LIFX bulbs

Using HomeKit, color LIFX bulbs don't expose their white LED, i.e. the color_temp is emulated using HSB values. So, what you're getting is a _color_ that resembles the kelvin value. Not the white LED set to the Kelvin value. If you want accurate color temp on a color bulb, use the LIFX integration. If you have Warm to White bulbs, use the HomeKit integration. And yes, if you have LIFX integration enabled, it will poll each of those bulbs at least every 10 seconds.

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I've used a number of cheaper RGB bulbs in the past, but dim/unsaturated colors were a problem with most. I've been *really* happy with my Lifx bulbs. The colors are bright and saturated, and the tunable whites are great. They are wifi based and use the cloud, but the HA integration is 100% local and has been rock solid. https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/lifx/ I have a pair of Lifx bulbs in pendants over our kitchen island, fed power 100% of the time (I bypassed the switch, hardwired them on, and installed a scene controller where the switch would go). The rest of the kitchen lights …

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I’ve run LIFX for the last 11 years… only 2 out of 17 bulbs have failed and they were replaced free of charge due to their warranty. Be it the LIFX app, homebridge a while ago, and now home assistant, I’ve found them to be extremely stable. Just throwing in my experience for LIFX as I don’t see them listed here by anyone else.

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Updated to HA 0.81 Updated configuration to suit from `lights platform: lifx` to `lifx: lights:` Since doing that i've noticed that my LIFX globes do not always show up in HomeKit via HomeAssistant. No notable errors in the logs Happy to test/trial anything as needed

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LiFX. Once you get through the setup they work great, but OMG... that setup is a PITA (for each bulb too). Should have gone ZigBee from the start. Live and learn.

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… my house on a Zooz 800-series Z-Wave stick plugged into an RPi running HomeAssistant. No issues with any except those I create for myself. In my book, Lifx is the least reliable. I've had so many problems with my Lifx stuff.

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Suggestion for non-app/branded Smart Lights. Does anyone have any recommendations for smart lights that don't function via a proprietary app like LIFX or Govee. I have both of the aforementioned brands throughout my house and trying to get them to work properly with Home Assistant is quite the pain in the a\*\*. Don't get me wrong, the products themselves are nothing to really complain about, but I'm really trying to get rid of all the standalone "smart" apps and utilize products that are more open, like Zigbee or Z-Wave. I have some ThirdReality Zigbee buttons that work great, and thought …

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