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|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. | |||
==Anti-consumer practices== | |||
===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==== | |||
User will no longer have access to:<ref name=":0" /> | |||
*Cloud and API control (voice, remote app control, third-party integrations) | |||
*Groups | |||
*Robots | |||
*Shortcuts | |||
*Activity | |||
*Advanced Hub settings | |||
Users will have no longer the ability to:<ref name=":0" /> | |||
*View, add, delete or rename codes | |||
*Add devices | |||
*Change icons and edit device names | |||
*View or add saved locations | |||
*Share and unshare devices | |||
*Update hub and relay firmware | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Retroactively amended purchase]] | |||
==References== | |||
<references /> | |||
[[Category:Wink]] | |||
[[Category:Retroactively amended purchase]] | |||