How will smart home equipment be lost?

With a very frequent situation of loss of life, what will smart home devices look like? Will they return to the 'brick' state as before or will they still work?

Maybe the Internet is what distinguishes smart home devices from non-smart devices.So with a very frequent situation of loss of life, what will these smart home devices look like?Will they return to the 'brick' state as before or will they still work?

The answer is depending on the device.Some are completely useless when not connected to the network, but some still work normally even though there will be no 'smart' features.Here's what you need to know.

Some WiFi cameras will not work

Some cameras become completely useless without the network, including very popular cameras on the market such as Nest Cam or other camera devices of Nest.

However, there are other WiFi cameras such as Arlo Pro, for example, can record video normally if you plug in a USB drive.Normally it will be saved in the cloud but when there is no WiFi, it will save to USB.

Philips Hue lamps can work normally

With smart light, like Philips Hue, still works normally without a network connection, as long as you don't control it remotely.Hue uses hubs as an intermediary, very useful when losing a network.

If the Internet stops working but the WiFi local network is still active, you won't be able to control the lights from your phone when you're not at home, and everything will still work normally.

In other words, as long as the Hue Bridge hub is connected to the router and the phone also connects to the indoor WiFi network through the router, you can still control the lights from the phone, even if you lose your life.

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When you lose your life, there will be a smart device that will still work normally

Safety devices still work, but no longer 'smart'

As long as you use smart devices to control important things in the house, it is normal to worry about losing your life.The good news is that important devices like heat sensors, smoke detectors, and smart locks still function normally like other 'smart version' devices when losing their lives.

Voice assistants become useless

Devices like Amazon Echo or Google Home are used to control smart home devices very well.But although it is still possible to manually control the device, using a voice assistant is not possible without the network.

Some features, such as alarm or timer, still work.For example, if you set the alarm the next morning to lose WiFi, the virtual assistant will still call you up on time.But if you want to control them by voice or ask for information about the weather . then they will not work without the Internet.

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