Eugen RochkoIt started with me opting not to keep smart lights when I moved. I found the routine of pressing physical switches more rewarding than the tap of a touch screen. I've since gotten into vinyl, and film photography. I still stream music, and I still take photos with my iPhone when it's more convenient, but I find the physicality of analog devices uniquely rewarding.
gameRevolt@Gargron I never really understood the appeal with smart lights in general. I do have a smart bulb which was great with a baby, I could program it to dim slowly to help them get to sleep, and control it remotely (e.g. from bed!). But otherwise, aren't you entering and leaving a room when you want to control the lights anyway? Maybe mood lighting is the appeal?
Kevin Hughes 🐝@gamerevolt @Gargron for me it's that's moment when you get into bed and realise you've left the lights on downstairs!
MichD@kev @gamerevolt @Gargron I very much enjoy adding automation; for bedtime I've got an NFC tag on my nightstand which turns off everything that should be for instance. I feel very strongly that everything should still be controllable the "classic" way though - all the "smart" switches are still where the old ones were and lights can be controlled by clicking those. Smart home tech should enhance, not replace classic tech, IMO.
@MichDdev @gamerevolt @Gargron yeah, the conflict between smart lights and "dumb" switches is annoying. I'd like to replace those with something which acts like a normal switch but doesn't kill the smart aspect when they're turned off.
@kev @gamerevolt @Gargron I've replaced a few of our "dumb" lightswitches with ZigBee-enabled ones. They don't have quite the same action as a simple rocker switch (it's a kinda clicky push-button with a bigish panel instead), but it's pretty close in terms of "still allows reaching for the thing on the wall to switch".