Happy Saturday everyone! Why do I think Smartthings is Finished? Well, there is no longer any reason to buy anything from Samsung. Among other companies Ajax's new Zignito Zigbee 3.0 sensors work with the Samsung Smartthings hub meaning there's no reason to buy Samsung's sensors... and new customers no longer have a reason to buy smartthings because there are cheaper zigbee hubs such as Zignito that now work without an Internet connection for a third of the price. Secondly, the Zignito Zigbee 3.0 motion sensor and multipurpose sensors work with Alexa directly if you have a zigbee enabled echo such as the 4th gen Amazon echo which are the first steps towards the hubless future I mentioned a few weeks ago. Alexa routines aren't quite there yet though and if you're looking for a smartthings security system then Ajax has everything you need and with a hub that costs way less than smartthings. Thirdly, existing smartthings customers now have a choice of 3rd party Smartthings motion sensors, smartthings multipurpose sensors, smartthings water leak sensors, and smartthings smart buttons at a time when there is no Samsung smartthings stock. There is now no reason to buy anything from Samsung directly and this will inevitably bring their platform to an end as their smart home divison no longer have a source of income, it's only a matter of time. Tell me I'm wrong! 😉 BUY THE ZIGNITO ZIGBEE 3.0 PRODUCTS FEATURED IN TODAY'S VIDEO Full range: www.ajaxonline.co.uk/shop/?ajax=1&connectivity=zignito-hub Individual products: Smartthings compatible Siren: www.ajaxonline.co.uk/product/zignito-indoor-siren/ Smartthings compatible Motion Sensor: www.ajaxonline.co.uk/product/zignito-motion-sensor/ Smartthings compatible Button: www.ajaxonline.co.uk/product/zignito-quick-button/ Smartthings compatible Door Sensor / Multipurpose Sensor: www.ajaxonline.co.uk/product/zignito-smart-door-sensor/ Smartthings compatible water leak sensor: www.ajaxonline.co.uk/product/zignito-water-leak-sensor/ Smartthings compatible bulb www.ajaxonline.co.uk/product/smart-a60-bulb/ Smartthings alternative Tuya based Smart Home hub: www.ajaxonline.co.uk/product/zignito-smart-hub/
Zigbee and Amazon and Smartthings are part of CHIP which will all be making a new zigbee standard that will not be backward compatible with current zigbee systems. Do we know if this new Echo has this standard built in? And of course I am going to mention Home Assistant which with a zigbee dongle at a fraction of the price of most hubs can already connect all zigbee devices including Smartthings and HUE devices without the Smartthings/Philips HUE hubs. Not to mention its been clear that Samsung is getting out of the Smartthings Hub business.
I love the content, but any promotion for Zigbee products without mentioning CHIP making all of it obsolete is maybe a disservice. Do you have a video explaining why we should continue to invest in the current Zigbee platform?
No, I have a video specifically saying that zigbee is obsolete. 🤣 I think I am probably the reason you know of its upcoming obsolescence because I was the first person to say it. I also ended the video by saying that zigbee has at least a year to go and that even once the time is up the zigbee stuff will still work on Amazon's echo devices for a long time to come. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QMeBZD5V970.html
Something doesn’t compute: Smartthings motion sensor 22€, Tuya motion sensor £24. Why I should buy the latter one. Same thing with the buttons. Smarttings 14€ Tuya £20.
I know. And here, I thought he didn't like Zigbee because it was extraneous? I know I don't like Zigbee. Or, Zwave for that matter. I made the choice to go with Homekit because, well we all have iPhones in this house and, I've acquired a lot of Homekit compatible devices. But, there are some things I'd like to add an the only ways I can find are either seriously too expensive from a cost benefit standpoint, or I have to add a Zigbee hub which I really, really don't want to do. Things are complicated enough already. I still struggle to wrap my mind around some of this. Can't imagine what a non-tech, normal consumer type must have to go through.
If there only was a free open source software you could run on something small, like a raspberry that could use Tuya local. Oh well... Guess we have to wait for that to happen then :-D
Videos that have to be watched at least twice ... the first time for the shits and giggles, the second time for the info! Well done Paul ... lots of effort obviously went into this and you are a mad mad bugger! 🤣
Strange neither device is listed on their website as compatible with the echo hub models. Might be worth feeding back to them to update this. Glad to see you’ve validated it. Would love to see a video detailing a full range of devices that all work with only the Alexa hub. I’m a noob to the smart home scene and loving your videos, but still finding it slightly confusing to know what will work only with an echo 4th gen via (oh the) zigbee
That's the question I'm here to check, on their website it doesn't reference other ZigBee hubs.. I have a hue hub, and an echo 2020, and wanted to check if there was any limitations to just using these.
