Flic Twist is out!

[@MrSupersidewinder]

So they've taken a simple concept that could be implemented within an open standard like zigbee and made it so you need web hooks and a hub to almost be able to use it... I feel we should not support companies that think this way. Big no...😮

[@SlackerLabs]

Yea. I get that. Not everyone has zigbee. If you have zigbee I think it's a better solution.

[@BryanNystrom]

I'll stick w/ Aqara zigbee buttons.

[@handcoding]

1:08 - Can I ask about that low-battery notification thing? That looks pretty useful, and I wouldn’t mind implementing that in my Home Assistant instance.

[@PatrickBulteel]

I know right?! I saw that and though, "oooh, that looks interesting. That's the _right_ place for that notification." Time to do some research. If Jeff doesn't answer, I'll see if I can find out.

[@SlackerLabs]

Yeah. It's going to be in the next template video. I'm trying to get that done this weekend. And yea. Jarvis tells me how many in the morning and sends the notification to the notification panel.

[@handcoding]

@@SlackerLabs That sounds pretty cool-I’ll be looking forward to hearing about it!

[@grahamshaw5531]

Not for me. Still messing with the Aqara cube.

[@MrDingleberry31]

Natural progression of the button. Interesting

[@abboberg987]

Great video. Still waiting for the delivery of my ordered (backed) FlicTwist, while using 4 Flic2-buttons for a few years now. And you are right about the hidden-functionality of the buttons; i even tried a very small 'shortlist' for each button to show its functionality. In the real life my family only uses 1 button with only the click-once. The rest is up to me to give some specific commands to the HomeAutomation(HA). ...and i think that will be 'worse' with the FlicTwist Looking forward to see a lot of your ideas what is possible with the FlicTwist

[@rplaughl]

I invested in the flic buttons before I switched to home assistant, so I'm curious about the setup of those buttons!

[@khyleebrahh7]

It will not work direct off the phone. Requires a hub

[@paul454]

Flic sure is proud of their stuff. I'll stick with my Aqara devices.

[@PatrickBulteel]

I was thinking the same thing. And probably cheaper too. Yes, they're small, but don't necessarily see a benefit in that. Also, if you want multiple "options" - the 4 scene switch would be perfect for that older person requesting help in the bathroom.

[@just1243]

Do you know of a way to integrate Flic into Home Assistant? I have the Flic hub but they don't seem to play nicely together.

[@SlackerLabs]

I think it depends on the hub. The LR one I believe you can add MQTT to and connect it that way. I will soon have a LR hub and I will test that.

[@flicsmartbutton]

Such a good video Jeff 🎉

[@HATipsByLarry]

I'll stick with my DIY buttons and rotary encoders to do what flic does and a lot more. Oh and instead of paying pre order price of 83 USD i pay around 15 USD for the parts to make mine. I admit it doesn't look as nice as this one but it works and IMO it works better then the twist based on your and everything smart homes reviews

[@MarkGhali]

What parts are you using for your rotary encoder

[@HATipsByLarry]

@@MarkGhali tried explaining here but the channel keeps deleting the replys. Not sure why there is nothing in it that you tube should be doing that

[@HATipsByLarry]

@@MarkGhali esp32, push button, rotary encoder, project box.

[@NoName-wy4hf]

More details please lol (I haven't even finished the video)

[@etiennedeklerk]

I like the concept but BT only connectivity puts me off.

[@truckerallikatuk]

Wow, I'm early for once! Nice!

[@davidlangley833]

I find Flic stuff so expensive. Zigbee is more friendly to my wallet. I really don't get the hype with flic.

[@lee-he3ey]

No zigbee, no interest

[@gerryf7015]

Not ready for prime time. Missing all the major integrations, expensive and two years late. No hubs. Promised a lot., delivered little. SDK does not work with MQtt. Stay honest.

[@SlackerLabs]

That's the benefit of coming to these late. I missed all the promises. I haven't had a chance to try the SDK. As mentioned it won't connect to my mini hub. Was hoping the Ethernet one would work. Sounds like maybe not.

[@BeardedTinker]

@@SlackerLabs - mini hub doesn't have SDK support according to Flic... I was a backer 2 years ago and while product looked revolutionary at the time, 2 years is long time and things change. Nothing against BT devices but support for other integrations is very limited ATM.