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I wonder why they chose not to integrate HomeKit Secure Video into their new wired doorbell. Maybe to force you to purchase their subscription plan? Either way, my search for a good vertical view HKSV continues!

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[-] Num10ck@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

same here. who here owns the ecobee thermostat? how is it?

[-] ZooGuru@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I have it and I like it. Only thing I don’t like is that if you change the temperature in HomeKit, you can’t go back to the scheduled temperature easily. It would resume your schedule automatically at the correct times, but if you lower the temp in HomeKit to have cool air when you’re doing something active, you have to go to the ecobee app or physical thermostat to resume your current schedule. The native app works well though and I like its features also. I’d recommend it.

[-] Num10ck@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

interesting. i wonder if you can make a shortcut automation that runs often that is like if the ecobee isn't 'off' then resume schedule?

[-] ZooGuru@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

There is probably some potential there. Someone else has it working by making it a scene.

[-] robolemmy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I don’t have a problem resuming schedule from HomeKit or using Siri. I just say “hey siri resume schedule” and it does it.

[-] ZooGuru@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

That’s a good point. I have not used Siri to resume my schedule. I was speaking strictly from the HomeKit app interface.

[-] robolemmy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

scenes

I also have it available in the HomeKit ui.

[-] ZooGuru@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Do you create your schedule from the ecobee app or in HomeKit?

[-] robolemmy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

I used the ecobee app for scheduling the thermostat.

[-] ZooGuru@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Well shoot! Guess I’ll have to make me a scene for that. Thanks!

[-] robolemmy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I didn't manually create the scenes. It's been a long time since I set it up, but I think the ecobee app created the scenes for me automagically.

In the ecobee app, pick your thermostat, go to settings, then homekit. Scroll down to scenes and see what you see.

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I mostly love it. I have integrations with both HomeKit and Home Assistant that I use once in a while, but prefer the Ecobee app.

[-] turbodrooler@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

It needs a battery backup. Sometimes when the power goes out briefly, it doesn’t boot up again. In the winter, this could be disastrous if you aren’t home. I worry when on vacation and constantly check the temp at home.

[-] adude007@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Mine doesn’t always reconnect to WiFi but has always booted up after a power outage. It could use some improvement to retry WiFi connection after some time. Seems on my setup that the ecobee boots faster than my Orbi router.

[-] turbodrooler@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Mine has failed to boot three times now after a black/brown out.

[-] wildcelt@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

It's...okay. The hardware is decent, but the software (particularly the iOS app) has always been terrible.

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