I’m super late to the “smart home party” but the few smart things I do own are all HomeKit certified, as a requirement for that is that the device needs to work

I’m super late to the “smart home party” but the few smart things I do own are all HomeKit certified, as a requirement for that is that the device needs to work as long as it has local connection to a HomeKit hub (like an iPhone). Internet not required, let alone a connection to a vendors servers. Before I go all in, I’ll need to verify how well this works in practice but at least it should prevent a scenario like the one linked here…