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~~Sandisk Connect Wireless is a product line of flash drives with Wi-Fi capability, enabling them to be controlled & accessed over network aside from USB.~~

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'''SanDisk Wireless Drive''' and '''SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick''' are devices of these series, and they are produced by Wearable, Inc., which acquired by [[Western Digital]] in June 2018. Both of products were derived from Wearable Inc.’s AirStash wireless server platform.

These devices broadcast an Wi-Fi access point, allowing connected devices to manage contents of the disk from Sandisk's mobile apps or alternatively, visiting the web server locally hosted by the device. {{ProductLineCargo

|Company=SanDisk

|ReleaseYear=2015

|InProduction=No

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~~==Consumer~~-~~impact summary==~~

Sandisk Connect Wireless is a product line of flash drives with Wi-Fi capability, enabling them to be controlled & accessed over a network instead of relying on USB.

Sandisk announced that they do no longer support their Connect Wireless Flash Drive app to "migrate users to newer products, services, and apps"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wireless Flash Drive End of Support |url=https://support-en.sandisk.com/app/answers/detailweb/a_id/48977 |url-status=live}}</ref>.

'''SanDisk Wireless Drive''' and '''SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick''' are devices of these series, and they were produced by Wearable, Inc., which was acquired by [[Western Digital]] in June 2018. Both products were derived from Wearable Inc.'s AirStash wireless server platform.

These devices broadcast a Wi-Fi access point, allowing connected devices to manage contents of the disk from Sandisk's mobile apps or, alternatively, visiting the web server locally hosted by the device.

Sandisk announced 18 September 2020 that they would no longer support their Connect Wireless Flash Drive app in order to "migrate users to newer products, services, and apps", effective 18 March 2021.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Wireless Flash Drive End of Support |url=https://support-en.sandisk.com/app/answers/detailweb/a_id/48977 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250409183250/https://support-en.sandisk.com/app/answers/detailweb/a_id/48977 |archive-date=9 Apr 2025}}</ref>

The devices are still usable to this day since they expose a local web server to manage the device over network and manage the files stored on the disk, however the full functionality was only available through Sandisk's now de-listed mobile apps.

~~Even though these devices are still usable~~ to ~~this day since they expose a local web server to manage~~ the ~~device over network and manage~~ the ~~files stored on~~ the ~~disk, the full functionality was only available in their now delisted~~ mobile apps.

==Consumer impact summary==

*'''Forced app download:''' In order to have full use of the products purchased, the buyer is [[Forced app download|required to download]] the company's mobile apps.

==Incidents==

On March ~~18,~~ 2021, Sandisk removed the SanDisk Connect Wireless Flash Drive app from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store, and you ~~will~~ no longer ~~be able to~~ download the app.

On 18 March 2021, Sandisk removed the SanDisk Connect Wireless Flash Drive app from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store, and you can no longer download the app.<ref name=":0" />

==Products==

Products ~~Affected~~:

Products affected:

*'''Connect Wireless Stick (SDWS4-XXX)'''

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==See also==

~~{{Ph-C-SA}}~~

*[[Discontinuation bricking]]

==References==

[[Category:~~{{PAGENAME}}~~]]

[[Category:Sandisk]]

[[Category:Discontinuation bricking]]

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-Sandisk Connect Wireless is a product line of flash drives with Wi-Fi capability, enabling them to be controlled & accessed over network aside from USB.
+{{StubNotice}}
+{{ProductLineCargo
-'''SanDisk Wireless Drive''' and '''SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick''' are devices of these series, and they are produced by Wearable, Inc., which acquired by [[Western Digital]] in June 2018. Both of products were derived from Wearable Inc.’s AirStash wireless server platform.
-These devices broadcast an Wi-Fi access point, allowing connected devices to manage contents of the disk from Sandisk's mobile apps or alternatively, visiting the web server locally hosted by the device. {{ProductLineCargo
 |Company=SanDisk
 |ReleaseYear=2015
 |InProduction=No
 }}
-==Consumer-impact summary==
+Sandisk Connect Wireless is a product line of flash drives with Wi-Fi capability, enabling them to be controlled & accessed over a network instead of relying on USB.
-Sandisk announced that they do no longer support their Connect Wireless Flash Drive app to "migrate users to newer products, services, and apps"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wireless Flash Drive End of Support |url=https://support-en.sandisk.com/app/answers/detailweb/a_id/48977 |url-status=live}}</ref>.
+'''SanDisk Wireless Drive''' and '''SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick''' are devices of these series, and they were produced by Wearable, Inc., which was acquired by [[Western Digital]] in June 2018. Both products were derived from Wearable Inc.'s AirStash wireless server platform.
+These devices broadcast a Wi-Fi access point, allowing connected devices to manage contents of the disk from Sandisk's mobile apps or, alternatively, visiting the web server locally hosted by the device.
+Sandisk announced 18 September 2020 that they would no longer support their Connect Wireless Flash Drive app in order to "migrate users to newer products, services, and apps", effective 18 March 2021.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Wireless Flash Drive End of Support |url=https://support-en.sandisk.com/app/answers/detailweb/a_id/48977 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250409183250/https://support-en.sandisk.com/app/answers/detailweb/a_id/48977 |archive-date=9 Apr 2025}}</ref>
+The devices are still usable to this day since they expose a local web server to manage the device over network and manage the files stored on the disk, however the full functionality was only available through Sandisk's now de-listed mobile apps.
-Even though these devices are still usable to this day since they expose a local web server to manage the device over network and manage the files stored on the disk, the full functionality was only available in their now delisted mobile apps.
+==Consumer impact summary==
+*'''Forced app download:''' In order to have full use of the products purchased, the buyer is [[Forced app download|required to download]] the company's mobile apps.
 ==Incidents==
-On March 18, 2021, Sandisk removed the SanDisk Connect Wireless Flash Drive app from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store, and you will no longer be able to download the app.
+On 18 March 2021, Sandisk removed the SanDisk Connect Wireless Flash Drive app from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store, and you can no longer download the app.<ref name=":0" />
 ==Products==
-Products Affected:
+Products affected:
 *'''Connect Wireless Stick (SDWS4-XXX)'''
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 ==See also==
-{{Ph-C-SA}}
+*[[Discontinuation bricking]]
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
-[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
+[[Category:Sandisk]]
+[[Category:Discontinuation bricking]]