My wife bought some Govee Smart LED string lights. We have VLANs setup in our house to isolate IoT devices and setup the new lights on that WiFi. But when we use the app to control them it requires an account and precise and “while using app” location data. The app does not work at all without enabling permissions for location.
Am I being paranoid? This wasn’t an initial setup thing the app is unusable without location enabled.
She really wants smart LED lights for outside the house. Is there an option anyone knows of that might be a bit more privacy oriented?
Thanks.
Oh. Well that’s just silly shit. I’d recommend getting dumb party light bulbs off amazon. That’s what we do. They have dumb lights that come with a remote. No internet connection required. Just simple tech. Fuck all this smart bullshit.
I’ve only used govee humidity meters with their phone app. It just required the app. I run it off an old cell phone that’s not hooked up to a network or wifi.