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Engineer reverse-engineers Coway air purifier to cut cloud reliance

Original: Reverse engineering my Coway air purifier to ditch the cloud

An engineer has documented how he reverse-engineered his Coway air purifier so it can work without the company's cloud service, sharing the process in a detailed write-up. The post has drawn strong attention, with readers discussing the growing frustration over smart home devices that depend on remote servers and stop working or lose features if vendors change or shut down their cloud offerings.

Why now: Concerns about cloud dependence, privacy and device longevity in smart home products are resonating widely.

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