Roku is winding down sales of its Roku Smart Home hardware, including cameras, video doorbells, bulbs, light strips and smart plugs. The company confirmed the decision on 11 November 2026, five days after Fox completed its roughly $22 billion takeover. Roku says support for devices already sold will continue, without giving an end date.
What Roku Said About Ending Smart Home Sales
Roku’s statement is short, and the distinction it draws matters more than the headlines suggest. A spokesperson told the technology newsletter Lowpass, which broke the story on 11 November 2026: “We’re sharpening our focus on Roku’s core mission: being the top streaming platform. 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.”
That is a decision to stop selling, not an announcement that the devices will stop working. Several outlets have described the move as Roku killing or shutting down the line; Roku’s own wording commits it to continued support and services, with no termination date attached. Engadget, which reported the statement the same day, noted that Roku gave no details on warranties.
Roku has not published a blog post, a support notice or a press release about the wind-down. As of 13 November 2026 the only on-the-record source is that emailed statement.
Which Roku Smart Home Products Are Affected
The line covers six categories, which Roku lists in its own support documentation: cameras, video doorbells, smart plugs, bulbs, light strips and home monitoring devices. Engadget reported that the light strips and bulbs, the wireless video doorbell, the other cameras, the smart plugs and the home monitoring system were all showing as out of stock on Roku’s store.
Two products were still available. Lowpass reported that the Roku Indoor Camera 360° and the Roku Video Doorbell & Chime were the only items left, listed as special offers, and that both had appeared in a listing from RKP Technology, a surplus and liquidation firm. That second detail comes from Lowpass alone and has not been confirmed by Roku.
What Continued Support Covers and What Roku Has Not Said
Roku has committed to one thing and left five open. The table sets out each question against the company’s position.
| Question an owner would ask | Roku’s position as of 13 November 2026 |
|---|---|
| Will devices I already own keep working? | Roku promises “continued support and services” |
| Until when? | No date given |
| What happens to the Roku Smart Home app? | Not addressed |
| What happens to cloud recording plans? | Not addressed |
| Are warranties affected? | Not addressed; Engadget reported no warranty details were given |
| Can I move the hardware elsewhere? | No. Roku’s documentation rules it out |
The app is the important gap. Because setup and control run entirely through Roku’s own mobile app, the app’s future decides the hardware’s future, and it is the one thing the statement does not mention.
What Roku’s Latest Filing Says About the Losses
Coverage of the wind-down has pointed to rising memory prices, and Roku’s own accounts do blame memory, though not for the smart home line. In its third-quarter shareholder letter dated 2 November 2026 and filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Roku reported that devices revenue was $194 million, up 33% year over year, “with gross margin of (25.1%), driven primarily by elevated memory costs”. The devices gross loss widened to $48.6 million for the quarter, from $22.9 million a year earlier.
Two things in that letter are worth noting before anyone treats it as the explanation for the smart home exit. First, Roku defines devices revenue as coming from its streaming players and Roku-made televisions, and says it excludes the Roku TV models built by its licensing partners. Second, the letter does not mention cameras, doorbells, bulbs or plugs anywhere. Roku has not published a figure for what the smart home line earned or lost.
The wider squeeze is real enough. Memory prices have climbed sharply through 2026, a trend covered in our report on DDR5 RAM prices, and Roku used the same letter to argue that its television software needs less DRAM and flash memory than rival platforms. The company’s overall results were strong: net revenue of $1,502 million for the quarter, up 24%, and net income of $183.3 million against $24.8 million a year before. Roku said it would not hold an earnings call or give a financial outlook while the Fox deal was pending.
Why Roku Cameras Cannot Move to Ring or Nest
Roku Smart Home devices are locked to Roku’s app by design, and the company has said so since before the wind-down. A Roku support article last updated on 26 June 2026 states that the devices “were developed in partnership with Wyze Labs but are designed to work exclusively with other Roku products and not with products sold by any other company including Wyze Labs”.
The same article says that owners must use the Roku Smart Home mobile app to set up, configure and control every Roku Smart Home device, and that the app is not compatible with smart devices bought from another company. There is one partial exception: Roku says most of the devices can be controlled by voice assistants powered by Google Assistant and Alexa. Voice control is not the same as management, so it would not survive the app being retired.
The practical consequence is that there is no migration. An owner cannot adopt a Roku camera into a Ring, Nest or SimpliSafe system, and Roku has announced no tool, trade-in or partner arrangement to move anyone across.
What Existing Owners Should Do
Nothing has broken, and there is no deadline to act against. These steps reduce what you would lose if support ends without much notice.
- Export the recordings you care about: clips held in Roku’s cloud depend on a service the company has not committed to any timeline for, so download anything you would miss.
- Keep the app and firmware current: security updates are part of the support Roku has promised, and an internet-connected camera running old firmware is the part of this story with a real risk attached.
- Treat the last two products as end-of-line stock: the remaining camera and doorbell are discounted because the line is closing, not because they are a bargain, and they come with no roadmap.
- Plan a replacement rather than a migration: since the hardware cannot be adopted by another platform, budget for new devices if Roku ever names an end date.
How the Roku Smart Home Line Began
Roku entered the category in October 2022 with cameras, lights and smart plugs built by Wyze Labs under a white-label arrangement and sold through retailers including Walmart. The products sat at the budget end of the market, which was the point: they were a cheap accessory to a Roku streaming device rather than a serious rival to Ring or Nest, and the range grew to include video doorbells, light strips and a home monitoring package.
Four years on, the exit lands five days after Fox closed its acquisition on 6 November 2026, when Roku shares stopped trading on Nasdaq. Roku continues to operate as a stand-alone platform, and founder Anthony Wood joined Fox’s board and a new Fox Digital Platforms division. Fox has not commented publicly on the smart home decision. The space Roku is leaving is still being contested by much larger companies, as our coverage of Apple’s HomeView pricing shows.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will My Roku Camera Stop Working?
Not now, and Roku has not said it ever will. The company’s only statement promises continued support and services for products already bought, and the wind-down applies to sales rather than to devices in people’s homes.
How Long Will Roku Support Roku Smart Home Devices?
Roku has not said. No end date, no minimum period and no review date has been published, which is the single biggest unknown for owners.
Can I Use a Roku Camera With Wyze, Ring or Nest?
No. Roku’s support documentation says the hardware is built to work only with Roku products, and the Roku Smart Home app does not accept devices from other companies. Most units do respond to Google Assistant and Alexa voice commands, but that does not replace the app.
Why Is Roku Leaving the Smart Home Market?
Roku says it is concentrating on being the top streaming platform. The company has not released any financial figures for the smart home range, so the published numbers blaming memory costs cover its streaming players and televisions instead.
Can I Still Buy Roku Smart Home Products?
Only what is left. Two items, an indoor 360-degree camera and a video doorbell with chime, were still listed as special offers when the wind-down was confirmed, and everything else had sold out.
