Belkin Wemo discontinuation of service: Difference between revisions
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*'''Home Assistant''': Open-source platform offering local control through UPnP device discovery | *'''Home Assistant''': Open-source platform offering local control through UPnP device discovery | ||
*'''Third-party firmware''': Projects like Tasmota enable complete device replacement, though requiring technical modification | *'''Third-party firmware''': Projects like Tasmota enable complete device replacement, though requiring technical modification | ||
*Pywemo: Supports joining/changing Wifi settings, and local control via Wemo's local API (which is not documented by Belkin). https://github.com/pywemo/pywemo | |||
The existence of these workarounds demonstrates that the shutdown represents a business decision rather than technical necessity, as devices can continue functioning locally without cloud services. | The existence of these workarounds demonstrates that the shutdown represents a business decision rather than technical necessity, as devices can continue functioning locally without cloud services. | ||