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  • Amazon acquires smart doorbell manufacturer Ring, HomeKit still on the way [u]

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    evilution said:
    Late 2016, end of 2017, definitely 2018.
    It’s like the ago old fable. No one will believe them if they ever release it with Home kit enabled.
    Unlikely with Shamazon at the wheel.
    At this point I actually expect Ring (now Amazon I guess) to release "Ring Pro X" or something like that in order to support HomeKit.  However, if they do there will be lawsuits from people like me because I did specifically purchase Ring over other doorbells based on direction the company gave that HomeKit would be supported via RingPro.  
    watto_cobra

  • Amazon acquires smart doorbell manufacturer Ring, HomeKit still on the way [u]

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    patchythepirate said:
    Complete a**holes. Kept promising homekit support "at the end of the year" for over two years. I bought a doorbell and some floodlight cams (both battery powered), now they say that homekit is coming, but only for a couple non-battery powered devices? Pretty sleazy. And now bought out by a company I have no trust in. Disappointing.
    There is a story out there that a Ring Exec was asked at CES this year and they said they are able to turn on HomeKit right now, but won't because there is a disagreement with Apple about something stupid like where the alert originates or is delivered. Ring doesn't want to abide by Apples rules, so the consumer loses. I had just purchased when I read that and thought about ripping it out and returning it. But even without homekit it still really is a good device.
    cornchipwatto_cobra

  • Amazon acquires smart doorbell manufacturer Ring, HomeKit still on the way [u]

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    vmarks said:
    Amazon's plan has been to try and have amazon delivery people unlock the door and deliver inside the home. They're doing that with the Yale lock they have a partnership with, and were attempting to do it when they wanted to buy August Lock (and their doorbell camera.)

    They're working on their own courier service. Their own couriers who have access to their customers' homes, to deliver their packages for their customers. I'm intentionally phrasing this with the possessive form, because they think their customers don't have privacy concerns with them doing any of this.

    You can set up a homekit device in the Home App, and not need to have the devices' app downloaded or signed into. This does prevent you from getting firmware updates, which can be required when an OS update breaks compatibility.

    Privacy is only a concern if I replace my standard "dumb" schlage locks. Until then Ring keeps being Ring.
    watto_cobra

  • Amazon acquires smart doorbell manufacturer Ring, HomeKit still on the way [u]

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    fallenjt said:
    2old4fun said:
    I have liked our Ring doorbell. I was going to expand on my deployment of Ring products based on the doorbell. But now all things Ring will go the way of Nest. If it doesn’t conform to HomeKit, then it doesn’t have a place in my home.
    It's a doorbell camera. Who cares if it's HomeKit, Alexa or Google compatible as long as it has the app. You don't need to set scenes for doorbell or turn on/off. It's always on with motion detection.
    I care. Looming Homekit is why I bought the Ring Pro recently. I want it on HomeKit so I can view the motion alerts on my apple watch.
    jahbladewatto_cobralolliver

  • T-Mobile aims to one-up other US carriers with 5G in 30 cities by end of 2018

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    "Let's be the first company to put out a technology no one can use and may not be able to use until next year at the earliest!"
    beowulfschmidt