Planned obsolescence

AEG Power Tools, a brand operated by Techtronic Industries (TTI) under license from Electrolux, discontinued its 58V outdoor power equipment battery platform at the end of 2024. The decision affected…

On May 20, 2026, Amazon will disable Kindle Store access on thirteen Kindle devices released between 2007 and 2012, preventing owners of those devices from buying, borrowing, or downloading new…

Anova Culinary, registered as Anova Applied Electronics, Inc., began charging new users $1.99 per month to use its companion app in August 2024, converting a feature that had been free for ten years…

Anova Culinary began charging new users $1.99 per month or $9.99 per year to use the app that controls its sous vide cookers and ovens on August 21, 2024, converting remote control and recipe…

Apple actively makes it near-impossible for third-parties and consumers to repair their products while maintaining their full, intended functionality.

The Ultra HD Blu-ray format uses DRM that requires an internet connection to retrieve decryption keys, ties playback to specific hardware security features that have since been discontinued, and…

Bose shipped the original QuietComfort Earbuds (2020) and Sport Earbuds with a restriction that binds each pair of earbuds to its factory-issued charging case. If the case is lost or broken, the…

In October 2025, Bose Corporation announced that it would end cloud support for its entire SoundTouch product line on February 18, 2026. The decision sparked widespread consumer backlash, as owners…

Canon legacy scanner driver abandonment is Canon's practice of classifying functional scanners & multifunction printers as "retired" and stopping all driver development, which prevents the hardware…

Canon printers disable scanning when ink is low documents Canon's practice of forcing all-in-one PIXMA printers into a hard error state when ink cartridges are low or empty, blocking the scanner &…

Crave, the Canadian streaming service owned by Bell Media, stopped supporting its app on Samsung smart TVs manufactured before 2018 as of September 15, 2025. Crave's device compatibility page now…

Final Draft is an industry-standard screenwriting software. It announced in January 2025 that it was discontinuing activation services for Final Draft 10.

Formlabs is a 3D printing company that charges its customers $875 to $11,899 per printer for the permission to use third-party materials on hardware they already own. In July 2024, Formlabs acquired…

Google Jamboard was a $4,999 55-inch interactive digital whiteboard announced in October 2016 and shipped to businesses in May 2017. Beyond the hardware price, Google required a $600 annual…

Google has announced the discontinuation of cloud-based support for first and second-generation Google Nest Learning Thermostats, affecting devices purchased between 2011-2014. While the thermostats…

NissanConnect EV app shutdown refers to Nissan's phased discontinuation of the NissanConnect EV mobile application, which provided Nissan Leaf and Nissan e-NV200 owners with remote climate control…

Philips shuts down Smart TV service of a lot models sold between 2009 and 2013 documents the permanent shutdown of internet-connected features on Philips Smart TVs manufactured between 2009 & 2013…

A secure gateway module (SGW) is a digital firewall integrated into a vehicle's electrical architecture that restricts access to the on-board diagnostic (OBD-II) port by requiring…

Skoda Citigo Move&Fun app discontinuation refers to Skoda Auto's removal of the Move&Fun mobile application on January 1, 2025. The app served as the primary infotainment and vehicle management…

Wacom legacy tablet driver abandonment is Wacom's practice of discontinuing driver software for older graphics tablet models, rendering functional hardware unusable on current operating systems. The…

Belkin Wemo smart home devices require cloud connectivity to work. On 10 July 2025, Belkin announced the shutdown of cloud services supporting most Wemo devices, effective 31 January 2026. These…