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|Description=
|Founded=2014
|Industry=Home automation
|Logo=Wink Logo.svg
|ParentCompany=i.am+
|Type=Subsidiary
|Website=https://wink.com/|
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On [https://blog.wink.com/wink-blog/2020/5/6/introducing-wink-subscription July 27, 2020], Wink started charging a subscription of $4.99 a month for their previously subscription free Smarthome Hub, rendering the $100 hub useless unless the subscription fee was paid.
'''{{Wplink|Wink (platform)|Wink}}''' is a company that produces various smart home products that can be remotely operated via smart phone.
 
==Consumer impact summary==
{{Ph-C-CIS}}
 
==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>
 
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.
 
====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
 
==Products==
{{Ph-C-P}}
 
==See also==
*[[Post-purchase EULA modification]]
 
==References==
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