Hey Tuya AI in the Tuya App: What It Means for Local Control
Hey Tuya turned the Tuya app into an AI assistant. What its privacy labels say, what Tuya hasn't said, and whether local control is affected.
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Tuya Won’t Pair on an IoT VLAN? EZ vs AP Mode Explained
Tuya device won't pair on your IoT VLAN? Why EZ mode fails, why AP mode helps, and why the segment needs internet while Smart Life pairs it.
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How to Get a Tuya Local Key Without a Developer Account
Want a Tuya local key for LocalTuya or tuya-local without an IoT Platform account? Compare the routes that skip it and what each still sends to the cloud.
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Tuya Local Control on a Different Phone: Why It Fails
Tuya local control failing on a new phone is rarely a same-phone rule. What Tuya's docs say, what to check first, and why re-pairing is the wrong fix.
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Tuya and Smart Life in Home Assistant: Multiple-Account Troubleshooting
Use Tuya Smart and Smart Life accounts in Home Assistant. Check separate entries, authorization, device visibility, sharing limits and local alternatives.
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Tuya Local Key Stopped Working? Check Pairing, Network and Protocol
Troubleshoot a Tuya local key that stopped working. Check pairing, device ID, network access, protocol support and cloud lookup errors before resetting.
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Is Sonoff the Same as Tuya? eWeLink vs Smart Life Explained
Sonoff and Tuya are unrelated companies with incompatible apps. Here's what that means for pairing, cloud data, and going local with Zigbee2MQTT or ZHA.
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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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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.