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Control light without 3rd party app (mander.xyz)

submitted 6 days ago by KurtVonnegut@mander.xyz to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world

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Hi all. I recently bought a Philips hue smart plug to control a lamp.

I quite quickly realized that it was more complex than I thought.

Not only did I need to install the DIYHue add-on to simulate a Hue bridge, I also needed to download the Philips Hue app, or some 3rd party app called Hue essentials, to connect the smart plug (via the DIYHue bridge add-on?) to the home assistant?

I don't want to install any app from Philips.

Also it didn't work.

Isnt there a way to simply control a bulb or plug from the home assistant, running on a Raspberry pi, without having to install any corporate bullshit?

Sorry for the swearing. Im just frustrated that this all turned out to be so complex.

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[–] possum@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

AFAIK you don’t need the remote, there’s a combination of turning the bulbs on/off a couple of times to reset them, and then you can add them using touchlink. The process is a bit tedious, but it works.

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I think I tried that, few years ago now, and just couldn't get the timing right.

[–] brisk@aussie.zone 1 points 4 days ago

In my experience a toddler can get the bulbs back into pairing mode reliably, whether you want it or not