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- Nest in Home Assistant?
- Shall I gift a robot vacuum for my parents?
- Any concerns about Aqara/Xiaomi devices in the US?
| Posted: 15 Nov 2020 03:39 AM PST I just got Home Assistant set up on my PC and I like it, but can't find a way to connect my Nest thermo to it. I've seen that there was a developer program of some kind but it's now deprecated, or so it seems. Is there another way I can connect Nest to Home Assistant without jumping through major hoops or duct taping something together? Just want to make sure it's stable and doesn't require a whole lot of extra work, since the whole point for me is simplifying my setup. [link] [comments] |
| Shall I gift a robot vacuum for my parents? Posted: 15 Nov 2020 02:44 AM PST Hey, Since Christmas is coming and my parents are not getting younger I'd like to give them a Robot vacuum to make their life easier. However I'm not sure if it's gonna help or not: At home the floor in general only tile or wooden floor, with some exception of small rugs. The arrangement of the furniture is hectic and not always consistent so I'm not sure if a robot could handle the situation well enough or not. (Same for small rugs) My budget would be around 300 EUR max, not sure if I can get anything good for this price or not. (I was looking at Xiaomi ones mostly which are fitting in this budget) With following conditions: Would it be useful to buy them a robot vacuum or shall I spend that money on something else? [link] [comments] |
| Any concerns about Aqara/Xiaomi devices in the US? Posted: 15 Nov 2020 01:27 AM PST I'm looking for a replacement to the Smartthings Button Remote since those seem to be gone, and really like the options from Aqara (especially this sweet cube controller) but I don't like that they have their own independent app, and it seems like all my devices would have to be added there too, just like Smartthings. I'm mostly concerned because I don't know enough about smart home cybersecurity, especially when it relates to Chinese companies. My understanding is that they have a less-than-stellar track record as far as data collection is concerned, but like I said, I'm far from an expert on that kind of thing. Anyone done thorough research into Xiaomi/Aqara enough to know if they're a safe/secure choice? If they're not, are there relatively straightforward steps I can take to mitigate any risks? Edit: Also any recommendations for alternate smart button options would be greatly appreciated! I'm a huge fan of the smartthings button I have, and would definitely buy more if they weren't suddenly unavailable everywhere :( [link] [comments] |
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