Why I'm Ditching Samsung SmartThings (And Redoing My Smart Home)
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 Published On Dec 17, 2023

That's it. I'm done. Samsung SmartThings just isn't good enough anymore. I don't think I can use this smart home and home automation system in my home anymore. I'll be explaining why, and how I'll be evaluating a number of other smart home systems in 2024.

Timecodes for today's video:
00:00 - Samsung SmartThings is Dead To Me
1:09 - How SmartThings Failed Me This Year
3:39 - Broken Promises
6:50 - The Community Problem
8:46 - Why You Won't Get New Custom Features in SmartThings
11:00 - It's Samsung Only Now
12:40 - What This Means for Us
14:57 - What Smart Home System I Will Use Now

Hubs I'm considering:
Homey Pro - https://geni.us/HomeyProAYL (Amazon affiliate link)
Home Assistant Green - https://www.seeedstudio.com/Home-Assi...
Hubitat Elevation C8 - https://geni.us/HubitatC8AYL (Amazon affiliate link)
Aqara M2 Hub - https://geni.us/AqaraM2HubAYL (Amazon affiliate link)


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Thanks for watching, and Don't Hate, Automate.

Brian

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