Which wasn’t too dissimilar from the Game Gear at the time.

Yup, that’s my hit of nostalgia for the day taken care of

Well, I did mention the Hue bridge so I’ve got Zigbee around the house (as well as some other Tuya wifi devices).

I’m currently in the process of converting to an additive setup so my wife and I don’t need a smartphone to do smart home stuff. I think I can work with the info, thanks a lot.

I’ve come across Shelly relays as well, they seem like a viable option to me. I’d probably prefer a separated network like Zigbee, but that should be doable. Thanks!

No - it should remain in your library.

To be fair, WhatsApp hasn’t had any serious feature development up until the last year or so, so as far as features go, they’re playing catch-up.

Sideloading is installing an app through means other than the official storefront provided by an OS. Android has always let you do that, and Android TV is no exception.

As for the ad-free YT experience? Look up SmartTubeNext.