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The home assistant blog post goes into this issue as well https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2023/11/06/removal-of-myq-integration/ https://www.home-assistant.

The home assistant blog post goes into this issue as well https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2023/11/06/removal-of-myq-integration/ https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2023/11/06/removal-of-myq... If anything it highlights the point that having a cloud service to handle your smart home device is a recipe for shenanigans like this. Stick with ZigBee/Matter devices, and if the device is WiFi try and at least make sure it works over the local network.

iSnow 3y ago
Buying smart home devices with cloud integration also just means that at some point, the manufacturer will declare it obsolete and will rip out support to force you to re-buy every 5-7y.
- plussed_reader 3y ago
  Or shorter intervals if you're Sonos.
- twisteriffic 3y ago
  Or delete your entire smarthome config during "routine database maintenance" and provide you no recourse other than to wait 6 months for their overwhelmed support to grant you the access key to set your system back up from scratch. Also known as a typical Thursday for Samsung.
- devmor 3y ago
  Or force you to make an account and opt-in to their metrics instead of using your devices locally-only after years. Looking at you, Phillips Hue.
  - dylan604 3y ago
    Luckily, I just have to live with the nagging box about creating an account, but it continues to work without doing so. I just lose that screen real estate.
    - devmor 3y ago
      For now. The box informs us that the change is coming, not that it has come.
  - tjoff 3y ago
    Assume you can just connect them to another hub? Doesn't excuse philips but that was at least the only reason I'd consider using them.
    - devmor 3y ago
      I'm told they do in fact work with other hubs. I've yet to try it, but I'll mourn the loss of my scheduling and scenes in the Hue app when I do.
JohnFen 3y ago
This. Any device like this that requires the involvement of someone else's servers is not fit for purpose.
gosub100 3y ago
There's a workaround for now, but somewhere in a lab engineers are designing a motor with encrypted inputs or a clutch that slams the door unless its signal came from the manufacturer.

iSnow 3y ago

Buying smart home devices with cloud integration also just means that at some point, the manufacturer will declare it obsolete and will rip out support to force you to re-buy every 5-7y.

plussed_reader 3y ago
Or shorter intervals if you're Sonos.
twisteriffic 3y ago
Or delete your entire smarthome config during "routine database maintenance" and provide you no recourse other than to wait 6 months for their overwhelmed support to grant you the access key to set your system back up from scratch. Also known as a typical Thursday for Samsung.
devmor 3y ago
Or force you to make an account and opt-in to their metrics instead of using your devices locally-only after years. Looking at you, Phillips Hue.
- dylan604 3y ago
  Luckily, I just have to live with the nagging box about creating an account, but it continues to work without doing so. I just lose that screen real estate.
  - devmor 3y ago
    For now. The box informs us that the change is coming, not that it has come.
- tjoff 3y ago
  Assume you can just connect them to another hub? Doesn't excuse philips but that was at least the only reason I'd consider using them.
  - devmor 3y ago
    I'm told they do in fact work with other hubs. I've yet to try it, but I'll mourn the loss of my scheduling and scenes in the Hue app when I do.

JohnFen 3y ago

This. Any device like this that requires the involvement of someone else's servers is not fit for purpose.

gosub100 3y ago

There's a workaround for now, but somewhere in a lab engineers are designing a motor with encrypted inputs or a clutch that slams the door unless its signal came from the manufacturer.