Hi, I miss a community driven device product review page in the forum with a standardized device product review form, As you keep developing your Hubitat environment and keep adding new devices to your smart home, you regularly find yourself in the situation that you need to by some sensor or devi…

[image] magnus.s: catalog of officially supported and unsported devices where users could add devices Seems like this would be a challenge. There are LOTS of devices in use that are not officially supported. Someone would need to spend a lot of time scanning the list and removing devices that…

[image] magnus.s: That is all good and well, but would it not be a lot easier if there was a catalog of officially supported and unsported devices There is for Officially supported at least. If you wanna make a Wiki of unsupported, have at it! People have tried and just abandoned it.

I recently 'smartified' some of my radiators and existing 'doumb' light switches. In that process I deliberately bought different devices to test them out before buying a lot more of one or a few of them. As it is required by law I also hired an electrician to install them. He also gave the devices …

[image] rlithgow1: There is for Officially supported at least. Which is brilliant, and works very well.

Everyone could potentially benefit from a thorough review of all devices that are officially compatible or have a working community-developed solution. The problem is that it’s unusual to find someone motivated enough to turn that idea into reality due to all the effort required to create and maint…

[image] bertabcd1234: Note that this also exists Ah, perfect! Thanks (again!) Robert!

That wiki thread probably could be more visible, for users who aren’t already aware of its existence. Maybe a sticky in the custom apps and drivers category would do it.

You can also search within HPM for apps / drivers that may be of interest.

I miss a standardized device product review catalog in the community

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bertabcd1234 June 18, 2024, 1:20pm 6

Note that this also exists, and it contains devices that users have used successfully that have not necessarily been tested by staff (as well as many that have):