jeff

Completely disagree.

I’ve had my Gmail for so long, I literally would not be able to dump it. Records, logins, accounts etc., all tied to my Gmail.

My phone, government accounts, lawyers, medical and tax are all tied to that account. It’s more than just sending a new email address for friends to contact you with.

On the other hand, YouTube is…social media? You don’t have to watch videos on line. I think I’ve used my YouTube account 5 times in my life, and I’m not a social pariah.

To be honest, it’s probably a generational thing. No one I know really uses YouTube, and they all have their life tied to their Gmail account.

I’ve found that mapping it to “factory reset” is the most helpful.

I don’t integrate with home assistant. Not really sure the benefit. I guess asking Alexa to check the temp?

Have you looked into the wifi module? Then it’s not wifi only

I went with inkbird for something similar. They are Bluetooth, with a cheap wifi module as well. Wide range of sensors. Cost me 60 in total to monitor my hottub temp when I’m in Mexico and it’s -40 at home