Talk:Home automation

Platform fragmentation
Can the Connected Home over IP project be mentioned as it could help platform fragmentation ? It's still early days as the project just started, but seems to be useful. Genetics4good (talk) 12:32, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 June 2020
I suggest a minor edit due to incorrect use of language: In the History section, change the wording from As per research firm Statista to Per research firm Statista

The word As is commonly used in this manner and is incorrect usage. Wmccrack (talk) 11:29, 1 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Not the type of edit that protection is meant to block. &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 16:46, 1 June 2020 (UTC)

It is 2020 and very soon (next month) 2021 with the need for much updating
The introduction needs updating with current market value and a rough number of players in the industry. The big push on DIY in the last 2 years needs to be emphasized. Improvements in security needs to be noted, maybe not in detail but things like 2FA implementations as well as protocol enhancements and private systems have improved security measures. Also, it would be good to note that some manufacturers are attempting to merge standards in attempts to improve interoperability.

History is in need of updating. Since 2018 there have been massive changes in the industry with a big push on DIY systems. Standards like Z-wave have been upgraded with Z-wave+ so, there should be reference to standards improvements.

Under "Applications and technologies", the technologies aren't even mentioned. Only applications are referenced with the exception of "Voice control devices". The technologies of WiFi, Z-wave, Zigbee, and Bluetooth. Insteon might not be included as it is a manufacturer reference as well.

Implementations needs to include the advances in the DIY industry of home automation.

Criticism and controversies should have added to the mention of proprietary software and devices have left the market which adds to the customer hesitations. The number of older devices that may have security issues have greatly declined in the last couple of years as newer low cost devices have emerged so the research information probably needs updating.

The "Impact" section needs updating with data on the DIY market that has boomed in the last couple of years. DIY kits that nearly foolproof have emerged for home security.

Gallery photos should be updated with more relevant images. While the "Domestic patch panel" is good, the "Well and booster pump automation" is not very representative many home automation systems. Also, a photo of a modern smart lock like Schlage Touchscreen Camelot trim and a control panel like a Vega touch screen or Leviton OmniTouch 7 color screen would be a modern image.

Markebby (talk) 18:54, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Go for it! I look forward to your many updates.  It would be good to see some positive advantages to home automation instead of reading about expensive light bulbs that quit working when the manufacturer pulls the Web site that controls them. --Wtshymanski (talk) 20:22, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

Home automation and Smart home should be separate articles
The phrase smart home refers to home automation devices that have internet access. Home automation, a broader category, also includes any device that can be monitored or controlled via wireless radio signals or any device with a microprocessor in it so it can be "programmed" (but no internet access).

Many remotely controllable devices have no internet access and instead have physical control devices that use either RF (“Radio Frequency”) or IR (“Infrared”) beams (e.g., a wireless doorbell, TV remote controls, and garage door openers). Non-"smart" home automation may still have very serious security risks associated with it, because the control signals can be hijacked by bad actors with the right signaling equipment. Garage door openers are of particular note in this regard. But it is a very different kind of security risk to "smart home" devices with internet access.

Collectively, all the smart home devices on every home's Wi-Fi network helps to make up what is called the Internet of Things (IoT), a huge sea of sensors and control devices across the world that are capable of being accessed via the internet, mainly so that the manufacturer can periodically download updated firmware. But being on the internet also means that such devices are, potentially, available for spying or hacking.

Thus, I think a second article "Smart home" should be created to address the emerging Matter (standard) and the Internet of Things. Harborsparrow (talk) 13:58, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

Butler in a box
The worlds first voice activated home automation system and "sort of " AI form 1983 should probably get a mention :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra9ov-ud_Q0 62.49.233.243 (talk) 19:19, 19 March 2024 (UTC)