I mean that’s a really cool hack, but why in the world would a humidifier need a cloud connection?!?
this post was submitted on 13 Dec 2025
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Because it's Xiaomi. Everything Xiaomi NEEDS an app and cloud connection to share as much of your stuff as possible. It's how they get cheaper selling prices to begin with.
Usually lite version of their products don't connect to the to the internet.
It totally makes sense to have one running with HomeAssistant. Humidify the air based on a sensor reading. Don't run in certain timeframes, f.e. when nobody is home. Track the air quality into nice graphs. Give an alarm when the water is low. That totally makes sense. Using a chinese cloud doesn't
Well, my vacuum robot is integrated into home assistant, but I use valetudo so it’s only connected to local WiFi. Air quality graphs I also have but also connected via zinger so I don’t broadcast my data and don’t have any holes in my system that I’m not responyfor and can’t patch.
Connect via app. That's probably all.
Home assistant has had a local integration to pretty much all Xiaomi devices for quite a while now.