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Creality is a Chinese technology company headquartered in Shenzhen which manufactures 3D printers<ref>{{Cite web |title=Creality |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creality |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260111032613/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creality |archive-date=2026-01-11 |access-date=2026-02-05 |website=Wkipedia}}</ref> 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-impact summary==
==Consumer-impact summary==
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==Incidents==
==Incidents==
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This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].


silently disabled the ability to root 3d printers that where advertised to have a toggle to root them. dose not disclose on there product page despite nearly every review citing this as a feature.  
=== 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 root them.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Root Disclaimer and Risk Warning |url=https://wiki.creality.com/en/k1-flagship-series/k1-series-general-documents/root-disclaimer-and-risk-warning |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260131114944/https://wiki.creality.com/en/k1-flagship-series/k1-series-general-documents/root-disclaimer-and-risk-warning |archive-date=2026-01-31 |access-date=2026-02-05 |website=Creality Wiki}}</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 faliures.  


==== Models affected: ====
K1


models effected
K1C


k1
K1 Max


k1c


k1 max
=== Creality forces update that removes features from their 3D scanners ===
 
{{Main|Creality forces update that removes features from their 3D scanners}}
 
==See also==
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
[[Bambu Lab Authorization Control System]]
===Example incident one (''date'')===
{{Main|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==
[[Bambu Farm Manager]]
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==See also==
{{Ph-C-SA}}


==References==
==References==
 
{{reflist}}
 
https://forum.creality.com/t/2025-k1c-removing-root-access-is-a-dealbreaker/47406<nowiki/>{{reflist}}


[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]

Revision as of 20:23, 5 February 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[1] and 3D scanners[2]

Consumer-impact summary

Overview of concerns that arise from the conduct towards users of the product (if applicable):

  • User Freedom
  • User Privacy
  • Business Model
  • Market Control

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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 Creality category.

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 root them.[3] 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 faliures.

Models affected:

K1

K1C

K1 Max


Creality forces update that removes features from their 3D scanners

Main article: Creality forces update that removes features from their 3D scanners

See also

Bambu Lab Authorization Control System

Bambu Farm Manager

References

  1. "Creality". Wkipedia. Archived from the original on 2026-01-11. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  2. "Scanners". Creality. Archived from the original on 2026-01-29. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  3. "Root Disclaimer and Risk Warning". Creality Wiki. Archived from the original on 2026-01-31. Retrieved 2026-02-05.