Weber shuts down June Oven cloud services, rendering smart features inoperable

June Oven Services Terminated

Weber, the company that acquired June Oven in January 2021, officially shut down the appliance's app and cloud services. This action renders the smart features of June Ovens inoperable, including app control, software updates, and AI food recognition capabilities. Production of the ovens had already ceased in 2022.

Impact on Users

Existing June Oven owners can still use their devices as conventional ovens, but they will no longer receive support or parts. A factory reset could permanently disable the device's remaining functionality. Weber considered open-sourcing the technology but decided against it, citing June's intellectual property as part of its Weber Connect platform.

A Growing Trend in Smart Home Devices

The shutdown of June Oven's services is part of a broader pattern in the smart home industry. Numerous connected products, such as Nest Secure, early Nest Thermostats, Belkin’s WeMo line, Neato’s robot vacuums, Brava smart ovens, Logitech’s Pop buttons, Bose’s SoundTouch speakers, and Sengled’s smart bulbs, have also lost their cloud support in recent years. This often leaves devices with degraded or entirely defunct smart capabilities.

Dependence on Cloud Infrastructure

This incident underscores the inherent risk of smart home devices that rely heavily on proprietary cloud services. When companies discontinue support for these services, the devices can lose their core functionality, effectively becoming less capable or even obsolete. While some devices can be partially salvaged through local APIs or protocols like Zigbee, Thread, or Apple's HomeKit, many, like the June Oven, become significantly limited.