Comment on Google pulls the plug on first and second gen Nest Thermostats
beella@lemmings.world 2 months ago
Might as well just go to rent a center instead of buying smart shit.
This is yet another example of businesspeople taking laypeople for a ride. They want a lifeline to your wallets.
Natanael@infosec.pub 2 months ago
If you want fancy IoT that’s quick to set up, look for Matter devices with full offline support
While the Matter spec requires offline control support, it doesn’t require full OEM independence, so you have to look up the individual devices first to check if they’re independent. The main difference being that some OEMs have a lot of extra features outside the Matter spec and other extras which require an account and device registration, etc, so check that the specific features you want works FULLY offline and with 3rd party apps.
You can use Home Assistant with its Matter module (open source) as your home controller, together with necessary radios (specifically Thread/Zigbee), and firewall off your devices if you want full control.