Using a TV to control your smart home makes sense, which is why Google Home and Samsung SmartThings come baked into many TVs. But what if you want something a little more private? In the absence of a Home Assistant Android TV app, Homey's new release is your next best bet.
Homey has released an Android TV app for controlling your smart home
The Homey app you already know, now ready for the big screen
Homey is a Dutch company known for shipping small little boxes that function as smart home hubs. They're around the size of an Apple TV or Roku Ultra, and they relay information to your smart switches and thermostats without all of that information needing to travel through the cloud. This makes the boxes more private than the major cloud-based options like Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Samsung SmartThings
The major players are known to be in the industry in part to gather more information on how we use the devices in our homes. Admittedly, LG's acquisition of Homey has thrown some of these privacy credentials into question, but for the time being, Homey's privacy policy remains one of the most transparent I've seen.
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