homeassistant

12282 readers

321 users here now

Home Assistant is open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts. Perfect to run on a Raspberry Pi or a local server. Available for free at home-assistant.io

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

134

Haier response to my feedback after Louis' YT video. (infosec.pub)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/homeassistant

14 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Just got this email from Haier (US) who seems to be distancing themselves from the EU division's decision to block Home Assistance.

Hello , (I changed this)

Thank you for reaching out with your concern.

The Haier brand in the U.S. is independent of Haier Europe and operates separately. hOn is the connected IOT platform for Haier Europe. In the U.S., consumers can use our open IOT platform, SmartHQ. SmartHQ does not prevent integrations with Home Assistant.

We appreciate you reaching out.

Kindest regards,

Digital Engagement Team Haier Appliances

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Reygle 73 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Independant my aching ass. Haier US is Haier corporate's (Qindao) b*tch and everyone knows it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haier

The only "smart" appliance to own is an offline appliance.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

If an appliance is really smart, it will want to stay off-line.

[–] stoly 11 points 11 months ago

lol someone who doesn't know the disaster that is IoT downvoted you over that

[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's still a pretty good sign IMO. Brands won't usually distance themselves from their parent companies unless they have a good reason to.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

@RobotToaster @homeassistant
Parent company is chinese, the european branch is a sister: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haier

[–] cynar 17 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Some are actually welcoming, and provide a local API. That way your air-conditioning control isn't web dependent.

Unfortunately, most are quite stupid about it, and insist on using their app. This voids any usefulness of having smart appliances. E.g. pulse a light in a room when the tumble dryer finishes or turn it on and off dependent on your rooftop solar's output.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

turn it on and off dependent on your rooftop solar's output

I love stuff like this. Turn on the dryer and put the window shades up when the sun's out.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

... Or has ZigBee/Z-Wave.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

or KNX. or Modbus.

Zigbee is actually not that good of a choice.