{CompanyCargo

|Description=

|Founded=2014

|Industry=Home automation

|Logo=Wink Logo.svg

|ParentCompany=i.am+

|Type=Subsidiary

|Website=https://wink.com/|

}}

'''{{Wplink|Wink (platform)|Wink}}''' is a company that produces various smart home products that can be remotely operated via smart phone.

~~{{InfoboxCompany~~

==Consumer impact summary==

~~|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~~.

==Incidents==

===Introduction of subscription model (''2020—'')===

On 27 July 2020, Wink introduced a subscription model for their previously subscription-free Smarthome Hub.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Introducing Wink Subscription |url=https://www.blog.wink.com/wink-blog/2020/5/6/introducing-wink-subscription |website=Wink |date=20 May 2020 |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521060507/https://www.blog.wink.com/wink-blog/2020/5/6/introducing-wink-subscription |archive-date=21 May 2020}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |author= |title=Update on the upcoming Wink Subscription |url=https://www.blog.wink.com/wink-blog/2020/7/8/update-on-the-upcoming-wink-subscription |website=Wink |date=8 Jul 2020 |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716235053/https://www.blog.wink.com/wink-blog/2020/7/8/update-on-the-upcoming-wink-subscription |archive-date=16 Jul 2020}}</ref>

~~==Anti-consumer practices==~~

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 {{Wplink|Z-Wave}} connected Locks.

~~===Introduction of subscription model===~~

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.

====Features no longer available without signing up====

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*Share and unshare devices

*Update hub and relay firmware

==Products==

==See also==

*[[Post-purchase EULA modification]]

*[[Retroactively amended purchase]]

==References==

~~==References==~~

[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]

~~<references />~~

[[Category:~~Wink~~]]

[[Category:Retroactively amended purchase]]

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+{{CompanyCargo
+|Description=
+|Founded=2014
+|Industry=Home automation
+|Logo=Wink Logo.svg
+|ParentCompany=i.am+
+|Type=Subsidiary
+|Website=https://wink.com/|
+}}
+'''{{Wplink|Wink (platform)|Wink}}''' is a company that produces various smart home products that can be remotely operated via smart phone.
-{{InfoboxCompany
+==Consumer impact summary==
-|Name=Wink|Type=Subsidiary|Founded=2014|Industry=Home automation|Official Website=http://wink.com/|Logo=Wink Logo.svg}}
+{{Ph-C-CIS}}
-[[wikipedia:Wink_(platform)|'''Wink''']] is a company that produces various smart home products than can be remotely operated via phone.
+==Incidents==
+===Introduction of subscription model (''2020—'')===
+On 27 July 2020, Wink introduced a subscription model for their previously subscription-free Smarthome Hub.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Introducing Wink Subscription |url=https://www.blog.wink.com/wink-blog/2020/5/6/introducing-wink-subscription |website=Wink |date=20 May 2020 |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521060507/https://www.blog.wink.com/wink-blog/2020/5/6/introducing-wink-subscription |archive-date=21 May 2020}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |author= |title=Update on the upcoming Wink Subscription |url=https://www.blog.wink.com/wink-blog/2020/7/8/update-on-the-upcoming-wink-subscription |website=Wink |date=8 Jul 2020 |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716235053/https://www.blog.wink.com/wink-blog/2020/7/8/update-on-the-upcoming-wink-subscription |archive-date=16 Jul 2020}}</ref>
-==Anti-consumer practices==
+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 {{Wplink|Z-Wave}} connected Locks.
-===Introduction of subscription model===
-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.
 ====Features no longer available without signing up====
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 *Share and unshare devices
 *Update hub and relay firmware
+==Products==
+{{Ph-C-P}}
 ==See also==
+*[[Post-purchase EULA modification]]
-*[[Retroactively amended purchase]]
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-==References==
+[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
-<references />
-[[Category:Wink]]
 [[Category:Retroactively amended purchase]]