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>>pictur+(OP)
This is why I really try to buy devices that can run Tasmota. Any Tuya compatible device can be flashed to work with Tasmota. I have actually left some devices with the Tuya firmware on there - their app is pretty decent. But I know if I need to I can flash Tasmota and make it appear on my network like a legacy Phillips Hue or Belkin Wemo device that doesn't require an account.

Buying hardware that can run open firmware is nice for future proofing in case the vendor goes sideways with their firmware. I do the same for routers with OpenWRT.

>>pseudo+O3
> Any Tuya compatible device can be flashed to work with Tasmota.

Hm, no not really. I have a bunch of remote controlled sockets that can't be reflashed with Tasmota and that require a ridiculous number of hoops to jump through to access including enabling 'developer mode' and access from a bunch of IPs in China. No thanks... really annoying because it was exactly one of those comments that caused me to buy them in the first place.