Roku has confirmed it will end its smart home line. In a statement to the Lowpass newsletter on November 11, a company spokesperson said Roku will "wind down sales of smart home hardware" and keep providing "continued support and services" for products customers already own. This is classified here as CONFIRMED, because it comes from an official company statement to Lowpass, reported by Engadget and How-To Geek.
"We're sharpening our focus on Roku's core mission: being the top streaming platform," the spokesperson said. "As part of that, we plan to wind down sales of smart home hardware and will provide continued support and services for Roku Smart Home products."
What is being discontinued — and what is still on sale
Roku's smart home line included indoor and outdoor security cameras, video doorbells, smart light bulbs and light strips, smart plugs and home monitoring systems. According to How-To Geek, most products are already out of stock on Roku's website: only the Indoor Camera 360° and the Video Doorbell & Chime remain, sold at steep discounts, at clearance pace. Some models have also vanished from major retailers — on Amazon, some are only available refurbished.
What remains open for people who already bought in
Roku says it will keep supporting devices already sold, but has not said for how long. There is no announced end date for support, cloud recording, camera subscriptions ($3.99 per camera per month, or $9.99 per month for all cameras), professional monitoring or firmware updates. No migration path to another platform has been announced either: people who bought Roku cameras and doorbells are left without knowing how long their investment will keep working.
A four-year bet that did not pay off
Roku entered the smart home market in October 2022, with affordable products designed to sit alongside its streaming players and TVs. Many of its first devices were, in practice, Wyze products rebadged with the Roku name, which let the company expand the line without building everything from scratch. It later launched its own hardware, such as the Roku Battery Camera and Battery Camera Plus — the latter with up to two years of battery life on a single charge.
Signs of the retreat had been building for months, with products disappearing from the website and retailers. In its last earnings report before joining Fox, Roku said hardware losses more than doubled year over year in the third quarter: from $22.9 million to $48.6 million. That figure covers the whole hardware business, not just smart home, and the company attributed much of the increase to rising memory component costs.
The context of the Fox acquisition
The confirmation comes days after Fox completed its $22 billion acquisition of Roku on November 6. Roku now sits in the new Fox Digital Platforms division, alongside Tubi, Fox One and Red Seat Ventures. Reports stress, however, that the smart home retreat was already underway months before the deal closed — Fox is not presented as the cause of the decision.
Another effect of the change of ownership has already surfaced: the popular Aquatic Life screensaver will be retired on December 1, after its creator, Jim Sachs, withdrew the license over the Fox takeover, according to Cord Cutters News.
A lawsuit in progress
The smart home exit comes with a lawsuit pending in US courts. A class action filed in March 2026 in California federal court (Moses v. Roku Inc., Case No. 3:26-cv-01422) accuses Roku of removing the Motion Snapshots feature from its Smart Home Cameras in July 2025, without warning or compensation to customers.
What device owners can do
For now, the devices keep working and Roku promises support — the question is for how long. Anyone looking to switch ecosystems will find alternatives in the same price range: Wyze, Blink (Amazon) and Tapo (TP-Link) offer cameras and accessories at competitive prices with their own ecosystems.
Geekiki previously covered Fox completing its $22 billion acquisition of Roku.
Fontes
- How-To Geek — Roku is giving up on smart home devices to focus on streaming (12 de novembro de 2026)
- Tech Times — Roku Is Killing Its Smart Home Line Days After the Fox Buyout (11 de novembro de 2026)
- Pocket-lint — Roku is ditching smart home devices (15 de novembro de 2026)
- Geekiki — Fox conclui compra da Roku por US$ 22 bilhões e vira gigante da TV conectada
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