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>>linker+(OP)
Mitigation: If using Zigbee bulbs,

1. get rid of the Philips app (not the bulbs).

2. Replace the Philips Hue bridge (hub) with a RasPi or NUC computer.

3. Connect a Zigbee/Z-Wave combo USB radio dongle.

4. Load Home Assistant OS.

This solution not only replaces the Philips locked system, but it can replace (or take over) Amazon, Google, Apple, Ikea and more, simultaneously. About 2551 more.

Home Assistant is not perfect, but it provides just the privacy (and features) these vendors are taking away or never gave me.

I have Zigbee, Z-Wave, and Wifi devices on Home Assistant (RasPi 4 8GB peaks around 4% utilization). I rarely care about who makes the device nowadays. Is it Zigbee or Z-Wave and cheap? Great, I buy it, and it works.

As of this instance, it manages over 100 "devices", from a magnetic door sensor to the Synology NAS drive temperature.

( list of official integrations [because there are many more through community integrations]: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/#all )

>>WaitWa+gm2
> 3. Connect a Zigbee/Z-Wave combo USB radio dongle.

Can you recommend a dongle?

>>ascagn+dr2
Conbee 2 works great, much better range than what the other dongles have. The software bundled with it is also decent and quick to get started with. It got REST API too for external integration.

Of course you're free to use any software with it.