Instructions unclear. Set fire to my living room and HomePod ignored smoke detector.
Need to create an automation to disable detection every day at 4:20
Instructions unclear. Set fire to my living room and HomePod ignored smoke detector.
The thing is, all of the speech recognition is done on device. No network traffic takes place unless the device is told to do something.Fair point. I don't have anything like it at home, and forgot that; my bad. I guess it's already been an accepted fact to have devices constantly listening with high tech and highly sensitive microphone arrays. Enjoy the new feature, I suppose!
It is one of Apple's primary marketing points. If they violated it, that would destroy the company. Apple's internal motto is, "Privacy is a human right." People all over the world connect Wireshark to their networks and look at every single packet an Apple device sends out. Apple network traffic is very clean. If you look at the traffic coming out of a Microsoft or Amazon device, you would want to burn your home down, just to get rid of them. Apple traffic is even more privacy centered than Linux.A device that can silently and invisibly update its own firmware is not one into which one should put full trust. As for me, count me out.
As for fear? You should fear Apple. You should fear every big tech company, otherwise you're not paying attention at all. They are not your friends and never will be.
Ah, what am I saying? Apple would never, amirite?
I updated to the new architecture (the first time). So I believe I'm on the new architecture (and the setting to update is not available). However, am I really on the new architecture - how do you "really" know? I too do not have a "Safety and Security" setting to "tap on".From that article:
I'm on the new architecture and this section does not exist.
Or buy 9 dumb detectors and 1 smart one as long as they're interlinked (which you probably want anyway).Here is the thing. Residential smoke detecters need to be replaced every 10 years per US NFPA fire code. In my home I have 10 smoke/co2 detectors. I can buy and install a fancy $100 smoke detector at a total cost of $1000 every 10 years or I can buy $10 dumb smokes at a cost of $100 every 10 years The HomePod turns my dumb smokes into smart ones at no additional cost. I have one of the Kidde smoke alerts monitors already, which works well, but was discontinued.
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RemoteLync Monitor - Discontinued | Kidde
With the launch of our new smart alarms, we’ve made the decision to discontinue support for the Kidde RemoteLync Monitor, effective October 1, 2023.www.kidde.com
Thank you Apple!
Or buy 9 dumb detectors and 1 smart one as long as they're interlinked (which you probably want anyway).
I believe the rules for my area are one smoke/co2 on each level, and a smoke in every bedroom. Mine are all wired together but they offer wireless interlinking as well. That way if your alarm in your basement goes off and you're on the 2nd floor, that alarm goes off too. More warning to get out if your furnace/etc decide to make life exciting.
It’s already listening for “Hey Sirii”Just gonna say it, since nobody else has yet: this means it is constantly listening to its surroundings. May mean something, may not, but that means for this to work it must be constantly vigilant to the sounds around it.
Just a thought.
My OneKink does send to meMy stupid Homekit compatible FirstAlert OneLink (it's terrible, don't buy) went off last night and never sent me a notification (never has, even though it's set up in its own app as well as the Home app) and my HomePod which is 20 feet away in the same room never alerted me either. I can't seem to find the setting to turn this on, but will try when I can.
Seeing that here now too.I restarted my iPhone, and the "Safety & Security" option now appears on the Home Settings screen, but it's greyed out and inaccessible with no explanation as to why...
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You've never had my cookingYou need to start a fire.
hope it doesn't respond to infrequent short chirps or low battery chirping.
My iPhone has an updated recently section from when I installed my AirPodI updated to the new architecture (the first time). So I believe I'm on the new architecture (and the setting to update is not available). However, am I really on the new architecture - how do you "really" know? I too do not have a "Safety and Security" setting to "tap on".
I didn't start the fire. It was always burning...You need to start a fire.
Same. At least it is a lot better in the new apt as long as we don't forget the venting fan. Even with the one in the old apt would go off, and it was way further from the kitchen than the new one.Now if only my homepod could alert my smoke alarm when I'm cooking so it doesn't freak out every time I brown a steak.
I can just hear Siri's response "Playing Burnng Down the House by Talking Heads."With this latest HomePod update, Siri has finally been identified in real life:
"Hey Siri, listen for my smoke alarm"
Siri:
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Same. It suddenly appeared, but greyed out too.Seeing that here now too.
I rebooted my HomePod, and was able to go into Safety & Security to enable the feature.I restarted my iPhone, and the "Safety & Security" option now appears on the Home Settings screen, but it's greyed out and inaccessible with no explanation as to why...
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I thought this when I bought my OneLink... I have 8 dumb alarms and one expensive "smart" OneLink. Turns out the OneLink only sends notifications when it is the one that senses the smoke, not if it's triggered. Perhaps it's different with other brands. My OneLink never sends me notifications anyway though... Doesn't even show me in history that it went off last night (in that case it was the one that triggered because I have disconnected its interconnect line).Or buy 9 dumb detectors and 1 smart one as long as they're interlinked (which you probably want anyway).
I believe the rules for my area are one smoke/co2 on each level, and a smoke in every bedroom. Mine are all wired together but they offer wireless interlinking as well. That way if your alarm in your basement goes off and you're on the 2nd floor, that alarm goes off too. More warning to get out if your furnace/etc decide to make life exciting.