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Re:iPhone App will not stay open - just flashes when trying ... by tomc1985 on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @04:06AM (#14030484)
There are already established protocols in this space that never needed and do not require a cloud connection, let alone internet. (I forget their names, but industrial control automation has a long history) Why can't device makers simply speak the language?
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Re:iPhone App will not stay open - just flashes when trying ... by dawnerd on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @04:48AM (#14030686)
It's not so much the protocol since most of the devices are either z-wave or zigbee (BTLE is growing). All of those can operate without a network connection - it's just the companies that decided that the hub needs to store everything in the cloud. I believe the new smarthings hub can operate offline.

I've been slowly upgrading stuff in my house but steering clear of wifi only devices. They just don't work that well to begin with. Only exception being my nest thermostat - but that can even work offline, just with limited functionality.

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Re:iPhone App will not stay open - just flashes when trying ... by vkou on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @04:27AM (#14030592)
A few reasons.

1. Ignorance.

2. Not-invented-here syndrome.

3. They want to own your IOT ecosystem with their proprietary protocol.

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