Smart devices are turning out to be a poor investment

jaschen , 2 months ago

Use home assistant. Its not very difficult to setup on an old laptop or pi or whatever you have. Its agnostic to whatever system you have. Talks between networks.

Come join us at /homeassistant

CancerMancer , 2 months ago

Enshittification. Naming your enemy is the first step and we already have a name, use it.

ICastFist , 2 months ago

Oh no, if only those people that kept shouting at every opportunity how terrible these "smart" devices were had been listened to shouted louder, maybe people would be aware. But alas, everyone nobody could've seen that coming, it's truly a surprise.

we are left with the remains of a dream unfulfilled and electronics that respond to the whims, fancies, and ever-changing business decisions of corporations

Reads straight out of !aboringdystopia

01011 , 2 months ago

You bought a device that grants corporations back door access and control over your leisure and now they've used that access to make the experience worse? Why is anyone surprised?
I learned my lesson with the Kindle over a decade ago. Never made that mistake again.

Simon , 2 months ago

To me a smart device was supposed to be a normal device that you could control 'smartly' over wifi.

Mini SoCs with their own apps and an optional subscription built in for some proprietary shit? That goes past smart straight into dumpster trash.

noorbeast , 2 months ago

HomeAssistant...this is the way!