Echelon fitness firmware lockout: Difference between revisions

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|Type=Firmware lockout

|Description=Echelon pushed firmware updates blocking third-party apps, requiring server authentication & breaking QZ compatibility for users

}}~~Echelon pushed firmware update blocking third-party apps, requiring server authentication and breaking QZ compatibility for thousands of users~~

}}A July 2025 firmware update pushed by Echelon Fitness retroactively blocked third-party fitness applications from connecting to their devices. The update affected users of QZ (qdomyos-zwift), an open-source bridging application that enables cross-platform compatibility with fitness platforms like [[wikipedia:Zwift|Zwift]], [[wikipedia:Peloton_Interactive|Peloton Digital]], & others.

A July 2025 firmware update pushed by Echelon Fitness retroactively blocked third-party fitness applications from connecting to their devices. The update affected users of QZ (qdomyos-zwift), an open-source bridging application that enables cross-platform compatibility with fitness platforms like [[wikipedia:Zwift|Zwift]], [[wikipedia:Peloton_Interactive|Peloton Digital]], & others.

==Background==

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*[https://github.com/cagnulein/qdomyos-zwift/issues/1752 GitHub Issue #1752 - Echelon connection problems]

*[https://www.classaction.org/news/ifit-class-action-says-software-update-left-fitness-equipment-totally-inoperable iFIT Class Action Settlement Information]

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 |Type=Firmware lockout
 |Description=Echelon pushed firmware updates blocking third-party apps, requiring server authentication & breaking QZ compatibility for users
-}}Echelon pushed firmware update blocking third-party apps, requiring server authentication and breaking QZ compatibility for thousands of users
+}}A July 2025 firmware update pushed by Echelon Fitness retroactively blocked third-party fitness applications from connecting to their devices. The update affected users of QZ (qdomyos-zwift), an open-source bridging application that enables cross-platform compatibility with fitness platforms like [[wikipedia:Zwift|Zwift]], [[wikipedia:Peloton_Interactive|Peloton Digital]], & others.
-A July 2025 firmware update pushed by Echelon Fitness retroactively blocked third-party fitness applications from connecting to their devices. The update affected users of QZ (qdomyos-zwift), an open-source bridging application that enables cross-platform compatibility with fitness platforms like [[wikipedia:Zwift|Zwift]], [[wikipedia:Peloton_Interactive|Peloton Digital]], & others.
 ==Background==
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 *[https://github.com/cagnulein/qdomyos-zwift/issues/1752 GitHub Issue #1752 - Echelon connection problems]
 *[https://www.classaction.org/news/ifit-class-action-says-software-update-left-fitness-equipment-totally-inoperable iFIT Class Action Settlement Information]
 [[Category:CRW]]