I’m moving in the next few weeks so I have a chance to start over or bring my current stuff with me. Currently we use a mix of Google Home and Alexa for voice control with HA running most of the automations. HA is running on a HA Yellow with zigbee (thread coming soon through firmware).
The VAST majority of our devices are wifi devices such as Kasa bulbs and switches, but we have a few other things like myQ for the garage door, Nest, Ring and some appliances. I’ve got one Aqara sensor I’ve added for playng with but it doesn’t have a function right now.
I’m overall happy with the performance of everything, but I would like to have more stuff not reliant on wifi and the cloud. Kasa is our biggest system due to the switches and it’s cloud dependent.
I’m just fishing for ideas on how you might start over or build a system with this in mind. I’m not opposed to a complete refresh or sticking to what we’ve got.
Well you’re already running Home Assistant so that’s a good start. I would ditch the myQ garage door opener if I were you. I have the Meross opener and I am quite fond of it.
I have no experience with the Nest and ditched my Ring devices over a year ago so I can’t really offer an opinion on them.
As far as your Kasa and WiFi devices, I would ditch them if it’s an opportunity and go with Zigbee plugs and sensors. I really like Aqara for plugs and various sensors but I also started buying Third Reality plugs because I can get a 4 pack of them for less than $40 on Amazon.