Topic: is anyone else struggling with their smart home setup?

flipper

Howdy folks, I’m not one to usually post much, but I’m running into a bit of a quagmire with my latest tech venture and I’m hoping some tech-dabbling minds here might have a solution or two. So, I recently jumped headfirst into the smart home thing, got a bunch of gadgets and gizmos off Amazon, but I’m finding the whole setup a little finicky. Other than my smart lights, the rest refuses to sync up properly. I’ve got a Nest thermostat that seems to have a mind of its own, and my Google Home isn’t talking nice with my smart plugs at all.

I’ve followed online tutorials, done the reset thing multiple times, but it’s like they’ve joined some tech union and gone on strike! Even with the wife’s and my individual phones, different results. Hers almost always works without a hitch, while my phone is constantly at odds with everything (we both have Android).

I didn’t think it would be this big of a challenge! I mean, I’ve built my own PC and dabbled with making a raspberry pi media center last year so I thought this would be a breeze, but nah. It’s testing my patience, to say the least.

So does anyone else have this problem? Any tried and tested fixes? Any advice/suggestions on troubleshooting? Even simple anecdotes can help, share ’em if you 🤔

jwizz

Man, I remember when I first tried to set up my smart home. Felt like I’d stumbled into a whole new dimension where nothin’ makes sense! 😄 So, your problem with the Nest and Google Home not syncing up might be due to a few things.

Firstly, check if you’ve got the latest updates installed on both the gadgets. Then you might need to check your WiFi strength. Sometimes, mine was wonky in certain areas. Even moved my router closer for better signal - helped a ton.

About your phone not playing nice, have you tried reinstalling the apps? For me, sometimes just deleting and reinstalling sorts it out. Good luck mate!

MarshaP

Totally relate to that! My tech-savvy nephew had to practically camp at my house before I knew what’s what.😅 And you’re right about those WiFi dead zones, can be super frustrating. Fiddled around with some WiFi extenders and that seemed to do the trick. Also found out the hard way that these smart home gadgets can be real picky about what kind of WiFi they prefer, some just won’t play ball on the 5GHz signal. Keeping them on 2.4GHz sorted things out for me. So maybe you should give that a look, might just be your case too. Cheers!