That's really what keeps me off smart homes in general, I don't want to fiddle with it. I do see some of the value, but mostly I don't see it as proving enough benefits to justify that added complexity. My dad likes to dabble with smart home devices, and some of it is really good, and some is just junk. For three months he could adjust heating, because a server in Norway was down, and apparently not monitored.

I recently bought a new house, and while a lot of modernization is required, I'll still be excluding all IoT and smart home devices/features, and I've given up on wireless for most things as well, there will be a plethora of ethernet jacks.