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Originally Posted by ratinox
See also: "smart" light bulbs. I still don't see how "digging out my phone and unlocking it, finding the app, finding the desired bulb, turning it on or off" is superior to "flip a switch". I tried a batch of these so-called smart bulbs for a bit. I went back to manual switches within 2 days.
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This I can answer: automations and voice control are the winners here. I almost never actually use an app on my phone to control a light. I spent some time putting together "scenes" for my common uses, and setting up time-based automations based on my daily routines, and hardly ever touch anything to control a light.
I'll not include my rant about Alexa and Amazon's privacy issues here, not to mention voice assistants in general, but overall it's much more convenient to be snuggled in my recliner with a book while the cat sleeps on my lap and be able to tell Siri via HomePod to dim the lights in the room. And having the lights slowly brighten my room in the mornings a few minutes before the alarm goes off helps me wake up more easily.