Whilst that is really good and a step in the right direction. Until these devices and hubs allow the use of complex web core based routines and automations, Smartthings and the likes of Hubitat etc are not dead. Great for the average Joe who just want basic automations though. 👍
Will be very nice if you include links to Amazon Germany. So far, you refer to the US and UK only, which is fantastic, but you have many, many followers/ fans in the rest of Europe 💪🏽
Those Ajax Online Zigbee sensors are nice but kind of expensive compared to other brands. Look at Sonoff and Xiaomi Mijia. Also Zigbee 3.0 but way way way cheaper
Yes But Mijia only work with their own stuff, I bought their hub and 2 buttons thinking I could use them with SmartLife or Alexa but no, so now they are collecting dust.
I use tuya stuff with smartlife app - my favourite smartlife routine - If the yard sensor light detects a human after midnight - turn on all the backyard and frontyard lights and turn the irrigation system on (which switches on x6 impact sprinklers to hammer whoever is in my yard with water lols) The lights coming on also triggers the motion security camera
The only thing wrong is when you say these are cheap. Aqara zigbee sensors (ex: door and temp) are cheaper and work wonders in a HA setup (don't really know how their hub works). Bring back Nisha and make her interact / setup something from scratch to see how a "regular"(?) person thinks about it or her honest opinion on living with a home automation n3rd 😂
Hey that's good to hear, I coincidentally just ordered some aqara stuff yesterday and I use HA. Couldn't seem to find any straightforward info online about whether they'd work but I figured it wouldn't hurt to order some and see what happens
Paul - I have the noobiest of noob questions for you. The main reason I was eyeing the Hubitat hub was for its ability to function without connecting to outside servers... Would you say the Ajax hub removes the need for a Hubitat one, or are there amazing things I'd be missing out on?
Great video as always 😀 this will another thing that paul hibbert made me buy , Silly question 🙋🏻♀️ what did you used as part of the routine to turn on your nivida shield was it just the sensor ?
Not sure if there is a more straightforward way, but I am using a Broadlink RM pro to send a remote signal, and I have an FLIRC USB IR receiver plugged into the Nvidia shield. The Flirc is super cheap and really opens up what you can do with the nvidia shield with Alexa. Check this out: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mjDMfY348rU.html
You want cheap? Sonoff! SNZB-01 Wireless switch (button): £10.99 SNZB-02 Temp/Humidity sensor: £11.99 SNZB-03 Motion sensor: £13.99 SNZB-04 Door/window sensor: £11.99 Sonoff Zigbee Hub: £20.99 (might be dumb as a brick - I use the sensors with smartthings) Sure, the motion sensor has a 90 second timeout after detecting motion and it's all fairly cheap looking, but if you're looking to put in enough sensors to actually figure out who's broken in and where to send your Amazon attack drone, you can kit out a 3 bed house for under £100 Everything but the switch should fully work with Smartthings, and mostly work with an Echo
I actually burst out laughing every time with the Ooooh the zigbee... it's like your catchphrase now. Anyway, great video as always Paul. Will be looking into getting some of this setup
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Paul, you got my attention!! I couldn't help but notice how quickly the devices responded in your demonstration, is that how fast they always respond? My Smartthings sometimes is fast, responding in a 1 or 2 seconds about 25% of the time, most of the time there is a 3 to 5 second delay, and maybe 10% of the time it seems to take up to 10 seconds to get a response, which is obviously due to internet latency. While I sort of can anticipate that latency and won't keep hammering the control button, my wife will go nuts on it and keep pushing it if it doesn't respond right away, which drives ME nuts. I will definitely check out Ajax, thanks for the great video as always! BR Jim
Happy Saturday Paul. Dont get me wrong, I love watching your videos - you are very entertaining! But...please stop with the constant "I was right I was right Smartthings is dead" ..Its clearly not when it has a rules engine that works well with zigbee devices, like...buttons....unlike Alexa or Tuya
@@MrRossBrisbane yep. They are very popular in Australia. All but 1 (veranda sensor light) in my house are bayonet. White Lenovo smart globes are 2 for $25 at JB HIFI. Brilliant coloured is $15 at Bunnings.
