The only "smart" light fixture I have has its own separate remote for switching between modes and adjusting light. I will never buy a device that either needs Bluetooth of Wi-Fi.
this post was submitted on 31 Mar 2025
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If it has to be smart, instead of every single bulb, wouldn't you better have the light switch in smart?
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I like smart tech, as long as I can make it work for me and not just another data vacuum for some faceless corporation. I've got Home Assistant handling a lot of my stuff now, and I'm moving things over to it and replacing corporate-app-only things with things that can work locally.
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If you ever need a smart bulb stick with one that supports Matter. Matter devices don’t need an internet connection.
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The one I have in my bedroom blinks like crazy if it gets desynchronized with the cloud and that happens all the time
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Never had a problem with password resets. e-mail-based 2FA and being unable to change the attached e-mail, OTOH...