Dev hacks Xiaomi's Smart Humidifier to free it from the cloud, now works with Home Assistant locally — custom firmware allows the product to evade planned obsolescence
by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) from Latest from Tom's Hardware on (#7259M)
If the one thing about smart home appliances that deterred you from ever investing in this connected future was how your data was always being routed through servers, you're in for a treat. A skilled developer has hacked his new Xiaomi Humidifier with ESPHome, making the device compatible with Home Assistant.