Calm down, Francis, the thermostat can still be used and programmed manually. The only features lost are remote settings which we never used once.
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ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
I’m imagining some poor rube who bought fully into the IoT. Like every appliance they own is smart. Then one day they wake up to their entire house no longer functioning because the smart devices can’t connect to whatever services they need. Can’t even work the smart locks on their doors.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 13 hours ago
Natanael@infosec.pub 12 hours ago
Which may suck for people who needed it for vacation homes, or worse, to help their old parents or something like it
Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online 13 hours ago
I was never able to really make all that stuff work in the first place so I’ve got three “smart” bulbs I bought in maybe 2018 that still (mostly) work, and am generally switching my smart plugs to mechanical timers because I only really use them for grow lights.
I do feel better about being away from home overnight in winter with my weather station (which includes a sensor inside the house) but everything adds nothing to my life at all.
Ydna@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Pretty much happening if support disappears for 2.4GHz wifi. Most of these smart devices require it, and many wifi routers don’t even bother transmitting it unless you specifically activate that option.
comador@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
IoT isn’t exactly reliable and many, including the rich are trying to reverse the IoT trend: hollywoodreporter.com/…/tech-free-homes-luxury-tr…