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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

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[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Anything that only uses a phone app creates a mediocre experience by definition.

If it uses a standard API, it can integrate with anything and is convenient. You can use the phone if you want to.

All in all, there's definitely a worrying trend for the worse in the market.