Should EVERY smart home device have physical controls, or are you happy relying entirely on apps and automations?
Personally, I think a smart home should still be usable when the internet, Wi-Fi or Home Assistant goes down (even though I don’t fully stick to my own rule)
What do you think?
Oct 13, 2026, 10:01 AM@HomeIsWhereTheSmartIs Every smart home where there is a wife, definitely :-)
(yes, a tad sexist, sorry, maybe every smart home where there one person doing the smarts and another that can blame them for it not working)
Oct 13, 2026, 10:51 AM@revk @HomeIsWhereTheSmartIs I think it's fine to lose some non-essential functions in the event of an outage. For instance, it might be ok if light dimming doesn't work as long as they can be turned on/off with a switch.
Oct 13, 2026, 10:52 AM@mansr @HomeIsWhereTheSmartIs indeed