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===Account bans for Homebridge use=== | ===Account bans for Homebridge use=== | ||
On April 16, 2021, it was reported that Blink accounts using a third-party Homebridge integration were banned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/22381356/blink-homebridge-crackdown-amazon-subscriptions|title=Why does Amazon hate its most enthusiastic smart home fans?|first=Thomas|last=Ricker|date=2021-04-16|work=TheVerge|access-date=2025-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115210400/https://www.theverge.com/22381356/blink-homebridge-crackdown-amazon-subscriptions|archive-date=2025-01-15|url-status=live}}</ref> The reasons stated by Blink were "due to unsupported scripts or apps running on your system" and "the only automation that is permitted for use with the Blink system is through Alexa and/or IFTTT". According to Colin Bendell, the developer of the plugin, he states that 10,000 users of the plugin "is probably small potatoes for Amazon", as there were over 1 million downloads of the Android app.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.immediasemi.android.blink|title=Blink Home Monitor|work=Google Play|access-date=2025-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728214821/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.immediasemi.android.blink|archive-date=2021-07-28|url-status=dead}}</ref> | On April 16, 2021, it was reported that Blink accounts using a third-party Homebridge integration were banned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/22381356/blink-homebridge-crackdown-amazon-subscriptions|title=Why does Amazon hate its most enthusiastic smart home fans?|first=Thomas|last=Ricker|date=2021-04-16|work=TheVerge|access-date=2025-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115210400/https://www.theverge.com/22381356/blink-homebridge-crackdown-amazon-subscriptions|archive-date=2025-01-15|url-status=live}}</ref> The reasons stated by Blink were "due to unsupported scripts or apps running on your system" and "the only automation that is permitted for use with the Blink system is through Alexa and/or IFTTT". According to Colin Bendell, the developer of the plugin, he states that 10,000 users of the plugin "is probably small potatoes for Amazon", as there were over 1 million downloads of the Android app.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.immediasemi.android.blink|title=Blink Home Monitor|work=Google Play|access-date=2025-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728214821/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.immediasemi.android.blink|archive-date=2021-07-28|url-status=dead}}</ref> According to an email exchange with Blink, the company was willing to re-enable a flagged account if the user's third party scripts to acquire motion clips were disabled permanently.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://static.xtremeownage.com/blog/2022/reasons-to-avoid-cloud-based-automation-products/#amazon-ring-blink-etc|title=Reasons to avoid cloud-based home automation products|author=XtremeOwnage|date=2022-12-01|access-date=2025-10-03|website=xtremeownage.com}}</ref> | ||
===Planned obsolescence=== | ===Planned obsolescence=== | ||
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==Products== | ==Products== | ||
*Modules | *Modules | ||
**Sync Module (2016)<ref name="BDSSU">{{Cite web|url=https://support.blinkforhome.com/en_GB/blink-device-software-security-updates|title=Blink Device Software Security Updates|work=Blink|access-date=2025-03 | **Sync Module (2016)<ref name="BDSSU">{{Cite web|url=https://support.blinkforhome.com/en_GB/blink-device-software-security-updates|title=Blink Device Software Security Updates|work=Blink|access-date=2025-10-03|archive-url=https://archive.ph/bLEgs|archive-date=2025-10-03|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
**Sync Module 2 (2020)<ref name="BDSSU" /> | **Sync Module 2 (2020)<ref name="BDSSU" /> | ||
**Sync Module XR (2024)<ref name="BP">{{Cite web|url=https://blinkforhome.com/products|title=Cameras and Systems|work=Blink|access-date=2025-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304063735/https://blinkforhome.com/products|archive-date=2025-03-04|url-status=live}}</ref> | **Sync Module XR (2024)<ref name="BP">{{Cite web|url=https://blinkforhome.com/products|title=Cameras and Systems|work=Blink|access-date=2025-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304063735/https://blinkforhome.com/products|archive-date=2025-03-04|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
**Sync Module Core (2025)<ref name="BDSSU" /> | |||
*Cameras | *Cameras | ||
**Blink Indoor (2016)<ref name="BDSSU" /> | **Blink Indoor (2016)<ref name="BDSSU" /> | ||
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**Blink Outdoor 4 (2023)<ref name="BP" /> | **Blink Outdoor 4 (2023)<ref name="BP" /> | ||
**Blink Mini 2 (2024)<ref name="BP" /> | **Blink Mini 2 (2024)<ref name="BP" /> | ||
**Blink Outdoor 2K+ (2025)<ref name="BDSSU" /> | |||
**Blink Mini 2K+ (2025)<ref name="BDSSU" /> | |||
*Doorbell | *Doorbell | ||
**Video | **Video Doorbell (2021)<ref name="BP" /> | ||
**Video Doorbell (2nd Gen) (2025)<ref name="BP" /> | |||
*Floodlights | *Floodlights | ||
**Wired Floodlight Camera (2023)<ref name="BP" /> | **Wired Floodlight Camera (2023)<ref name="BP" /> | ||