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Hey! Laura from Nabucasa here! I’m working with the Product team that helps maintain and improve the core structure of Home Assistant in the Open Home Foundation. This is something I've asked around in the HA discord server & forum, but I'd like to ask anyone around here too.
I’m here because I want to learn how you pick the right device, to be sure we are exposing the right info and helping you get the right one too, so getting what you need is simpler but always 100% your choice (everyone makes decisions based on their own needs differently). The purpose being learning if we can figure out ways to support you better in those choices.
I do have my own personal experience with HA and I read the forums, reddit and discord as much as I can, but I thought it makes more sense to just ask you directly and get your feelings from small polls or comments. All help is welcome!
When you want to find the right device, what is the very first thing you start looking for?
Everyone looks for something different,some things I could think of as possibilities:
- The end purpose I need, in case it exists - Plant controller, air conditioning controller, car door controller…
- The device type - plug, temperature sensor, movement sensor… regardless of the purpose
- The brand, in case a brand I like has a device I could use
- A rough description of the goal, in hopes to get a forum response etc.
What is the most common for you?