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Philips Hue will soon force users to create an account
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It sucks. Any other compatible app, free or paid, that let you set routines like alarm clocks and that worth it?
Probably home assistant? Thats what I use.
(this is the homeassistant community)
Whoops. In this case I don’t understand the question.
The old Hue app still works and I'm also using Hue Essentials, both without any account.
I have a Hue bridge of the 1st generation and a few years ago, the original app was showing pop-ups, that I need to get a new bridge because of the new app that will no longer support my old bridge. So I just kept the old app and the old bridge. Works like a charm all offline.
When I added a motion detector two years ago, the old app didn't find it for setup. That's when I tested the alternative app Hue Essentials and it works just fine offline.
Get a zigbee dongle and add the bulbs to HA directly. For a sunrise alarm I use this Blueprint