There’s been a lot of noise about the new firmware update, and a lot of misunderstanding over what it does, why, and how. Hopefully I can explain this in a way that most people will understand, and see why users have concerns over this. The Claim This change is mitigating any risk of remote hack…

You can disable it for LAN mode

you call it reasonable… thats where i stopped reading. there is nothing reasonably about bambu adding paid features and then crippling your printer to force you to pay a fee to get back functionality it had when you first bought it. where i come from , its called illegal.

What are you talking about, they aren’t making you pay anything.

Ok so now we are talking hypothetically? Bambu already said they will not be using a subscription based model. They also are going to give everyone who bought the printers a full refund plus $2000

This is so sad, my first printer was a used XYZ Davinci JR, this printer used a similar RFID system for their filaments as well as a specially sized spool to fit inside the printer. After much research and tinkering, I was able to trick the RFID system with a simple app and new writeable RFID tags, …

With the new firmware update, Bambu has introduced a centralized authentication system that changes how third-party apps and services interact with the printers. In short: Previously, granting access to an app or service was like handing over a copy of your house key. Once given, the key could be…

There’s been a lot of discussion about this change, and rightfully so. It seems the terms are still evolving due to community feedback. Many users may opt to enable developer mode and continue using third-party solutions. Has anyone confirmed whether prints made this way will still be counted by Ma…

[image] CRracer712: You can disable it for LAN mode The Developer Mode option will be a step in the right direction. But what do we know for sure about a printer that stays offline for a long period of time? Will it continue to work indefinitely? Some here are still saying that there’s a key…

In LAN mode we don’t get boost points to give away (even before this change). LAN users opt out of the MW reward system. I don’t think MW is going to give anyone the benefit of doubt and increment a print counter because a download happened. :slight_smile: So yeah, I would think MW rewards are goi…

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