The assumption that smart home stuff requires drilling, rewiring, or permanent changes is mostly wrong. I've lived in three apartments and made each one smarter without touching a single screw…
I say this as someone who has 70+ smart devices in my home: the default privacy settings on most smart home devices are bad, the data practices of major manufacturers…
SmartThings is what you use when you want things to mostly work without thinking too hard. Home Assistant is what you use when you've decided smart home automation is a…
I've rebuilt my smart home setup from scratch twice — once when I moved apartments, once after I swore off proprietary ecosystems and went local. Both times I had a…