Summary https://www.reddit.com/r/BambuLab/comments/1i3gq1t/why_you_should_care_about_bambu_labs_removing/
Lewis Rossman video https://youtu.be/aIyaDD8onIE
tl;dr: A firmware update scheduled for January 23rd will remove the ability of third-party software such as Orca Slicer or the Panda Touch to connect directly to your printer. Users of third-party slicers will have to export sliced files and load them in a new “Bambu Connect” app in order to start prints or manage the printer.
My XYZ was similar, but thankfully they allowed spools to be used on the outside. I also found a print to allow me to respool the cartridges but can’t use the chip to monitor spool usage. But someone did come up with a way to reset those tags but I never got around to doing it.
Hopefully the same can be done here too.
Such a shame because while I don’t like FDM printing much anymore, Bamboo printers look like awesome printers minus all this BS.