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Samsung wants SmartThings API users to pay, and Home Assistant could suffer (www.howtogeek.com)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world
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[–] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

You can buy a Home Assistant hub which is a raspberry that comes with Home Assistant on it. It's designed to be mostly plug and play, but isn't near the simplicity of SmartThings yet.

Once it's setup, a lot of devices can be just added and go. I've got my LG TV added and can turn it on, off, change inputs, etc. I have way more powerful automations and more devices on HA than I ever could on SmartThings.

Depends on your comfort level and interest level

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  • [–] -5 points 4 months ago

    I'm in IT. Do this for a living. Don't want to do this at home. Smart things is a free app that lets me click to turn on my TV. But that device may be useful for someone that wants to tinker and do more things.

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