Belkin is officially pulling the plug on most of its Wemo smart home lineup, with support ending for the majority of devices at the end of January next year.
After that date, anything still relying on the Wemo cloud will go dumb.
So that means any devices paired to and using the Wemo app will no longer have smart features and the likes of remote access, and even Google Home or Alexa voice control, routines and automations will stop working.
The workaround is to get your Wemo gear running locally via Apple HomeKit; but only 8 of the 27 non-Thread Wemo devices are HomeKit compatible, and it obviously means you’d need a Home hub like an Apple TV or HomePod in place, alongside an iOS device to configure the Wemo device.
If you’re not using HomeKit already, you won’t be able to migrate it after the deadline. Devices must be configured with Apple Home before the 31 January 2026 to keep working.
Belkin has stated that its Wemo Thread-based devices – WLS0503, WSC010, WSP100, WDC010 – will continue to work without any new configurations they can be locally synced with HomeKit… but the WDC010 is actually a video doorbell that uses dual-band Wi-Fi, not Thread – so the messaging isn’t all that clear.
The El Segundo, California-based brand quietly shared the news via a customer email and support page update at the end of last week, calling it a “difficult decision” but one that allows it to “focus resources” elsewhere within the Belkin business.
For anyone left with non-HomeKit-compatible Wemo hardware, Belkin says it will offer partial refunds for devices still under warranty after support ends.
Any refunds won’t be available until after the cut-off date, so there’s no process to initiate just yet.
If your devices are out of warranty and can’t be reconfigured to HomeKit then Belkin’s advice is simple but not ideal… recycle them responsibly at an e-waste facility.
In Belkin’s defence, there’s only one Wemo device that has been available in the last 3 years that isn’t HomeKit-compatible – the F7C030 light switch – so most products will be safely out of their warranty period anyway.
It’s still a kick in the teeth though and yet another example of smart device effectively becoming paperweights once the smart functionality is switched off.
This isn’t a total surprise though as Belkin had already pressed pause on Wemo’s future in 2023, announcing it was “taking a big step back” from Matter development and smart home expansion in general.