"What's wrong with it?" For me the main thing is that Ajax isn't available in the US. My husband hates listening to me grumble about $%@#! SmartThings but I doubt I can persuade him to move to the UK to get away from them. Their range looks remarkably like the Linkind stuff I bought a couple of weeks ago off Amazon. They also work with ST or their native hub and all the sensors, bulbs, etc. are controllable by Alexa. (Except the buttons; like the Ajax, they don't yet work natively with anything but their own hub.) I don't own an Echo with built-in hub, so I can't speak to that, but it's Zigbee 3.0 so I would think it would work. ST is retiring my ADT co-branded hub and so I needed some sensors, etc. to replace the ADT ones and Linkind was so cheap I thought it was worth a go. I bought their "Security Starter Kit" for $65US, that comes with the hub (which contains the siren), 2 door/window sensors, a PIR motion detector, and a keypad. (One nice thing about the keypad is that enables you to set a PIN and then you can arm/disarm the system verbally through Alexa.) They also offer a "Home Security Easy Access Kit" for $50US that has the same equipment but swaps out the keypad for a fob. So far, it's all been working well whether through their native hub/app or ST. I have no relationship with them, I'm just really pleased I bought something cheap that works.
The thing I loved about smartthings was that once accounts were joined all the devices I added would be announced to the smartthing app on my wifes phone. My wife hates using voice assistants and I don't want to folk out for dedicated dashboard yet so it was the best option. Now I am seeing more and more devices which used to support it dropping off :-(
Great video Paul, as usual. I just see this as adding to the already vast universe of devices that are compatible with SmartThings. Also, as you so aptly stated, Amazon has a long way to go to match the sophistication of the routines and automations already available in SmartThings and other hubs. Additionally, not having geofence capability is a huge drawback in my opinion. And lastly, a $29 US plus $35 shipping for the contact or the motion sensor, isn’t exactly affordable. All this said, I can definitely see myself overlooking the cost to gain the ability to operate these devices when the Internet goes down. That would certainly be a mark in the plus column.
Out of curiosity, I did check what a button would cost from them. Being in US, this $20 USD button became $60 USD thanks to customs and shipping 😬. Now checking amazon for maybe a third party seller. Either way, great video as always Paul 👌🏾
Paul...I have Philips hue lights... Correct me if I'm wrong...if I get new Alexa ZigBee speaker...my bulbs will be still usable work these new switches from Ajax?.. Or could I just get a zignito hub and do away with Philips hub?
I kitted my house out with Phillips Hue way before you started making recommendations Paul. However, as it begins failing I will replace it slowly with items you have recommended over the years because COORPERATE GREED!
@@scottbwright idk about hue, but the ikea stuff is kinda shit even with homeassistant / conbee 2. That may as well be conbee/deconz, but the aqara stuff never fails, while ikea stuff keeps disconnecting
@@RonnieLaugenI have never used the conbee2/deconz. I started off with the Sonoff cc2531 zigbee dongle which was about 4 bucks at the time and used ZHA. I was able to move all my zigbee devices over but had some intermittent connection issues. Recently I have moved to the Nortek HUSBZB-1 GoControl QuickStick Combo since it does Zigbee(ZHA) and Zwave(Zwave JS) so I could dump SmartThings alltogether (I had a zwave jasco dimmer switch with no neutral wire). It has been working brilliantly.
So would you say the Zignito hub is the one to buy for zigbee products if I dont think I need a hubitat? Iv been building my smart home around advice solely based from this channel so keep up the great work!
Amazon and Google limit what you can do with alarm systems. Its due to security concerns. They don’t want someone unsavoury being able to remotely arm/disarm your alarm (or more specifically, they don’t want to be responsible if that did happen).
You are SUPPOSED to be able to arm and disarm Tuya based systems with amazon but the functionality is broken. Funny it works fine for Blink and Ring. 🤔
@@paulhibbert That’s interesting. The only way I’d seen it working before was using a hacky series of workarounds and virtual switches. Every day’s a school day 👍🏻
That's great. Where is it available? Also, does it have a useful automation system like webcore? If not, it's useless. The ridiculously simplistic automations of Echo and Smart Life are fine for device control but spectacularly useless for complex automation.
Great video as normal, and it is such a shame this does not work with the WiFi stuff yet as we have stayed clear of "oh the zigbee" as ived tried not to have many hubs as this is what a wireless AP is for.
