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I decided to give away my "smart" door lock and test setup of "smart" light bulbs. I have better things to do than pretending to be tech helpdesk for mye house/
by acje 7y ago
I decided to give away my "smart" door lock and test setup of "smart" light bulbs. I have better things to do than pretending to be tech helpdesk for mye house/family for things that aren't really giving me much benefit. The door lock had some nice features, but I had no secondary way of entering the house without breaking something so I decided it was too high risc. The Philips HUE lightbulbs are not capable of remembering their last state so they default to full throttle, making them painful to live with.
- bhj 7y ago> The Philips HUE lightbulbs are not capable of remembering their last state so they default to full throttle That is indeed the default behavior, but they can recall the previous state or another setting altogether after losing power. See “Power-on behavior” under Settings in the app.
- geerlingguy 7y agoTIL, thanks! Won’t have to wake up to practically full sunlight at night if there’s a power blip now.
- wlesieutre 7y agoIt was a relatively recent addition, so if you were trying to do this before last December, that's why you didn't find it. https://huehomelighting.com/new-power-feature-to-retain-color-when-turned-back-on/ https://huehomelighting.com/new-power-feature-to-retain-colo... The two choices are: • Philips Hue default – Warm white, full brightness • Power loss recovery – Last used color and brightness
- BeetleB 7y ago>The door lock had some nice features, but I had no secondary way of entering the house without breaking something so I decided it was too high risc. Which smart door lock doesn't allow a key to unlock? Even if it malfunctions horribly, it's not as if the lock is powerful enough to prevent someone from twisting using the key. Most use AA batteries.