IOT Cloud stability

I see lots of conversation about stability of the cloud and how arduinoCloud.update() seems to be blocking and causing lock up issues with various platforms. This seems to be caused by connection issues with the cloud services. What is the latest consensus on best approach to reduce the likelihood that cloud connected apps prioritize local operation over cloud? ie - cloud services are nice, but said services should not lock the system up if they aren't working. I see people using the .connected() method to check current status - but how reliable is that?

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