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Philips Hue will force users to upload their data to Hue cloud - Home Assistant (www.home-assistant.io)
submitted 2 years ago by hillbicks@feddit.de to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world
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I know we already got another thread about this topic, but I wanted to highlight the stance of home assistant for this topic.

I really don't see how you can argue with this post. Well, I can, but I really don't want to think about it.

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[-] ipha@lemm.ee 82 points 2 years ago

Just get a zigbee usb stick and ditch the hue bridge.

[-] alchemy88@lemmy.team 32 points 2 years ago

Yep! With zigbee2mqtt you even get bulb firmware updates too 😎

[-] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago

Could you tell me more, because I don’t know anything about this and would like to?

[-] icedterminal@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[-] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

Thanks!

[-] alchemy88@lemmy.team 1 points 2 years ago

Just be aware you do lose some of the nice features the hue bridge has. They can be replicated in home assistant. But it's a bit more hassle!

[-] jelloeater85@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

I've got a Hubitat and it works amazing. Local maker REST API and Google integration. Best of both worlds and no subscription.

[-] justcoding_de@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

Just did that. Most work was flashing the correct firmware onto the zigbee stick and now I have transferred almost all my Hue and Ikea lights. Except for those farthest way from the stick, they seem to be unable to join.

If anyone got a hint how to join these without moving the lights (screwed to the ceiling) or the stick (integrated in my server cabinet), I’d be grateful.

this post was submitted on 22 Sep 2023
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