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Philips Hue will force users to upload their data to Hue cloud (www.home-assistant.io)
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[–] 56 points 2 years ago (2 children)

IoT stuff isn't safe to use unless it's flashed with a third-party Free Software firmware like Tasmota or ESPHome.

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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I mean IKEA is fine.

    It's entirely ZigBee, there's no internet.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    But the green part of RGB only works if you're using their app

    Edit: downvoter, please let me know what's bothering you about this?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    From what I read, it's not a bug.

    Many bulbs trade on the green LED for more variation in white. Red/Blue serve a function to make whites warmer or cooler, green has no such function.

    And because most people use white, they ditched the green LED. That's why the green it has is more yellowish than you would expect.

    It probably also means the bulb API has no dedicated green setting, which is why the remote and 3rd party apps don't have proper green settings.

    It's a bit of speculation though, not entirely sure. Apparently older Hue bulbs also do this.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Really? Huh.

    I'm just using the PM2.5 and temperature sensors.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Unfortunately yeah. We've tried the E27 and green just didn't work. Thought it was broken and returned it, told them why. "Oh, you used the remote, right? It only works with the app, it's been like that for years and hasn't been fixed yet"

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Oh so that's just a bug rather than a feature lock.

    Im only using mine in home assistant that should act as an app anyway.

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