My Building Has Replaced Our Keys with an App. Is That Legal?

Re:My Building Has Replaced Our Keys with an App. Is That Le... by bombcar on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @08:31AM (#33879346)

This is why I like the Lutron switches - they work both manual and via HomeKit and if you change state one way you still can the other way - and they have a physical tiny tab you can pull to kill power to it if needed as a third backup.

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Re:My Building Has Replaced Our Keys with an App. Is That Le... by qubitcoder on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @02:10PM (#33885397)

Agreed. On a related note, I use these smart bulb dimmers all over the house: https://www.lutron.com/en-US/Products/Pages/StandAloneContro...

They work beautifully with Hue bulbs and HomeKit, as well as offline without WiFi. It also avoids the situation of people disabling smart bulbs by using the physical switch.

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Re:My Building Has Replaced Our Keys with an App. Is That Le... by bombcar on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @06:53PM (#33888819)

Those little guys are great. The Hue button thing (with four settings is nice too) though I’m not entirely sure how beneficial dimmable is in most areas.

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