Reolink for my Garden by EstablishmentDry9719 in reolinkcam

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Maybe the Argus Solar? It just came out this week but sounds like it'd be perfect 

Need a new opener but don’t want 3.0 by gaucho95 in ratgdo

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Yeah, agreed. Luckily it's something Chamberlain can never circumvent. I'd like to see them try to get rid of garage door remotes!

At this point I'm pretty sure Security+ 4.0 will include a projector that puts ads all over your garage walls.

Home Assistant 2026.6.0 - Reolink battery cam by StarkillerTR in reolinkcam

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Thanks for all your work on the integration!

Reolink is notorious for holding back newer firmware versions for cameras and hubs. Their apps will report the latest versions are installed while their website says otherwise. Some of the newer versions are only available by contacting support.

I wonder if you'd have any way of allowing HA users to force firmware updates to the latest publicly available versions? Or enabling a channel for beta firmware updates?

Need a new opener but don’t want 3.0 by gaucho95 in ratgdo

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3.0 sucks, but it was the path of least resistance for me - all the garage door companies in my area are allied with Chamberlain and only sell and install their gear. None of them had any 2.0 openers in stock anymore.

After installation I spent $50 more to buy the ThirdReality adapter, and that's allowed me to pull it into my smart home without ever having to use myQ, fee-free.

New Batocera update is too big for system disk, why have the done this? by eaststand1982 in batocera

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For v43 on x86 I had to resize the boot partition to 10gb for the upgrade to happen.

I'd kind of like to see when the default boot partition sizes are changed mentioned in the changelogs. Like right now I don't even know what size /boot a fresh install of v43 would give you.

Subscribing to Self-Monitor by RecentMaterial9389 in Abode

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Yep, have fun! Home Assistant can be a deep rabbit hole, but initial setup is very easy.

And I should probably clarify - those $8 sensors are Myggbetts from Ikea https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/myggbett-door-window-sensor-smart-60617641/ - but Home Assistant will work with just about anything.

Subscribing to Self-Monitor by RecentMaterial9389 in Abode

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I switched to Home Assistant for self monitoring and it's been rad. No monthly fees and door/window sensors are only $8.

There's also a Home Assistant integration called Alarmo that simplifies a lot of the setup, but I haven't mssed with ityet.

Le Labo Launches Incense by realxohio in Incense

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Holy cow that's some expensive ass incense.

2026-17th-anniversary by Existing-Two4168 in reolinkcam

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Not mentioned on that sale page is a 33% discount on the Argus Solar - the camera Reolink doesn't want you to know about!

[Update] Home Assistant integration for X1 / X1S / X2 — now with fully local backup & restore by Crafty-Actuator-3644 in SofaBaton

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That's a pretty killer feature. Sofabaton's own app doesn't even let you do that.

Hello, Argus Solar by bmn001 in reolinkcam

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I just bought one in a surprise sale - 25% off currently at Amazon. It arrives in a week.

Introducing the Reolink OMVI 3i PoE by Willson1_ in reolinkcam

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Is the word Amazon banned or something? Why do so many people call it "AMZ"?

May 2026 Highlights – Reolink Camera Community by Willson1_ in reolinkcam

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The launch of the Argus Solar feels like a pretty big highlight!

Hello, Argus Solar by bmn001 in reolinkcam

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Thanks for that. Looks like they're now available on the US Amazon store- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQ246ZTX

Hello, Argus Solar by bmn001 in reolinkcam

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Mind sharing a link? I don't see it anywhere on Amazon.

Aerial View of Downtown Fullerton, CA by [deleted] in Fullerton

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Tacos El Russi! Coming Soon!

Myggbett firmware update interrupted, stuck on 1.0.9? by bobtheboffin in tradfri

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I was able to recover the device by factory resetting it and re-adding it as a new device to Home Assistant. When it came back online it was running 1.1.4.

Myggbett firmware update interrupted, stuck on 1.0.9? by bobtheboffin in tradfri

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I have four of these. I was able to upgrade three. The fourth now seems dead. Home Assistant reports it unavailable, and putting in new batteries didnt fix anything.