I love the optimism of releasing a smart home connected alarm, to protect all you hold dear whilst being away from it. All of this at a time when (at least in the UK) leaving your hovel is punishable by being made to explain to Prince Philip why most of the atlas is no longer pink.
Another entertaining video. Well done. However, can you confirm if the hub maintains control of the Zigbee devices when the internet is removed AND after power is lost and subsequently restored, but internet remains offline? Sorry if this was answered, but I didn't hear you mention that in the video and I didn't see anything about it in the comments. This is in fact, not the first hub to maintain control of Zigbee devices when there is no internet. Wink introduced that feature 4 years ago. Xiaomi Aqara and Mijia HomeKit compatible hubs are also both capable of controlling devices via HomeKit when internet is cut off. However the Wink and Mijia hubs will lose this capability if there is an interruption in power, but the internet is still unavailable when the power is restored. The Xiaomi Aqara does not lose control of devices when there's no internet and power interruptions don't affect it. Once power is restore, it does not have to reach out to their servers for all their devices to continue working from HomeKit and of course buttons and switches will still work to control devices. and best of all, they're not gigantic and fugly like the Tuya devices in this video.
Hi Paul. I have never seen you review Sonoff products, unless I’m a bit slow, deaf and blind 🤣. That said, here in South Africa they rule the market with their wide range of products and options for wifi, RF and Zigbee. Their wall switches are much cheaper than a flick button also, so I am a bit perplexed by your flick button choice, unless the market is different in the UK.
Without more complex automations, I see little value in an automated system. An example: when the system is armed at night, how does it behave? Can you set it up such that a person coming downstairs for a midnight snack can do that, and even open a window, without triggering alarms…. but someone prying open a window from outside does trigger the security system? Smartthings, for all its many shortcomings, can do this if you write decent automations between your motion sensors and contact sensors. AND it can turn on the kitchen lights for you along the way.
Great video as ever Paul, is the hub 12v or 5v by any chance. This would be perfect installed in my converted lorry! I want to install an alarm but also want the flexibility of have home automation too.
Hi Paul, just ordered this with your recommendation. Could you not use Alexa/Broadlink in place of the remote to arm the security system? Anywhere possible I like to do away with the remotes! You could also then switch this on from anywhere should you forget.
When you talk about cheap Zigbee sensors/button, how do these compare with the SONOFF for ease of install with the Smartthings platform. The button SNZB-01 is currently around £9 on eBay. Is that cheaper than chips? 🤷🏻♂️
I wish these would integrate into the Eufy systems. They are built by Anker who’s brilliant at so many things but they are still pretty siloed in their current product range. Keep up the great work... how to change the smart home! Oooh the Zigby!
KKMoon looks like a similar hub on Amazon US is states WIFI and Zigbee what do you think? *Wide Compatibility: Not only Tuya WiFi products, but also ZigBee 3.0 smart products are compatible with the ZigBee gateway hub, allowing you to customize your systems depending on your individual needs and security requirements.
Are smart hubs if you have an Echo Spot? I'm in a small studio apartment with only a few smart things: Hue lights, motion sensor, TV, etc. Or would having a smart hub with the Spot be more efficient?
Can you talk about or link what you use when you wire your light switches on, and then put a plate over it, then the button? I’d like to do this, but not sure what you are using to do so.
Hi Paul great video as always, on the website it says the button works with all Zignito devices, but if you buy the hub can you set up routines on Tuya to control any other wifi devices connected to Smartlife/Tuya?
Amazon Alexa is the best for home automation, it has the most skills. Also, Google can't add a device to more than 1 room or group; example: kitchen and family room are adjacent to each other and I want the lights in both room to turn off if I say all, as well as independently turning off either room. Alexa is inexpensive so I bought 8 to equip every room with Amazon Alexa for voice control so that I can just ask 'turn off the lights' and the echo in that room knows to turn off those lights and not other lights in the house. Google app's fonts are really really really tiny for my old eyes. All 8 of my Amazon Echo devices have a clock... very convenient to tell the time or see a timer's countdown. or better sound, I have a few of my Amazon Echo dot 3 with clock output the sound via its 3.5mm headphone jack to my Denon HEOS speakers.
Interesting watch. I’m a ST user however other than the starter kit I have not bought anything else. The xiaomi buttons and sensors are CHEAP (£6 and £8 each) and with a device handler work seamlessly. IKEA bulbs also fit the bill. Interesting with the B22 fitting on the bulbs though. With ST I can set routines of ‘if no motion for 30 seconds, switch off...x,y,z’ is Alexa now this capable. I remember when alexa routines werent even a thing!!
