The thermostats should still function based on the blurb. They’re just no longer connected to the Internet. So you can’t change anything or set any automations that rely on a network connection.

This explains so many things about Aldi and Trader Joes in the US.

I have 19 of the Hue bulbs in my home, all running off a Hue bridge using Home Assistant. This was easy to setup, and basically I haven’t had any issues with them in the almost 8 years I’ve owned them. I have four Hue switches and an android tablet for control of the other lights, and Home Assistant runs off a raspberry Pi.

I don’t think I can really help you much though because I bought my setup mostly on sale and haven’t had other brands of bulbs or switches.

I will warn that Phillips also sells a whiz brand bulb and this product doesn’t run off zigbee and pretty much requires an internet connection to work. Do not be fooled by the cheaper prices.

I mean. I tell HA “To play that song I like” and it plays “Lone Digger” by Caravan Palace. Back in the olden days of Google Home I had a routine called “shut up” that would turn off the mic if I told it to (if a show or audio playing mentioned “hey google”.

What’s your favourite “my player shave caught me off guard and I have to improvise” moment, and what did you improvise?

Thank you. There’s way too many people claiming one or the other side is justified or worse and frankly at this point they’ve both committed so many atrocities against one another that it’s hard to have an emotional or subjective response other than, they’re both pretty shitty.