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Joined 1 year ago
Cake day: June 12th, 2023
  • richie510@lemmy.worldtohomeassistant@lemmy.world•Home-Assistant Compatible Hub NeededEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I have no suggestions for a hub that does what you want. However, Homeassistant does all of what you want and more.

    If you have a box that HA can run on, just try it. You can integrate things you would not even expect. You can get the official Zigbee usb dongle from Nabu Casa or from anywhere you choose. Then just start pulling over one device at a time getting comfortable with HA. You can add a Z-Wave dongle, a Thread dongle, and more.

    With Home Assistant the best place to start is to just get it running on your network and see all the stuff it finds on its own. Then get a Zigbee dongle and start moving things over as slow as you like. This is by far the best path rather than relying on some other hub that will eventually EOL and leave you hanging again.

    Automations in HA are very easy, and coming from HomeKit, they are an absolute dream to work with.

    Don’t wait to order something to get started with HA, just install it on whatever you have lying around or install it in a VM with VirtualBox if you have nothing else. Get used to it and then plan out how you want to go forward. If you find that you hate HA, it would be nice to know before you drop any $$$ on it.

  • richie510@lemmy.worldtoApple@lemmy.world•What do you use the action button on the iPhone 15 pro for?English
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    1 year ago

    I’m also using for the flashlight.

    It can only be accessed by the Lock Screen button and the control center widget. The camera can be activated by app, Lock Screen swipe, control center widget, Lock Screen button, search, etc.

    I like the idea of using shortcuts to make it more flexible. However mute toggle and camera are not likely something I will pursue. (Why do people need to intermittently mute their phones, isn’t your phone always on mute?)

  • richie510@lemmy.worldtoApple@lemmy.world•Clean setup on a new iPhoneEnglish
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    1 year ago

    If I didn’t get a new phone every year I would likely not load a backup. It takes a bit more time when you just “sign in to icloud” and then go from there, but the phone feels a lot more “new”. Loading my old backup on a new phone just has too much familiarity in the way of app arrangement and whatnot.

    As with any new phone, ensure all of your core apps work before resetting the old one. Often 2FA and stuff can get you in a catch 22 if you are not careful.

  • richie510@lemmy.worldtoMemmy - An iOS client for Lemmy@lemmy.ml•Memmy Version 0.1.0 - Here is what is fixed, changing, and being added to the upcoming App Store releaseEnglish
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    1 year ago

    For now, use them all. I’m using Memmy, mlem, liftoff, wefwef, lemmy.world as a PWA, and thunder. So far it seems Memmy, mlem and wefwef are the most “iOS” of the bunch, but several variants have their ups and downs. For example, when I want a link to a community in the cleanest form, I go to mlem (three dots in top level of community provides a share button). Memmy is my main daily driver and does my notifications. Wefwef is just amazing that it is a web app. Thunder and liftoff feel like what I expect android to feel like (material design).

    I expect I will settle into Memmy, mlem and wefwef with some occasional web app and website usage of lemmy.world, it is great to try them all right now.

    We have options with servers, and options with apps, and we have no need for monogamy among these fine options.