I've been messing around with getting all my smart devices to actually cooperate instead of fighting each other (you know how it is). Here's what I did: first, picked one main hub (went with Home Assistant), then made sure everything was compatible or had workarounds. Next, grouped devices by rooms and set up automations step-by-step. It's working okay-ish now, but still feels kinda clunky. Anyone got smoother ways or tips to make this less of a headache?
I feel your pain, went through something similar last year. I also landed on Home Assistant after bouncing between a few hubs. One thing that helped me was simplifying automations—fewer triggers and conditions per automation made things run smoother. Also, double-checking Wi-Fi strength in tricky spots made a surprising difference...turns out some of my "clunkiness" was just weak signals causing delays. It's still not perfect, but way less frustrating now.
