Nothing gets added to my smart home unless it still works with the internet unplugged

Some smart home devices lose functionality when their manufacturers shut down cloud servers. For example, Belkin's Wemo switches and plugs stopped being controllable through the app after their cloud servers were shut down, even though the devices themselves still worked. Devices that had been configured with Apple HomeKit before the shutdown were not affected.

Google also discontinued support for its Nest Secure system, which resulted in owners losing app control, alarm notifications, cloud connectivity, and security updates.

A similar issue can occur with web applications. A developer described a situation where adding a Content-Security-Policy to their site caused interactive elements to stop working, but without displaying any error messages. According to Dev.to, the problem was only visible in the browser console.

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