Ooer! I just discovered group pairing for #zigbee devices in #zigbee2MQTT. The upshot being that in the event of my #raspberrypi completely crapping out, my #ikea #tradfri and #styrbar switches will still operate my #philipshue lights even if #homeassistant and Z2m are completely tanked.

This should get hubby off my back about stuff not working when I fsck up the pi 😂

Morning tech support call with the parents, 700km away. "We can't watch TV, it wants your gmail password".

Turns out it's been a year since I set it up. Looks like #googletv devices (in this case a #Sony) get a 12 month session. Also, they neither seem to support app-specific passwords, nor "enter this simple code into a web browser" auth mode. Nope, you have to type your main account password using the bloody remote control.

Fortunately, it's an account just for the TV. I did however have to reset the password to something simple (and insecure) enough that a 70+yo can enter it using an IR remote, un-assisted. #uifail