Your Alexa app a mess? Here's how to spring clean your smart home ecosystem this year.
standard is the talk of the smart home world right now, and no, I’m not talking about that one that occupies and has mass. I’m referring to the new open-source smart home protocol launched in late 2022 designed to ensure that all smart home devices, no matter the type, brand, or ecosystem, can seamlessly connect and talk with one another.
The latter is particularly likely if you’re using Amazon Alexa as your main ecosystem; the Alexa app has a nasty habit of adding “new devices” even if you’ve already added them before and are only re-establishing a lost connection or have changed their names on their respective proprietary apps. Fortunately, whatever your motivations, going through the process is relatively painless – and a lot less tiring than actual spring cleaning your home. Here are a few smart home spring cleaning tips to keep in mind before you get started.There’s no harm in using more than one smart home assistant and ecosystem. I am just as guilty of this as you may be – although I kind of had to be, since I often test and review smart home devices, and not all of them work with Alexa .
While you’re at it, delete old routines, rooms, and scenes you’re no longer using. It’ll make your life easier, especially when you’re not home and trying to control your devices. Who knows? You might even find a routine or an automation that could be a potential security risk.Spring cleaning your smart home ecosystem also involves a lot of appropriately renaming devices and rooms so you can easily control them.
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