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|Founded=2013-07-01 | |Founded=2013-07-01 | ||
|Industry=Home automation | |Industry=Home automation | ||
|Description=In 2014, SkyDrop launched a smart sprinkler controller. In 2019 they forced a change to a cloud subscription model, which led to consumer backlash. | |Description=In 2014, SkyDrop launched a smart sprinkler controller. In 2019 they forced a change to a cloud subscription model, which led to consumer backlash. | ||
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SkyDrop was a smart sprinkler controller company, founded in 2013 in American Fork, Utah, by Bret Cloward and Clark Endrizzi. The company launched its smart sprinkler controller with a focus on using weather data to create automated, water-efficient watering schedules. In 2019 they forced a change to a cloud subscription model, which led to consumer backlash. The subscription controversy and various technical problems led many users to switch to competitors like Rachio or Orbit B-Hyve. Around 2019, the company effectively ceased operations or was in bankruptcy proceedings, leaving many users with controllers that could no longer function as intended without the supporting cloud services. This serves as a common cautionary tale in the home automation community about the reliance on cloud-based services for connected devices. | |||
==Consumer-impact summary== | ==Consumer-impact summary== | ||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
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Revision as of 17:26, 23 November 2025
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SkyDrop was a smart sprinkler controller company, founded in 2013 in American Fork, Utah, by Bret Cloward and Clark Endrizzi. The company launched its smart sprinkler controller with a focus on using weather data to create automated, water-efficient watering schedules. In 2019 they forced a change to a cloud subscription model, which led to consumer backlash. The subscription controversy and various technical problems led many users to switch to competitors like Rachio or Orbit B-Hyve. Around 2019, the company effectively ceased operations or was in bankruptcy proceedings, leaving many users with controllers that could no longer function as intended without the supporting cloud services. This serves as a common cautionary tale in the home automation community about the reliance on cloud-based services for connected devices.
Consumer-impact summary
Incidents
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the SkyDrop (Smart Irrigation) category.
Example incident one (date)
- Main article: link to the main CR Wiki article
Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
Example incident two (date)
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Products
See also