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Smart bulbs are the gateway drug to home automation, but they soon reveal themselves as a bad idea, at least if not coupled with a smart switch.

Think about this: if you have a smart bulb, but your light switch is off, there's no way to turn on that light. At the same time, if your bulb "state" is off, your light switch won't be able to turn it on.

You could JUST pair a smart bulb with a smart switch, and align their states. Or skip smart bulbs altogether and make the switches smart - using Lutron Caseta or an equivalent solution.

>>101001+(OP)
IKEA bulbs (Zigbee compatible) always turn on when you turn the dumb light switch on, no matter how you turn them off.

>>101001+(OP)
Hue smart bulbs, by default (you can change this), will always turn back on after power loss/restoration. If it's off and you have a switch, you just toggle it twice and the light comes on.

>>101001+(OP)
I wired together all the cables behind the switches in my home and covered them with smart switches

>>101001+(OP)
I've found Hue bulbs to be one of the best purchases I've made. Being able to adjust color temperature and brightness arbitrarily does wonders for my circadian rhythm.