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Hacking a Smart Home Device (2024)

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318 points walterbell | 1 comments | 15 Apr 25 03:12 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source
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systemtest ◴[15 Apr 25 11:14 UTC] No.43691249[source]▶
The result of this process is that the air purifier boosts when the air quality inside drops.

I feel like that is something that doesn’t or at least shouldn’t require a string of IoT devices, apps, wireless communication and hubs. Why not leave all of that out and just attach an air quality sensor to the air purifier and a small LCD to adjust the settings?

The light in my hallway turns on automatically when I walk past. No cloud, no HomeAssist, no WiFi, no Zigbee, no apps, no batteries to change. Just a motion sensor hardwired to the light fixture. Hasn’t failed me once in the past ten years. Works great even if the network goes down.

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1. viraptor ◴[15 Apr 25 13:58 UTC] No.43692765[source]▶
> Just a motion sensor hardwired to the light fixture. Hasn’t failed me once in the past ten years.

Funny you mention that, because I'm putting in smart movement sensors to make sure the lights don't come up at night in the garage where the dog sleeps, but also so that I can force the light on for a long period, when I'm doing some work in the same area. People have different needs/expectations.