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{{CompanyCargo
{{CompanyCargo
|Logo=Creality-logo-black.svg
|Logo=Creality logo.svg
|Website=https://www.creality.com/
|Website=https://www.creality.com/
|Founded=2014|Industry=Technology|Type=Private|Description=Creality is a Chinese company that manufactures 3D printers and scanners.}}
|Founded=2014|Industry=Technology
|Type=Private
|Description=Creality is a Chinese company that manufactures 3D printers and scanners.
}}


'''{{Wplink|Creality}}''' is a Chinese technology company headquartered in Shenzhen which manufactures 3D printers 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>
'''{{Wplink|Creality}}''' is a Chinese technology company headquartered in Shenzhen which manufactures 3D printers 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==
 
{{Ph-C-CIS}}
*'''User Freedom:''' Creality silently disabled the root access toggle for K1 series printers, making root access unavailable without using a computer. Creality forced an update to their Creality Scan smartphone app for their 3D scanners that removes the ability to plug the scanner into a phone to use features such as scanning with a phone link without a $369–$419 USD Creality Scan Bridge.
*'''User freedom:''' Creality silently disabled the root access toggle for K1 series printers, making root access unavailable without using a computer. Creality forced an update to their Creality Scan smartphone app for their 3D scanners that removes the ability to plug the scanner into a phone to use features such as scanning with a phone link without a $369–$419 USD Creality Scan Bridge.
*'''Business Model:''' Creality sells 3D printers and scanners. Creality has also paywalled features on their 3D scanners, requiring a $250–$300 USD Creality Scan Bridge.
*'''Business model:''' Creality sells 3D printers and scanners. Creality has also paywalled features on their 3D scanners, requiring a $250–$300 USD Creality Scan Bridge.
*'''Market Control:''' Creality has extensive competition, with other 3D printer brands such as [[Bambu Lab]], Prusa Research, and Ultimaker.
*'''Market control:''' Creality has extensive competition, with other 3D printer brands such as [[Bambu Lab]], Prusa Research, and Ultimaker.


==Incidents==
==Incidents==
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There is currently a community bash script that exposes ssh and root access <ref name=":0" />, but doesn't have much use due to being incompatible with kipper packages as of now.  
There is currently a community bash script that exposes ssh and root access <ref name=":0" />, but doesn't have much use due to being incompatible with kipper packages as of now.  


====Models affected:====
Models affected:
*K1
*K1
*K1C 2025
*K1C 2025
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==References==
==References==
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