Hi! I have bought some Tuya motion sensor from Blitswolf (because they are rechargeable and I hate the idea of throwing batteries on the environment). Unfortunately they doesn't connect to the Echo 4. They do connect to my Smartthings hub but as a thing and I just can't find a proper device handler to make it work... Do you have any thoughts on that? Being Tuya doesn't mean that it will work unfortunately.
Bayonet bulbs!!!! I’ll take a look at these as I was considering ordering some Meross ones this week as I’ve been really impressed with their smart plugs
Another great video Paul! I think I'll now wait for Amazon to reduce their price of the Echo 4th gen with integrated hub and the slowly wait for all my Hue gear to die off :)
Good to see that you started to like the Zigbee now :) Do you know where to buy this in Australia? I wish I knew this before I got the hubitat for a fraction of the cost
Why would I spend 25 pounds (+/- US$ 30) on a Zigbee motion sensor from Ajax when I can also buy a Zigbee motion sensor from Ikea for $10? All Ikea smarthome (tradfrei) products are also true zigbee 3.0 devices and can be used with all zigbee hubs, including the Hue one.. The only product from Ikea that I don't really like is limited hub as it can only support 50 zigbee devices. You can of course add multiple hubs, but each hub has its own zigbee network and that is when things usually turns south..
Paul. An you have a look at light wave smart switch’s please? I live in England too and I’m frustrated at when my partner switches off the lights at the wall and I was looking for the best of both worlds. Can you look at this and do a review maybe? Thanks Tom
I find your channel very entertaining and informative, and you're brilliant at explaining products and their uses. But one thing which I'm not clear about - and which I think your audience would benefit from knowing - is how you handle sponsored content/product placement offers on your channel. You tell viewers 'company X has sent me product Y' and you include links (possibly affiliate?) to sell the products you showcase. But to what extent are your 'reviews' sponsored? Are your views entirely your own, or are parts scripted?
If you have watched Paul for as long as I have, you will know that he's never shy of saying something sucks, if it sucks, even if it's a sponsored video. He has also addressed this issue in the past, explaining that his views are entirely his own. I trust him.
Does your camera do 4k30? the 25fps is painful on the eyes :( You need to make a video on the xioami magic cube, something you can shale rotate or even throw in there air how much fun could you have making a video on that XD
I have 2 on the Xiaomi Chinese server and one on the Aqara Chinese server... if only Xiaomi's connection were to be more stable, I would not have tried the Global vers (with less devices, no Display Speaker, no customizable alarm tones), and now almost fully on Tuya.... If only Tuya hub could link with the Magic cube 😍
Hello Paul I have been using the smart bulbs from tescos with smart home and alexa and routines they are great also have a smart plug adapter they were about £10 each oh and have a PIR about the same price too. Made the PIR turn the TV off if no one in the room for over an hour. There is a extension lead too and camera. Never expected this in tesco. Oh there is a remote too but not bought that yet. 😔 Oh and no hub needed. Great videos. Motters 👍🏻👍🏻
@@Joseph-ko2kl They use a mix actually, they have the 2 prong plugs like the UK and EU, but their 3 prong plugs are circular with a big one on the top and two little prongs below ... not 100% sure on the power, unfortunately...
Nice as a starter kit but are very expensive compared .. would say the zigbee hub is a good idea for local Tuya but bulbs .. sensors are very over priced compared to other zigbee 3.0 devices in the same range. Great video as always though Paul. Thanks for the information.
Hi Paul. Great video as always. Have returned to this one to watch again and ask a quick question. Is the door sensor also a temp sensor as it’s listed as a multi sensor (wow I said sensor a lot then). Thanks 👍
Question for you. Are Smartthings devices backward compatible with the Zignito platform? I'm getting pretty pissed off with all the ST outages and though I have a Hubitat hub, I have to keep rebooting that weekly or Alexa loses all my devices and thats a known issue. Also, do Lifx work with it? I have a few Lifx which work well with ST and Hubitat.
Love it all, Paul! Looking at Patreon for you today. Love to support good info with great delivery! Also, if you got your wife to say something was 'the best', then she's clearly the one punching up! Finally, if you froze piss, you could portion it into pieces. Ooohh the Zigbee!
