Smart home guidance for people who want control first.

Unhooked is an English-language editorial project focused on local-first smart homes: platforms, standards, hubs, and device choices that reduce dependence on vendor clouds.

What we cover

We explain Home Assistant, Apple Home, Matter, Thread, Zigbee, Z-Wave, MQTT-based systems, hub behavior, and privacy tradeoffs in plain English. The goal is not anti-technology; it is practical ownership.

What we avoid

We do not present cloud-connected devices as private by default, and we do not claim personal testing unless the article explicitly says so.