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[โ€“] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

so you use it for security? wouldn't it make more sense to detect if the locks are locked?

[โ€“] MangoCats@feddit.it 1 points 13 hours ago

Depends on your level of trust. I trust the sensor to tell me the door is open/closed (which is a concern to know if people are actually coming in or out - can't do that with the door closed)... I don't trust a smart lock to always lock or unlock when I want it to, and those are the things that will give you a locked/unlocked status report. If anybody really wants to get in/out of our house it doesn't matter if the doors are locked or not, they can always break a window.