[lhamil64]

I recently switched from smart lights that used a cloud service to local ZigBee lights controlled via Home Assistant. One of the first things I noticed was just how snappy they are. You tap the button and they immediately turn off, almost like you're just killing the power with a physical switch. Plus they're more secure & private to boot!

[_aavaa_]

That's one of the things that immediately turned me off much "smart" home things. Not only is a round trip to a server completely unnecessary, it makes the functionality significantly worse (to say nothing of security/privacy).