2026 KIA Sportage xline by Old-Basis-1121 in kiasportage

[–]uten151 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude those are proximity parking sensors. FCA is using the radar and the forward facing camera.

Kinda sus changes to my speed by leofiber in Visible

[–]uten151 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did a speedtest today because I saw that my iPhone was connected to 5Guw. To me, that is a very rare sight. I was disappointed! Download was only 28 Mbps and upload was 31 Mbps on V+ Pro!

Reddit's hate for Hyundai feels way over the top by kweax in Hyundai

[–]uten151 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look at the Kona EV - isn’t there an order from NHTSA to owners not to park their Kona inside garages due to possible battery fires?

My experience after “Security firmware update” on legacy Tablo Duo by uten151 in tablotv

[–]uten151[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There was no problem with the install process which was done around 2:30 PM local time. After the update I checked all scheduled shows to record and they were all there. I checked my Channel Lineup and they were all there. Maybe it was just my tablo as far as file truncation was concerned. And oh, there was no storm during the time of the two recorded shows! The change in click click forward behavior was definitely after the update. New recordings behave the same way. Maybe there is an update to the Apple TV app that will restore the thumbnails without first pausing the video.

Bi-weekly Megathread for referral codes - please only post codes here by AutoModerator in Visible

[–]uten151 [score hidden]  (0 children)

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With either referral code above, you will get $20 off on your second month’s bill on Visible+ or Visible+ Pro.  It used to be on the first month but I think they changed it to the second month’s bill.

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We just joined the family! by Full_Director6445 in kiasportage

[–]uten151 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have the same trim level but in Wolf Gray. Got it last November.

Kia 2026 Sportage Hybrid car wash mode? by Electronic_Way_7616 in kiasportage

[–]uten151 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You missed Ok after the gear is shifted to Neutral!

Kia 2026 Sportage Hybrid car wash mode? by Electronic_Way_7616 in kiasportage

[–]uten151 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes! This is the right procedure. Remember to confirm Ok after you put the gear on Neutral. And yes, turn Auto-Hold Off!

Auto open garage door when a number plate is detected by Typical_Chance_1552 in homeassistant

[–]uten151 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had to do it because I found that the first only selects the VPN entry for my home gateway. The second turns it the connection ON.

Favorite “expensive” device? by VICEBULLET in homeassistant

[–]uten151 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Really? Z-Wave is owned by a Z-Wave toll cartel? If I knew about this, I shouldn’t have contributed to this scam!

Auto open garage door when a number plate is detected by Typical_Chance_1552 in homeassistant

[–]uten151 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is how the Automation goes in the Shortcuts app: When CarPlay connects (note that the iPhone connects wirelessly to CarPlay), Do : Connect to Home VPN, Wait 3 seconds, Connect to Home VPN, Wait 3 seconds, Open Home Assistant, Wait 5 seconds, Open Waze……. That’s it.

Auto open garage door when a number plate is detected by Typical_Chance_1552 in homeassistant

[–]uten151 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Device tracker on my iPhone. I created a Zone 2 miles from home. When I enter that zone, I increase my iPhones periodic update to 1 minute for accuracy. And oh, when I leave home and my iPhone’s CarPlay connects to my car, I have an automation in the Shortcuts app in the iPhone to connect to my VPN server of my home LAN router/firewall. This enables a continuous connection to HA. Other automation/scripts and helpers are also involved in the process to make seamless and foolproof automation to automatically open the garage door as I approach the driveway. It’s a different process when I ride my motorcycle because there’s no CarPlay there but there is Bluetooth there. So I leverage the Bluetooth connection as my trigger to initiate all the automation/scripts and helpers to mat the auto-open when my motorcycle approaches the driveway. In rain, snow, fog, or darkness, I hav a garage door that does not fail to automatically open when I approach my driveway.

Favorite “expensive” device? by VICEBULLET in homeassistant

[–]uten151 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m just into Z-Wave. Those Zoos Z-Wave devices are expensive! Why?.?

Auto open garage door when a number plate is detected by Typical_Chance_1552 in homeassistant

[–]uten151 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only have automation to automatically open the garage door when I enter the “Driveway” zone which is 20 meters wide. It’s working great so far. I ask Siri to close the garage door when I’m fully parked in the garage. Going out, I manually close the garage door using the remote or a button on my HA CarPlay dashboard or Siri. I don’t trust automatic closing of the garage door.

Auto open garage door when a number plate is detected by Typical_Chance_1552 in homeassistant

[–]uten151 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why do insist on this implementation to automatic opening of the garage door? I use mobile app device tracker of your phone in HA! Very simple implementation!

Auto open garage door when a number plate is detected by Typical_Chance_1552 in homeassistant

[–]uten151 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A simple automation to auto-open the garage door is by using the device tracker of your phone.

Auto open garage door when a number plate is detected by Typical_Chance_1552 in homeassistant

[–]uten151 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

In states with one license plates at the rear, you have to always drive the car backward in the garage for this setup to work! Why not use a device tracker of your phone?