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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by Loucypher@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I am failing to see the interest in having tons of IOT devices to manage, connect, segment, etc… Why would someone want to do it? To be clear, I have friends deep in it but… I still don’t understand. Can anyone try to explain the magic I am failing to see?

Edit: Thank you all for sharing your experiences! The ones I found more interesting are those that can easily translate in reducing or tracking consumption. The rest I hear but makes more sense when I look at it from an hobbyist perspective.

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[-] SecretPancake@feddit.de 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I mean presence in a specific room/area, not in general. Homekit knows if I’m at home, that’s not a problem.

[-] Maestro@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

That's harder, but perhaps the new wifi 7 sensing can help in the near future.

[-] SecretPancake@feddit.de 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It is already possible but the only one available yet is from a Chinese company and it needs their app (and cloud) to work so that’s not an option https://www.aqara.com/us/product/presence-sensor-fp2/

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