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From the Sensi website: "As existing features are enhanced and new features are released, your thermostat software is kept up-to-date automatically." No thanks
by dreamcompiler 7y ago
From the Sensi website: "As existing features are enhanced and new features are released, your thermostat software is kept up-to-date automatically."
No thanks. Been there, done that. With a simple device like a thermostat, I don't want the thing changing all the time. Security updates are fine but every update needs to be under my control and the device should be designed with a mechanical switch that restores the previous version of the firmware.
And really even security updates should be unnecessary if the code is written in a type-safe language with good security practices.
- jkestner 7y agoI don’t want my complex devices changing all the time either. Just updated my desktop to last year's macOS and it caused a cascade of changes from dependencies I wasn’t ready for. Same with the latest version of Xcode, and the auto-updated text editor that went to subscription for the features I had paid for already. I got Sensis too. Best compromise I could find, avoided connecting to the internet until I couldn’t find another way to program them. Suppose I could disconnect them now.