SMART Life. Smart? Bollox is it smart

[ToughButterCup]

SmartLife is an app designed for the control and management of smart devices.

 

 How the industry has the temerity to brand itself 'smart' ...

 

Just a quick look at Reddit and other forums show the one thing the IoT is not - is smart.

 

The sector is where video recording was 25 years ago - on our knees swearing at the teeny-weeny  display, and failing to record our favourite program.

 

I've just thrown 3 SMART plugs in the bin. FeckUmAll. Every fukkinoneovem.

[Andehh]

Damn, and I just bought four of them today! 

 

The tuya and smart life ecosystem is pretty good for device range to be fair... Software is a bit buggy and Chinesey though. 

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6 minutes ago, Andehh said:

Damn, and I just bought four of them today! 

 

The tuya and smart life ecosystem is pretty good for device range to be fair... Software is a bit buggy and Chinesey though. 

 

Install ESPNow on them and use Home Assistant? Not sure it supports everything, but I thought Tuya stuff was fairly well covered.

 

I don't mind automating things if it makes life easier. But anything that ties you in to internet services (potential monetization by the provider in future if not currently) is a strict no-no for me.