You aren't alone in the app fatigue thing... I mostly have Hue which in itself is a bit annoying as I have enough devices that I needed two bridges and just switching between bridges is an extra button which is a bit annoying. I just bought a chunk of Kasa bulbs because I wanted more bulbs and they are so much cheaper than Hue and I already have the Kasa app due to some plugs that Hue doesn't carry. I dumped everything Wemo and didn't even bother wasting time setting up some free Sen***d bulbs I got.
I have a Smarthings hub unopened on my shelf. Not sure if I can integrate everything within Smarthings. I didn't have time to set it up and play around with it yet.
Nice find OP and repped
You should be able to use Smarthings from what I recall. I use a Hubitat now. As for app fatigue, you can utilize one of the hubs (Smarthings or Hubitat as they probably have the most flexibility. The Hubitat should work with anything, it's just not as easy to set up.) and you should be able to reduce the number of apps.
We would like two more smart bulbs for some lights over our fireplace. We are to a point now where we can't remember all the apps for the different model art devices. So while I appreciate this deal, we are going to pass. I don't need another app to keep track of for two bulbs 😑
I wonder if we are alone in this feeling of app fatigue. We have SmartLife, Kasa, Teckin, and had GoLife until we realized we could just use SmartLife... go and Alexa. The annoying part is my wife and I had both made logins and have moved everything to one account per app, but it isn't standard... Guess that's a project over the holidays.
Use "Smart Life" app for all your smart devices, they all use the same chip, I control over 4 different brands of smart devices with the SmartLife app without a problem
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I have a Smarthings hub unopened on my shelf. Not sure if I can integrate everything within Smarthings. I didn't have time to set it up and play around with it yet.
Nice find OP and repped
I wonder if we are alone in this feeling of app fatigue. We have SmartLife, Kasa, Teckin, and had GoLife until we realized we could just use SmartLife... go and Alexa. The annoying part is my wife and I had both made logins and have moved everything to one account per app, but it isn't standard... Guess that's a project over the holidays.
Use "Smart Life" app for all your smart devices, they all use the same chip, I control over 4 different brands of smart devices with the SmartLife app without a problem
Yes it can change to white