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|Logo=Creality | |Logo=Creality logo.svg | ||
|Website=https://www.creality.com/ | |Website=https://www.creality.com/ | ||
|Founded=2014|Industry=Technology|Type=Private|Description=Creality is a Chinese company that manufactures 3D printers and scanners.}} | |Founded=2014|Industry=Technology | ||
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|Description=Creality is a Chinese company that manufactures 3D printers and scanners. | |||
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'''{{Wplink|Creality}}''' is a Chinese technology company headquartered in Shenzhen which manufactures 3D printers and 3D scanners<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scanners |url=https://store.creality.com/collections/scanners |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260129133218/https://store.creality.com/collections/scanners |archive-date=2026-01-29 |access-date=2026-02-05 |website=Creality}}</ref> | |||
==Consumer | ==Consumer impact summary== | ||
{{Ph-C-CIS}} | |||
*'''User | *'''User freedom:''' Creality silently disabled the root access toggle for K1 series printers, making root access unavailable without using a computer. Creality forced an update to their Creality Scan smartphone app for their 3D scanners that removes the ability to plug the scanner into a phone to use features such as scanning with a phone link without a $369–$419 USD Creality Scan Bridge. | ||
*'''Business | *'''Business model:''' Creality sells 3D printers and scanners. Creality has also paywalled features on their 3D scanners, requiring a $250–$300 USD Creality Scan Bridge. | ||
*'''Market | *'''Market control:''' Creality has extensive competition, with other 3D printer brands such as [[Bambu Lab]], Prusa Research, and Ultimaker. | ||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
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===Creality disables root access toggle on K1 series 3D printers=== | ===Creality disables root access toggle on K1 series 3D printers=== | ||
Creality silently disabled the ability to root 3D printers which were advertised as having a toggle to gain root access to them.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wiki for Creality Helper Script |url=https://guilouz.github.io/Creality-Helper-Script-Wiki/ |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2026-03-26 |website= | Creality silently disabled the ability to root 3D printers which were advertised as having a toggle to gain root access to them.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Wiki for Creality Helper Script |url=https://guilouz.github.io/Creality-Helper-Script-Wiki/ |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2026-03-26 |website=Wiki for Creality Helper Script}}</ref> Creality does not disclose this on their product page, despite nearly every review citing this as a feature. Creality also will not provide support for root-related failures. | ||
There is currently a community bash script that exposes | There is currently a community bash script that exposes SSH and root access <ref name=":0" />, but doesn't have much use due to being incompatible with Klipper packages as of now. | ||
Models affected: | |||
*K1 | *K1 | ||
*K1C 2025 | *K1C 2025 | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Bambu Lab]] | *[[Bambu Lab]] | ||
*[[MakerBot]] | *[[MakerBot]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category:Companies]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:18, 8 April 2026
Creality
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| Legal Structure | Private |
| Industry | Technology |
| Also known as | |
| Official website | https://www.creality.com/ |
Creality is a Chinese technology company headquartered in Shenzhen which manufactures 3D printers and 3D scanners[1]
Consumer impact summary
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- User freedom: Creality silently disabled the root access toggle for K1 series printers, making root access unavailable without using a computer. Creality forced an update to their Creality Scan smartphone app for their 3D scanners that removes the ability to plug the scanner into a phone to use features such as scanning with a phone link without a $369–$419 USD Creality Scan Bridge.
- Business model: Creality sells 3D printers and scanners. Creality has also paywalled features on their 3D scanners, requiring a $250–$300 USD Creality Scan Bridge.
- Market control: Creality has extensive competition, with other 3D printer brands such as Bambu Lab, Prusa Research, and Ultimaker.
Incidents
[edit | edit source]This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Creality category.
Creality disables root access toggle on K1 series 3D printers
[edit | edit source]Creality silently disabled the ability to root 3D printers which were advertised as having a toggle to gain root access to them.[2] Creality does not disclose this on their product page, despite nearly every review citing this as a feature. Creality also will not provide support for root-related failures.
There is currently a community bash script that exposes SSH and root access [2], but doesn't have much use due to being incompatible with Klipper packages as of now.
Models affected:
- K1
- K1C 2025
- K1 Max
Creality forces update that removes features from their 3D scanners
[edit | edit source]Creality's 3D scanners (Otter, Ferret, Raptor, RaptorX) were advertised that they would feature the ability to scan with a wired connection to a phone. Creality added this feature, but later forced an update to the Creality Scan smartphone app that locked access to the previously available features such as scanning with a phone link from their 3D scanners behind a paywall by requiring users to buy the Creality Scan Bridge, a proprietary device which costs $369–$419 USD. The update is forced by updating the software as soon as the user has a stable internet connection and opens the Creality Scan 4 software. There is no option to opt-out, only the chance to install the update. Creality's reasoning for this update was that scanning with a USB cable could overload the phone's motherboard and reduce the battery life overtime.[3]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Scanners". Creality. Archived from the original on 2026-01-29. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Wiki for Creality Helper Script". Wiki for Creality Helper Script. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "CR-Scan Otter FAQ and Troubleshooting". Creality Wiki. Archived from the original on 2026-02-11. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
This could overload your phone's motherboard and seriously reduce battery life over time.