We don't have a universal standard letting different smart home devices work together seamlessly.

open Global / Unspecified, Global WS00173

Homes filled with gadgets from different brands often struggle to talk to each other properly, frustrating users and limiting real automation. A shared, open standard would fix this fragmentation.

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Created at: 2026-07-19T20:11:00Z

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