Owned by Nest (Google). They shut down the servers entirely, making the $300 hub completely useless. This is often cited as the first "great betrayal" of IoT.

Logitech killed the cloud for this specific hub. After public outcry, they offered some users a free upgrade to the Harmony Hub.

Lowe’s exited the smart home market and shut down the platform. They provided a "local mode" for some devices, but the ecosystem died.

No new hardware since 2017.

Wink was a local-first favorite until…

The "Ransom" Email May 2020 Users told to pay $5/mo or lose access within 7 days.
The Final Deadline July 27, 2020 Subscription became mandatory for all features.
The 9-Day Outage Jan/Feb 2021 Hubs stuck in "Blue Light Loops"; local control failed for many.
The "Drain" Period 2022–2025 Frequent multi-day outages; hardware no longer sold in stores.
Death March 2026 Service is operational but extremely fragile.

Originally, Wemo worked locally. They later "upgraded" to mandatory cloud accounts. During AWS outages, users often find they can't even turn on a lamp while standing right next to it.

2020–2025 (The Brittle Years): This is when the "standing next to the lamp" problem peaked. If Amazon Web Services (AWS) had an outage—or if Belkin's own servers hiccuped—the app would show your devices as "Offline" or "Not Found," even though they were powered on and 1 meter away.

The company's servers went dark. Because the feeders didn't have an internal clock for "offline schedules," thousands of pets simply weren't fed while their owners were at work.

Sonos announced older speakers wouldn't get updates. They initially suggested a "Recycle Mode" that would brick old units for a discount on new ones. They backtracked after a massive backlash.

The servers were turned off in August 2021. Users had to switch to local Zigbee hubs (like Home Assistant) to keep their bulbs working.

Servers went dark without warning in April 2022. The company was later bought by a group of users who brought the servers back online—but now require a subscription.

API Lockdown - They disabled local third-party integrations to force everyone through their cloud app, which frequently lags or shows "offline" even when the Wi-Fi is fine.

Amazon discontinued its health bands and shut down the service in July 2023, offering refunds only to recent buyers.

Google officially ended support for the Nest Secure alarm and original Dropcams in April 2024. The hardware is now non-functional.

During the Oct 2025 and March 2026 AWS outages, these cameras stopped recording entirely. Even if you were home, you couldn't view your own front door because the video stream must go to the cloud first.

AWS Outage - An Amazon server crash left beds stuck on "High Heat" or "Max Incline." Users couldn't turn them off because the haptic buttons and app both required a cloud handshake.

Effective Jan 31, 2026. Belkin has shut down the Wemo cloud. Older plugs and switches no longer work via the Wemo app or remote access unless they were migrated to Apple HomeKit or Home Assistant.