Yeah, but do people actually need home automation? Making it simpler/better will make it more viable for people that actually want it but it feels like the bulk of people think it’s a solution without a problem.
I’ve gotten into it. There are a few automations I like, such as a single button to turn off all the lights when I go to bed. Or for the robot vacuum to clean when I leave the house.
Even with that, I could totally live without any of the smart stuff.
Need? No, of course not. But it simplifies an assortment of things and once Matter is more broadly adopted, setting things up fully local will be a massive improvement and future-proofing.
The big players are signaling that they are not making money on voice, so I’m expecting them to start charging or give up (typical Google answer).
A few of my use cases:
Litter robot is in error or offline state for 30 minutes, toggle power
Easing of light intensity and color as sun sets daily
Vacuum when we’re gone and it’s between allowed hours.
Return vacuum to hub when we return home
Turn on lights so vacuum can “see”
Improved environmental control because I have better presence detection using HA than Nest.
Turn off power for cable box if conditions are met (otherwise it’s nightly updates and reboot illuminate the bedroom at 3 AM.
Want vs need is always blurry, but home automation can fall on the latter side of that continuum for a lot of people. Some people get super fancy with it, but I think most people would like being able to put lights on timers/control them based on events, have their HVAC do specific things on a schedule or when xyz events happen, etc.
Yeah, but do people actually need home automation? Making it simpler/better will make it more viable for people that actually want it but it feels like the bulk of people think it’s a solution without a problem.
I’ve gotten into it. There are a few automations I like, such as a single button to turn off all the lights when I go to bed. Or for the robot vacuum to clean when I leave the house.
Even with that, I could totally live without any of the smart stuff.
I guess people don’t need it. But there are nice efficiency gains when automating certain parts of the home like heating or cooling.
Need? No, of course not. But it simplifies an assortment of things and once Matter is more broadly adopted, setting things up fully local will be a massive improvement and future-proofing.
The big players are signaling that they are not making money on voice, so I’m expecting them to start charging or give up (typical Google answer).
A few of my use cases:
Want vs need is always blurry, but home automation can fall on the latter side of that continuum for a lot of people. Some people get super fancy with it, but I think most people would like being able to put lights on timers/control them based on events, have their HVAC do specific things on a schedule or when xyz events happen, etc.