Hi everyone,
I wanted to start an open discussion because I’m genuinely struggling to understand the long-term direction of the Remote 3 platform and where it fits in the market moving forward.
For context, I invested in both Remote 2 and now Remote 3 because I really believe in the overall philosophy behind Unfolded Circle:
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local-first control
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modern remote UX
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Home Assistant integration
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open ecosystem approach
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not being tied to cloud services or locked dealer ecosystems
On paper, it honestly feels like one of the most exciting control concepts in years.
However, I’m finding it difficult after 5+ years to understand when this becomes a mature deployable product rather than an ongoing enthusiast/development platform.
I work within the smart home/integration industry, and from that perspective the biggest concerns are:
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production readiness
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long-term hardware availability
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deployment consistency
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support structure
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stability for real-world installs
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confidence recommending it to clients
At the moment it still feels very DIY/community-driven rather than something that can confidently sit alongside established control platforms in real projects.
What makes this harder is that the market itself has evolved during development:
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Home Assistant dashboards have improved massively
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tablets are more common
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voice control is better
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contextual automation is replacing some manual control
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many homes no longer rely on a “single remote” experience
So I guess my honest question is:
What is the intended future direction for Remote 3?
Is the vision:
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a premium enthusiast platform?
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a true professional deployment product?
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a Home Assistant-first ecosystem?
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an open universal control platform?
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or something else entirely?
I’m not trying to attack the project at all — I still think the core idea is brilliant — I’m just trying to understand where things are realistically heading now after such a long development cycle.
Would genuinely love to hear thoughts from both the team and the community.