A list of IOT devices that are garbage
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A list of IOT devices to avoid.
Some of the reasons things get listed here:
Home Assistant has the Works With Home Assistant program that lists companies actively working with Home Assistant the developers to provide the best experience for HA users. I recommend checking the integrations list and choosing partner brands to see the current list when buying new products.
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Device | Reason it's garbage | Date | Workarounds if any |
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Chamberlain MyQ Smart Garage Door Controller | Chamberlain shut off all access to its APIs.See Chamberlain's Press ReleaseThe Verge's coverage | 2023-11-07 | Replace with a better solution:opengarage.io - Their hardware design and software code (including both firmware and app code) and API documents are publicly available in the OpenGarage github repositoryratgdo is another solution with open source firmware that works with Security+ 2.0 openers. |
Mazda. Yes, Mazda. | The Home Assistant Blog has the details.TL;DR they sent a cease and desist order to the Mazda Home Assistant Integration's Author | ||
Philips Hue | Philips is forcing users to "upgrade" to a version of their Philips app that requires login to a cloud account. See How-To Geek | 2023-11-07 | Use a generic Zigbee coordinator instead of the Philips one |
These vendors were in the Hall of Shame but have worked with the community to re-enable lost functionality.
Device | How they reformed | Date | Workarounds if any |
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Haier Europe | Haier Europe is now working with the HON developer - see his timeline. | 2024-01-18 | Update to v0.12.0 or later to include the polling changes requested by Haier Europe. |
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