The tap switch is pretty great, can be placed anywhere, four action buttons, and doesn’t need batteries.
For the most part I use motion sensors and timers and rarely need a switch
Re:Hue Light Hack
by c-hendricks on Thursday May 04, 2023 @01:36PM
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Motion / timers / "presence" are where it's at. Smart should be smart, not a different looking light switch.
I really like the tap switch, and an electronic device that operates by harvesting button push energy or whatever is just magical.
I got IKEA Tradfri controllers for my Hue "network" because I didn't want to always be looking for my phone and loading the app, they work although color changing isn't possible.
In theory you could get a Pi to host a website that talks to the Hue hub's REST API. Actually, I'd be surprised if such a thing doesn't exist on GitHub, but it could be a hunt to find one with has a more than decent UI.
It would be sort of nice if the hub would provide a convenient website. Visitors don’t want to use an app to turn on my lightbulbs.
There are button peripherals, which work fine of course, but then it is not much more convenient than a light switch or a remote.