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===Planned obsolescence===

For older cameras such as the Indoor, XT, and XT2, the local storage option for the Sync Module 2 cannot be utilized.<ref name="localstorage">{{Cite web|url=https://support.blinkforhome.com/en_GB/using-your-sync-module/sync-module-2-local-storage-operation|title=Blink Storage Options|work=Blink|access-date=2025-03-15|archive-url=https://archive.ph/YEe0k|archive-date=2025-03-15|url-status=live}}</ref> The local storage only exists for the Mini, Doorbell, and Outdoor 3 & 4 model cameras on the Sync Module 2, with the maximum amount of attached storage being 256gb.<ref name="localstorage" /> Although the inclusion of previous camera models in local storage can be changed with a software update, that has not occurred.

In February 2026, Blink changed their support of the Blink Outdoor 3 from being supported with software updates to at least December 31, 2029 to being "No longer guaranteed".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/ChickenLover_YT/status/2024882350132191484|quote=.@blinkforhome This is absolute BULLSHIT. If you can't keep on your promises of supporting a device for another 3 years, then you should be sued into oblivion. Please share this around @404mediaco @arstechnica|date=2026-02-20|work=X.com|author=@ChickenLover_YT|title=Chicken Man on X:}}</ref>

Blink Outdoor 3 Software Support 10-2025.png|Supported in October 2025

Blink Outdoor 3 Software Support 02-2026.png|Unsupported in November 2026

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 ===Planned obsolescence===
 For older cameras such as the Indoor, XT, and XT2, the local storage option for the Sync Module 2 cannot be utilized.<ref name="localstorage">{{Cite web|url=https://support.blinkforhome.com/en_GB/using-your-sync-module/sync-module-2-local-storage-operation|title=Blink Storage Options|work=Blink|access-date=2025-03-15|archive-url=https://archive.ph/YEe0k|archive-date=2025-03-15|url-status=live}}</ref> The local storage only exists for the Mini, Doorbell, and Outdoor 3 & 4 model cameras on the Sync Module 2, with the maximum amount of attached storage being 256gb.<ref name="localstorage" /> Although the inclusion of previous camera models in local storage can be changed with a software update, that has not occurred.
+In February 2026, Blink changed their support of the Blink Outdoor 3 from being supported with software updates to at least December 31, 2029 to being "No longer guaranteed".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/ChickenLover_YT/status/2024882350132191484|quote=.@blinkforhome This is absolute BULLSHIT. If you can't keep on your promises of supporting a device for another 3 years, then you should be sued into oblivion. Please share this around @404mediaco @arstechnica|date=2026-02-20|work=X.com|author=@ChickenLover_YT|title=Chicken Man on X:}}</ref>
+<gallery>
+Blink Outdoor 3 Software Support 10-2025.png|Supported in October 2025
+Blink Outdoor 3 Software Support 02-2026.png|Unsupported in November 2026
+</gallery>
 ===Enshitification===