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minig33 | 4 years ago

I can’t turn on my lights… the future is weird

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And that is why my lighting automation has a baseline req that it works 100% without the internet and preferably without a central controller.

rodgerd|4 years ago

HomeKit compatibility is a useful proxy for local API, since it's a hard requirement for HomeKit certification.

organsnyder|4 years ago

I love my Home Assistant setup for this reason. I can even get light bulbs pre-flashed with ESPHome now (my wife was bemused when I was updating the firmware on the lightbulbs).

Breza|4 years ago

This is an absolute requirement for all of my smart home devices. Not only in case of an outage but also in case the manufacturer decides to stop supporting my device in the future. My Roomba, litter box, washer/dryer, outlets, lights, and all the rest will keep working even if their internet functionality fails. I would like all of those devices to keep working for at least a decade, and I'd be surprised of all the manufacturers keep supporting that old of tech.

SavantIdiot|4 years ago

So basically it's just a toggle switch?

balls187|4 years ago

Yeah, my chrismas tree was fugazi.