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Elaborated on why not being able to install alternative firmware on Tuya devices is a bad thing. Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Visual edit |
Added reference to Tasmota, open source ESP8266 firmware which has amenities for Tuya specifically |
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February 2025 - Tuya Life Android app, when opened, presented updated terms and conditions. Failure to accept the terms and conditions exited the app, thus rendering it impossible to access the app to control Tuya devices, which require the app to operate as described on the Tuya product packaging. To continue to be able to control Tuya devices it is mandatory to accept the unilaterally modified Tuya terms and conditions. | February 2025 - Tuya Life Android app, when opened, presented updated terms and conditions. Failure to accept the terms and conditions exited the app, thus rendering it impossible to access the app to control Tuya devices, which require the app to operate as described on the Tuya product packaging. To continue to be able to control Tuya devices it is mandatory to accept the unilaterally modified Tuya terms and conditions. | ||
== Tasmota == | |||
The open source project [[Tasmota]] offers the [[Tuya Convert]] utility for flashing firmware provided you have physical access to the ESP8266's serial pins. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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*[https://github.com/tuya-cloudcutter/tuya-cloudcutter Tuya Cloudcutter - A tool that disconnects Tuya IoT devices from the cloud, allowing them to run completely locally] | *[https://github.com/tuya-cloudcutter/tuya-cloudcutter Tuya Cloudcutter - A tool that disconnects Tuya IoT devices from the cloud, allowing them to run completely locally] | ||
*[https://smart-life-app.com/smart-life-app-compatible-device-list/ comprehensive but still incomplete list of manufactures using Tuya] | *[https://smart-life-app.com/smart-life-app-compatible-device-list/ comprehensive but still incomplete list of manufactures using Tuya] | ||
*[https://tasmota.github.io/docs/Tuya-Convert/ Tuya Convert - A tool for flashing Tasmota to Tuya devices] | |||
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