Yes I myself would check if it works with home assistant before purchase , but also there should be some guaranteed period for majority users who want features but not bother with self hosting.
Yep , auto manufacturers needs incentive to develop a open protocol such as this. Its not a easy task as this would need to be complaint with many regulations and safety standards. I have some hope for the SDV (software defined vehicle) future like COVESA where the industry is moving towards an opensource architecture but for user softwares you're right its totally with the manufacturer to allow such open api to users.
Actually you dont need to trust a upstream DNS server. Checkout dnscrypt-proxy in github. You can use dnscrypt with Anonymized DNS relays. You can use the IP of this dnscrypt-proxy as your DNS resolver.
WhatsApp, they are just bots that choose 1 in 20 ready made solution to what ever the fuck is wrong with my account access.
Its been 2 months without my primary WhatsApp account😪
PS: I know fb bad but be real things can't be done without it. Its kind if a mandate.
Yes alternate platforms with good level of UX exists. But without content its no good.
YouTube - Peertube
Google maps - Organic maps & OSMAnd (open street maps)
Reddit - Lemmy (bigger is better)
Yes I myself would check if it works with home assistant before purchase , but also there should be some guaranteed period for majority users who want features but not bother with self hosting.