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Pros

These dimmer switches are brilliant because if someone else in the household turns the hardwired switch off manually the whole system goes down. Perfect for non smart lights because you don't need any scenes or specific lighting - all you need is an o...  Read More

The switch itself is very sleek and modern-looking, and it fits in perfectly with my home decor. The plug works great with the hue system. The only aspect i wish it was better at is the actual button sticking to the plate stronger.

Individual * can now be reprogrammed to run alexa routines. Alexa splashed all over the place here, but it works great with google too. It works with voice or it can work with this hue switch.



Cons

Battery life continues to degrade even when removing them from all automations. This new version is just terrible and won't obey homekit anymore. I have a dozen automations and custom scenes in multiple rooms, it's not like the app is hard to use, som...  Read More

Planned obsolescence. Not sustainable.

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Quality


I highly recommend these light switches for anyone with the philips hue system.


So easy to set up with the app.


The build quality is still cheap (if you want high end, you need lutron), but the buttons don't wiggle around anymore.


I know it is part of philips hue lighting product.

Price


If i was just whining about the price i’d give it 3 stars.


The main down side is its price.


At their advertised price phillips must be crazy though.

Competitiveness


I love the fact that i can control my lights from anywhere in the room, and the dimming feature is a game-changer.


I do prefer them over competing devices simply because i find this far easier to integrate into my home automation.


There's a reason those are selling at a higher price and have a higher star-rating overall.


[update: they’ve pushed an update adding homekit support!

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  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    easy, great, set and still.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 8,871 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jul 19 2023.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    You would think that theyre all basically the same things just different configurations


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Its homekit compatible and in the hue app you can have the bottom button turn off all the lights in the roomb the smart button is not homekit compatible and you can only toggle lights


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Meaning theres no way to configure the button in the hue app to specifically turn off your lights


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Youd have to create a scene that specifically turns on all your lights and then hit the button again to turn them off


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    This wouldnt be a problem if it were home kit compatible like the other products listed on this exact product page but that isnt the case


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    If i had gotten it free and was just considering the product i’d give it 5 stars


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    If i was just whining about the price i’d give it 3 stars

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