Nevertheless, there is an option to control your Bluetooth devices outside of your house, even if you are relaxing on holiday, on the beach. However, if a device works with Bluetooth, you need to be in a certain range, which limits the location for control to the confines of your home. With WiFi this also works outside of your home, as long as you have an internet connection. If you are at home, within range of your smart devices, you can always connect via the Hombli app to control your smart home products. One took ages, the other is instantaneous. Now compare that with watching a video on YouTube while connected to your home Wi-Fi network. You might remember sending videos to your friends on your phone via Bluetooth. Not only does it send you a notification of detected movement, or the pressing of the button, it also needs to be able to show you direct live video footage that the camera captures. Sending this signal costs data, and while the Bluetooth protocol is able to handle the data that a sensor sends, Bluetooth would simply not be able to handle the amount of data our Smart Doorbell 2 would send to your smartphone. When a Smart Motion Sensor detects movement, it sends a signal to your smartphone and notifies you. We believe in a smart home for everyone, which means you can always control your smart home products directly out of the box, without any fuss.Ī question that could arise is: why use WiFi for some products, and Bluetooth for others? Both protocols have their pros and cons, and we will dive into three different aspects and explain why either Bluetooth or WiFi is the best fit. The reason why we chose for the first two is simple every single smartphone, whether it’s an Android device or an iOS platform, are already able to communicate via these two protocols. Always compatible with your smartphoneĪs aforementioned, there are many different protocols that smart devices can use to communicate, the most well-known are WiFi, Bluetooth, Zigbee and Z-wave. Both protocols have different benefits, and in this blog article we explain why some smart devices use WiFi and others Bluetooth. These are the languages, or ‘protocols’(as we call them), that our Hombli smart devices speak. While it might seem like magic to some, it all comes down to communication, just like us as humans.Ĭomparable to individuals, all these smart devices can talk in different languages, mainly WiFi and Bluetooth. When opening your Hombli app, you can turn your devices on and off, start your favorite smart scenarios or change the color of your smart bulbs. WiFi: what works best for your Smart Home device?
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