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by PinguTS 4204 days ago
What I am missing with all the smart home thing and only the Nest has done right is, that the smartphone is a personal thing. But switch on a light or similar is not a personal thing, if you are living with a family with kids. In particular if you have smaller kids, which don't have a small device and must be able to switch on the light or similar.

There are so much levels in terms of a smart home, that a smartphone will never be able to handle, because the later one is only a personal thing.

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Also, stuff like light doesn't need explicit interaction most of the time.

If there are people in a room and it's dark, the light should go on.

That's the default case I want almost every time for every room.

I don't want to use my smartphone or do any activities for this.