This has probably been mentioned already, but for remote notifications, you're not going to get those if your internet is down. Unless you set up a fallover router with cellular dial out. (regardless of app or VPN tunnelling)
Great video as ever - whats the chances - will the Zignito hub work with other sensors e.g. the Xiaomi Aqara sensors. Love what Ajex have done and would dump Smart Things to move to this setup but ideally would like my existing Aqara sensors and Tradfri buttons and plug switches to work with it? Following closely as if this is the case - bye bye Smart Things.
Sadly I don't think so. I would recommend buying the zignito sensors to work with your smartthings hub with a long term plan to centralise with whatever next gen echo comes along further down the line. As amazon improve routines I am confident we will all be moving to a hubless setup sooner or later, but I would stick with smartthings for now as you already have a bunch of existing products
@@paulhibbert Thanks Paul - I guess if I wanted to say setup a new alarm system alongside my current setup then I could go Ajax with sensor and remotes and run this in parralel with ST for now (I think I saw ST can talk to Tuya?) and then gradually migrate over time. My problem with hubless is unless amazon build their setup with a fall back to run local when no web connection (which I don't think it does at the moment) then as a security system in particular to replace my house alarm its unacceptable. One final question - do you know if you can have x2 Ajax remotes for the alarm? Ie one for me and one for my wife (ooh the Digbee as she likes to call it!) to arm disarm?
Yes, yes, yes. You really need to keep the pressure on them to use routines, geo-fencing etc. They'd sell a whole load more stuff if you could attach the sensors to doors and automatically arm the place. Keep the faith mate, you do a STUNNING job!!
Will the siren and keyfob work directly with another zigbee hub such as my hubitat elevation C7 or would I need to purchase the zignito hub for the siren and keyfob to work?
I don't think SmartThings software is dying. Samsung are still keeping Bixby alive, so I think SmartThings will stay a bit longer. It is great how Zigbee has become what it should have been at the start. Compatible with each other.
Samsung has already discontinued selling their Smartthings Hub. They are also part of the CHIP group which is developing a whole new Zigbee standard along with Amazon, HUE, and many others that is not backward compatible with current Zigbee standards. While these changes might take an unreasonable amount of time to implement, it's something to think about when investing in hubs and standards for home automation.
@@EsotericArctos My main concern when a company like Samsung drops their revenue stream from hardware, they have to make up for that revenue with their shareholders. How long will they maintain a free software platform before trying to monetize it for profits which is usually collecting useful information from customers and selling it OR requiring subscription based use. As Paul says: CORPORATE GREEEED!
It's a nice car. When I mentioned I'd updated it I meant the software in the car (just for clarity). It links to my main Amazon account so voice commands to the house should be no problem when driving. I'm thinking about 'Alexa, I'm on my way home' for routines - feels like there should be loads of possibilities.
@@Kyle-Russell Yes, all seems fine. Only updated the software yesterday but seems fine. third or fourth update I've done. I really like the idea of setting up routines for the house that I can trigger from the car. Feels much better than simple geo-fencing. Looking forward to seeing what it can do.
Have you managed to connect the zignito hub to home assistant? Would like to use there button to trigger stuff in HA. Have tried using the Tuya integration but it doesn't find anything, also the tuya integration needs internet connection to work even if it did work :(
Hey folks. I've never bought a zig ee hub so not sure how these work. Is Paul saying that if you have a new Echo that it will act as a zigbee hub? Or am I still better of buying the zignito hub?
Would be good to see what Radio Frequency Interference all this tech causes in your house. A lot of these things cause have very poor RF shielding. Get an AM radio and you will hear the RFI when you get close to the smart gadget.
Smartthings with Edge and LOCAL drivers/automations is moving Smartthings to a new level. Now Tuya need to increase this, or users need to install third party systems for local automations.
This is just one of the many tuya based companies and these products are actually for a long time on the market. I have a few tuya zigbee devices for some time but never did the No Internet test. Might give it a try after work today now that you made me curious.
Is just a rebranded Tuya device? Meaning that i get same functionality if i buy one of the other brands when searching "zigbee 3.0 hub" i can find everywhere?
There's a quicker response because there's no amazon routines to delay matters, but that's also their downfall, there's no way to trigger an alexa routine with these buttons as Alexa doesn't recognise the button.
Interesting, they look decent. The smoke alarm tickles my fancy, I am keen to hear more about that. I am using the Xiaomi/Honeywell one a the moment and want to get more.
Finally Amazon is getting closer to Home Assistant. 😁. Thank you for the great video. Do you know if theses devices works with home assistant localy (without Amazon)?
