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Haier hits Home Assistant plugin dev with takedown notice (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
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[–] 16 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Does homeassistant even charge a subscription?

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Home assistant does not, but Haier would rather you use their proprietary SmartAir2 app that vacuums up every tiny bit of personal data for resale, and could potentially turn into a subscription service later.

    Mind you smartair2 has a 1.4 star rating on the play store if that tells you how well any of their software and devices work lol

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    The software is free, and you would never need to pay anything to get set up great system for yourself. In addition to that, they also offer a service that you can subscribe to that gives you some benefits. You can replicate all the functions on your own, I believe, but the service makes it extremely simple.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    They do, but only if you want to go through their servers for access outside of your network.

    I do it mostly to support the project.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago*

    IMO, it's also worth the yearly cost for voice integration with Google Nest/Home or similar devices. Both can be done without paying but it's so much easier and I know it'll be supported over time.

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