Comment by mattmaroon
2 days ago
I think it means you won't be able to control them using the WeMo app or use any features via WeMo cloud services. It does say:
"Wemo products configured for use with Apple HomeKit prior to January 31, 2026 will continue to function via HomeKit in the absence of Wemo cloud services and the Wemo app."
So I'd assume that if you can use something without WeMo services or apps, you'll continue to be able to.
That statement does imply products can no longer be configured for use with HomeKit after the servers shut down. Hope you don't need to reset any of your devices!
I did wonder about that. Do you have to use WeMo services as part of configuring for Homekit so that basically any device not set up already is useless?
billfor says below that they work when internet is unavailable, so maybe they'll continue to work that way?
That’s how my Best Buy switches (that they gave me gift cards equal to the purchase price of) work - HomeKit continues to work fine, but I’m not sure I’d be able to reconfigure it.
I’d assume so.