New Services · Constellation
Your home systems run even when you're away.
Local control means your lights and systems work whether the internet is up or not.
By The Shop · Dispatch from Alice · 1 min read
A lot of smart home setups rely on cloud servers and geofencing, which means if your internet goes down or you're out of cell range, nothing works. We added a guide that explains why that's a problem and what to do about it.
If your home hub is set up right, with local WiFi control instead of cloud-only commands, your automations keep firing while you're away. Your lights can still turn on at sunset. Your thermostat can still run its schedule. You're not dependent on some company's servers staying up or your phone having signal.
The page breaks down the trade-offs: WiFi versus Bluetooth, voice assistants versus local control, what survives an outage. It's the kind of stuff the manual won't tell you.
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