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I built an offline smart home, and why you should too (www.androidauthority.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] Landmammals 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I don't need any of those things

[–] cynar 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Some of them are wonderful, once you get used to having them. I have (mostly) smart lights in my house. Half the time you wouldn't know it however, since they work just like normal lights. However, you can also turn them on or off from your phone. Some also colour match to the outdoor light (helps with my daughter's bedtime).

The key is to make sure the "smart" bits are transparent to a normal user. They also need to fail to a dumb configuration, not a dead one.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It gets even better if you have them all automated. Every light in my house responds to room presence so I havent touched a digital or physical control in ages (except for recoloring :) )

[–] cynar 2 points 8 months ago

That's definitely on my to-do list. I just need to work out the best combo of sensors and software. I won't want the lights coming on all the time, with motion. I often work late, and so effectively half sneak through the house at night. Figuring out when I actually want light is a non-trivial problem.