![]() ![]() I didn't want some company that could brick (or change) my crap without permission. I wanted wireless sensors and the ability to send Email and text messages. And these solutions seem to always mean a third-party controls your crap and you pay some recurring fee.Įxample- I wanted to set up a security system. The problem is that the "masses" want an "easy" and connected "solution". But sometimes that can be really difficult to find. The issue is when you buy some "cloud" based device which is controlled by a third-party. You can use X10, ZWave, whatever with simple controllers or even simple, local computer based connection. >"I can stick with old-fashioned wall mounted light switches, thanks." We update the firmware as security issues are discovered, so users preventing the automatic firmware update process would not benefit from these future fixes." We recommend that users do not try to prevent the automatic firmware update process. The reason for the firmware update was to make the Harmony Hub more secure, therefore we do not have an official downgrade option. That interface was never designed to be used by third parties. We removed that interface as part of an effort to make to improve the Hub security. In a statement to Ars, a Logitech representative confirmed that local access was removed in the latest Harmony Hub firmware update for security reasons: "The XMPP interface was used as part of the setup process and was pointed out as an insecure communication. Users with Homeseer and Home Assistant APIs have reported parts of their systems broken, preventing them from controlling things like smart TVs, sound systems, and more using the Harmony Hub and its remote. Users immediately flocked to Logitech's community forms to complain once they realized the systems they built up to control their smart home devices essentially became unresponsive. Logitech began pushing out firmware update 4.15.206 last week, its release notes stating that it addresses security and bug fixes. ![]() As a result, many users who created home automation and smart home systems using third-party APIs haven't been able to control many, and in some cases, all of their connected IoT devices. The device's latest firmware update, version 4.15.206, reportedly cuts off local access for Harmony Hubs. DarkRookie2 shares a report from Ars Technica: Many users of Logitech's Harmony Hub smart home hub and remote were recently met with a nasty surprise. ![]()
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