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It needs to be something powerful enough for me to program and run my home on the fly but also straightforward enough that my tech-averse husband, parents, and any guests in my house can use to turn on the lights, play music, and maybe adjust the thermostat.

With the flexibility of the new plug-in version, I’ve been able to install it in a central location in my house where anyone can walk up to it to turn on the lights, start playing music, or trigger the movie time scene.

There are direct integrations with Ring, Google Nest, Philips Hue, Sonos, Ecobee, Lifx, August, Yale, Wemo, TP-Link, Kwikset, Schlage, Honeywell Home, and more.

For example, it only works to directly control one garage door opener (Genie Aladdin) and one security system platform (Resideo), and you can only use its built-in motion sensor; there’s no compatibility with third-party options.

If you already have devices that work directly with the Brilliant — like Sonos, Ecobee thermostats, Hue lights, Hunter Douglas (the third-generation hub only), or Somfy shades — and are considering an iPad or something similar to control them, this is a better solution.

If and when Brilliant does support the new smart home standard Matter, it would have direct local control over far more devices and wouldn’t need to rely on SmartThings or special partnerships and APIs.

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