Hi all. I recently bought a Philips hue smart plug to control a lamp.

I quite quickly realized that it was more complex than I thought.

Not only did I need to install the DIYHue add-on to simulate a Hue bridge, I also needed to download the Philips Hue app, or some 3rd party app called Hue essentials, to connect the smart plug (via the DIYHue bridge add-on?) to the home assistant?

I don’t want to install any app from Philips.

Also it didn’t work.

Isnt there a way to simply control a bulb or plug from the home assistant, running on a Raspberry pi, without having to install any corporate bullshit?

Sorry for the swearing. Im just frustrated that this all turned out to be so complex.

    • early_riser@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      16 hours ago

      A mix of brands. Sonoff, Thirdreality, and Hue’s own motion/light/temp sensor. The current Amazon listing for the Hue motion sensor says the Hue bridge is required, so I don’t know if they’ve locked it down.