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Ask HN: Why is it so difficult to control IoT devices from your desktop?

2 pointsby souenzzoabout 1 year ago
I just wanted a curl to adjust my lamp.<p>I&#x27;ve already looked for APIs from different providers (Tuya, Google, Samsung, Xiaomi...) and I can&#x27;t find it

4 comments

GianFabienabout 1 year ago
Smart home device manufacturers want you to use their apps. Over time many have become increasingly hostile towards open source solutions such as Home Assistant.<p>I was an early adopter for Smart Home products. Some early products could be made to work with Home Assistant and my in-house server. But more recently devices are harder to make work. I have ripped out many of my early attempts.<p>Most certainly I wouldn&#x27;t trust any of the smart locks. Exploits are being found and published.
anigbrowlabout 1 year ago
You&#x27;ll get better responses if you add more context. As it is, this isn&#x27;t worth trying to answer because it&#x27;s not clear what you&#x27;re trying to do&#x2F;say or what things you tried that didn&#x27;t work.
wmfabout 1 year ago
They don&#x27;t want to have two different code paths (inside the home vs. outside) and some home networks are broken (e.g. wired clients can&#x27;t contact wireless) so they just implement cloud-based management.
thefatboyabout 1 year ago
use <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.home-assistant.io&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.home-assistant.io&#x2F;</a> ?