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Smart switches are always on to the switch, which then switches the light on/off either via buttons or the network. So it doesn't matter if you manually turn t
by vidarh 3y ago
Smart switches are always on to the switch, which then switches the light on/off either via buttons or the network.
So it doesn't matter if you manually turn them on/off - they remain network accessible.
This is why they're strictly nicer to use than smart bulbs. Even if you want smart bulbs, you'll probably want smart switches too, but if you have smart switches you only really get a benefit from smart bulbs if you want to control the colour of the light.
- cassianoleal 3y ago> you only really get a benefit from smart bulbs if you want to control the colour of the light You can control brightness of a smart bulb. Not all dumb bulbs are dimmer-friendly. That said, you can always replace those with dimmable dumb ones.
- vidarh 3y agoThat's true, I guess I should have expressed that slightly differently - my point was that the only capability you can't get from "just" a smart switch irrespective of your choice of bulbs is changing colour. But also, smart bulbs with a dumb dimmer is the worst combination, so if upgrading somewhere, if it has dimmer switches that's an extra reason to replace the switch too, irrespective of whether you also replace the bulbs...