SOURCES AND CORRECTIONS
Corrections
Effective October 10, 2026.
If a product fact or guide is wrong, tell us the model, page and detail. Sources and verification dates help you check an answer, but errors and later changes still need correction.
Spot an error? Tell us.
If anything on this site is wrong — a compatibility claim, a subscription detail, a lifecycle status ("discontinued," "bricked"), a spec — report it here. Include the product page and what you believe is incorrect; a source helps but isn't required. Manufacturers: we especially want to hear from you, and we treat verifiable manufacturer documentation as the strongest evidence there is.
What we commit to
- Prompt review — error reports go to the top of our verification queue.
- Prompt correction — confirmed errors are fixed on the live page. A record's verification date advances when the underlying source is rechecked; an editorial correction does not make the source newly verified.
- Material corrections are logged below — if a correction could have affected a purchase decision (an incorrect compatibility answer or lifecycle state), it gets a dated entry here, permanently. Typos and cosmetic fixes don't.
Correction log
October 10, 2026: foundation guide corrections
The Matter guide incorrectly described Home Assistant and Hubitat as exporting devices through Matter. Neither documents an official Matter bridge. The revised guide separates controllers from bridges and names documented bridge limits.
The beginner, protocol and Thread guides made broad claims about universal feature support, hub requirements, reliability and offline operation. Those claims have been replaced with model-specific requirements and documented limits.
The fee guide overstated category-wide free operation and what local storage establishes about cloud independence. The renter guide promised damage-free removal and a returned deposit. Those guarantees have been withdrawn; the pages now describe the functions, installation conditions and costs to check.
The lock battery guide incorrectly described eufy’s key and backup-power options. It now records the physical key, USB-C power and PIN-only AAA backup. The Home Key guide separates supported tap entry from Apple Home and automatic proximity unlocking.
The camera and doorbell guides overstated shared voice features, fee-free video functions and some Home Assistant routes. They now distinguish exact models, local storage, paid video features, two-way audio and unconfirmed announcements. The Ring–Nest comparison separates Ring’s documented Home Assistant route from the newer Nest model’s unsupported Device Access route.
The thermostat savings guide presented savings and payback ranges as broadly applicable. Those forecasts have been withdrawn. Published averages now carry their source, study basis and limits, and the payback example is explicitly hypothetical.
The lighting, sensor and plug guides overstated universal hub requirements, exact automation readings and some outage behaviour. The revised pages name direct-pairing exceptions and unresolved functions. The outdoor-plug guide also removes blanket pump suitability and identifies conflicting published motor-load figures.
The garage, robot, yard, pool and shutdown guides mixed model-specific evidence with brand-wide conclusions and future guarantees. They now distinguish shipped functions from certificates and promises, cloud from local routes, exact recall models, and discontinued sales from ended services. Older source observations retain their original dates.