There are better things coming, like the Matter standard - a join operation with the Zigbee Alliance, Amazon, Apple, Google etc: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M

There are better things coming, like the Matter standard - a join operation with the Zigbee Alliance, Amazon, Apple, Google etc: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matter_(standard) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matter_(standard) It allows different brands of smart devices to talk to each other without having to buy the smarthub for each brand separately. "Matter products run locally and do not rely on an internet connection"