Tuya on an IoT VLAN with Home Assistant: What Breaks
Moving Tuya Wi-Fi devices to an IoT VLAN breaks LocalTuya discovery, not local control. The mechanism, the one firewall rule, and the manual-IP fix.
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Aqara Hub Local API in Home Assistant: Is Telnet Worth It?
AqaraGateway reaches Aqara hub entities HomeKit Controller can't, but it needs telnet access Aqara keeps closing. Here's the real risk, by hub model.
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Sonoff Power Sensors Stuck? eWeLink’s 2026 Cloud Block
Sonoff power readings frozen in Home Assistant while switching still works? eWeLink blocked the sensor updates in 2026. SonoffLAN 3.11.0 fixes it locally.
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eWeLink Privacy: What Data Does the App Actually Collect?
A plain-English breakdown of what eWeLink's own privacy policy discloses about device data, permissions, third-party SDKs, and where the data goes.
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Sonoff DIY Mode: Local Control Without eWeLink Cloud
Sonoff's DIY Mode swaps eWeLink cloud control for a local HTTP API, no reflash needed. Which devices support it, and how to bring it into Home Assistant.
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LocalTuya vs Tuya-Local: Which HA Integration to Use?
LocalTuya, tuya-local, and Home Assistant's official Tuya integration are three different things. Which to install in 2026, and which fork to pick.
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Xiaomi Cloud Tokens Extractor Stuck on 2FA? Here’s the Fix
Xiaomi Cloud Tokens Extractor stuck in a 2FA login loop? Here's the update that clears it, the official checklist, and the DevTools workaround.
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Tuya Zigbee Devices Don’t Need a Local Key (Wi-Fi Ones Do)
Read a LocalTuya guide and assumed you need a 'local key'? If your Tuya device is Zigbee, not Wi-Fi, you can skip that step. Here's the difference.
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Does Tuya/Smart Life Automation Work Without Internet?
Tuya's own developer docs define three automation tiers with different offline reliability. Here's which one your Smart Life setup actually runs on.
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Does Tuya Send Your Data to China? What Actually Happens
The 'Tuya sends data to China' claim traces to a 2021 report. Here's what Tuya's own current documentation says about where your data actually goes.