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>>linker+(OP)
Happened to me with some Kasa Smart devices I had owned for years. One day to be able to use the app I needed to create an account.

A couple of months later the same thing happend with a Mi Band smart watch. The app required to create an account.

Personally I won't be buying any smart devices ever again.

>>pier25+rc2
Use Zigbee, which the Philips Hue blubs are anyway – I haven't used the Philips app in years.

https://www.home-assistant.io/