Ok we understand that iHost has been produced so that we can have local control over our devices without needing to rely on the internet or the eWeLink app. However at this stage it is not possible for iHost to act as a fully “Stand Alone” server without eWelink for a number of reasons that I’m sure the Technical People at Sonoff will resolve in the future as they are very good at listening to users and implementing solutions to meet our requirements. I think that from my own experience with iHost the following things need urgent attention:
- The ability to add wi-fi devices in iHost without the need to use eWeLink
- The ability to update device (wi-fi and Zigbee) firmware in iHost
- The visibility of iHost paired Zigbee devices in eWeLink and the ability to adjust some functions eg for TRVZB being able to change the Auto, Manual, OFF, Smart Schedule entries and Target Temperatures.
- Full support in iHost for wi-fi devices such as Sonoff TH10/ TH16. these images show the eWeLink UI for TH10:
and this is the iHost UI for the same device:
a number of the eWeLink functional features of the device (being able to switch auto/ manual, temperature schedules) have not been implemented in the iHost eWeLink Smart Home add on.
Please Sonoff give us some better integration between the platforms for these great products.