Intentionally chose an open ecosystem for the smart relays in my house, now they crippled the app adding a $4 subscription - eviltoast

If you don’t pay a subscription you can’t see the history of use, it’s limited to the latest 5 events. When I bought the ten devices (=I paid 150 euro for the hardware), it was 100 events

  • kittykabal@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    you may be interested in the open-source “Home Assistant”. it’s a free home automation hub thingy that supports practically every brand and protocol out there, including Shelly. if you’re technical enough to set it up, free yourself from proprietary apps!

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      A correct and helpful answer. HA is phenomenal, although some report the learning curve is steep - it’s totally worth it.

      I use it with lots of different vendors and it consolidates and coordinates everything between everything else.

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        Thirded. Home assistant is amazing and getting more beginner friendly every release.

        Download VirtualBox and set it up on your computer to try it out for free! No investment required.