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This switch is perfect for what I needed. It is always nice to be able to push a button and lights go on or off. But this has way more functionality than expected. I think they are a little too expensive, but they don't feel cheap and installation is a breeze.

This is a great solution for an older house. Because of how philips hue bulbs work, the outlet needs constant power for the bulb to have smart functions, such as brightness settings for certain times of day. I wanted the light in my bathroom to be at different brightness at different times of day. Anybody who has gone to the bathroom in the middle of the night knows why this might be wanted. With this switch, I was able to easily replace my existing lightswitch. I basically created a hot wire so the outlet is always on/hot. This switch only controls the bulb via wifi. I REALLY like that this switch has no need for power. I live in an older building, and as such my lightswitches do not have a third wire. The way this switch is designed, when you actuate the switch, a small amount of power is generated, and that is the power the switch uses to communicate with the hue system. Very clever. The response time is very fast and just as quick as other official hue switches. Quality feels good, and it came with the option to have 2 separate switches (so potentially 4 different actions-left up, left down, right up, right down), but for my use case I only needed one switch. As such, the switch sort of 'resets' after you press it, so it is not your traditional sort of switch that 'clicks up'/'clicks down' and stays in that position. This took a little bit of getting used to for the first few days but now it feels fine.

Highly recommend. Straight forward, flexible , intuitive, multi-function switch that’s easy to use and looks great. PROS: - Simple, intuitive setup - add and program in Hue App (fully supported as ‘Friend of Hue’ product) - NO wires or batteries to replace - Mounts on wall or in single or multi-gang box using standard wall plates - Pressing up or down allows you to set or change scenes, +/- dim level or turn off. - Each press (up or down) can: — Control up to 3 groups/rooms of lights — Each room can set its own scene — Turn on one group and others off — Long press access separate function (limited to: +/- dim, lights off, or do nothing). - Looks great (see pictures) CONS: - If controlled by Homekit, long press loses dimming capability, but gains ability to control Homekit devices - Not yet supported in iConnect app (at date of review) - Good range, but occasionally I’ve have to press button twice (more common when quickly changing scenes - allow command to process). - Sticks out 17mm or 3/4” when attaching directly to wall. (More than Hue switch - mount in box looks best (see photo) - Long press does not allow turning lights on or setting scenes Lack of switch options has hampered Hue light integration for lots of people. Automation is great, but it’s often faster and more convenient to flip a switch. Very true for friends and family who just want light - they don’t want to learn your smart home naming structures. This switch gives you convenience and the increased feature set offered by smart devices.

This is really cool. The only option I've been able to find that truly replaces that switch. And no batteries to replace? Amazing. I am using the 4 button configuration. It linked up super simply with the Hue app and I was done in a few minutes. The cons are that it does take a bit of a firm push of the button to work. Nothing crazy, a child could still use it, but if you are used to quickly flipping a switch with the back of your hand as you walk into the room, that's not going to work any more. I saw reviews that mention it sometimes taking two button pushes to make it work. My experience is that it works EVERY time, but in the 4 button configuration, you have to make sure you press only one. If down on both sides equates to off, you still can't push both sides down at the same time. And it's easy to do. Bottom line, I love this switch, but it does take getting used to.

The switch is surprisingly stiff. I think some won't mind it but it doesn't have as satisfying of a click as most wall switches because of the higher activation force required. I'm seeing if I get used to it. I like the look of the switch, it blends in pretty well, especially if you can mount it flush. It has also failed to activate very occasionally, if that persists I'll probably need to find another switch to get reliable control, but so far just once has this been an issue. I'd rather replace batteries than have it occasionally fail to control the lights. I had a lot of trouble installing it. With a pretty standard switch box in the wall I couldn't mount this without the surface mount plate, which leaves a pretty significant gap behind it, whereas any other regular light switch has fit just fine. I think this is due to a particular electrical box design where the mounting screws are a single strip covering left to right and blocking the space where the cover plate's comparably long clips would fit. Make sure there is open space to the left and right of the screws where the existing switch is mounted before buying this. I also couldn't mount the surface bracket directly, due to the metal electrical box, so screwing through it as a spacer into the center top and center bottom screws was pretty fiddly but did work. Setup on the Hue side is very easy and worked well. Just make sure you do the setup before replacing the dual rockers with the single rocker if you are planning on using that.

This does exactly what it advertises. I wanted a smart light switch to control my bedroom Hue lights and this does the job beautifully. It looks like a regular switch and integrates into my existing switch faceplate in my room for a seamless look. This is replacing a Lutron Aurora switch that required batteries every few months, the fact that there are no batteries now to replace is amazing. The only negative I've seen so far is it is fairly loud when it clicks, but that is a small price to pay for having no batteries to worry about. Setup was easy with the Hue app. Very happy with this purchase.

Takes significant force and feels cheap and clunky when you push it. It also has a very loud forceful click each press. Cycling through scenes is a loud clunky nightmare. Very expensive for such a cheap feeling product.

I've had this switch installed for a couple weeks as of writing this review, and so far my experience has been delightful. I used it in my toddler's bedroom to replace switched outlets with overhead lights in a ceiling fan that previously had constant power. Fan control remained with the fan remote, but I installed HUE bulbs in the fan so that this switch could control them. Only downside is the fan remote can cut power to the HUE bulbs and therefore the connection with this switch. For my use case, I knew this was the case. I live in a 2400sqft house with the HUE Bridge on the first floor, left side of the house. The room this switch is in is on the second floor, right side of the house. No connection issues noticed. You have to clack the switch quickly to get it to function or else a slight delay might register as a "long" press. I don't have a long press programmed to do anything if my light is already off, so currently a long press will do nothing. That is the only time I've seen it not work. I like this switch much better than the standard buttons offered by HUE. the mechanical style makes it much more manageable to find and activate the correct button.

Worked out of the box as expected, and best of all, it can be used with standard decora faceplate covers (which is why I bought it). It’s not as responsive as a regular switch; you need to wait a couple seconds as you switch between scenes. Otherwise, it’s really great. Probably expensive for what it is, but when you’re the only game on the market, that’s what you can do. Would recommend to anyone looking to double-gang and control hue lights.

Si quieres algo sin baterías es una gran opción. Yo lo quise probar para un pequeño patio y falla un 20 % de las ocasiones a pesar de estar cerca tanto del modem como de la lámpara posiblemente a que no lo uso con frecuencia

took me few minutes to figure out how this works, in the standard one switch toggle setup this looks identical to a traditional flipper switch. there is also a dual flipper kit that came with the kit that I didn't use incase you want to control 2 lights independently from each other. This switch is so much better than putting battery modules hue wall module) behind the switch with a 5 yr batt life or another module behind the wall. works great with hue systems and some other lights I tried.

i bought into the hue ecosystem early, before there were so many great alternatives. at the time, hue bulbs looked the best and were from a reputable brand. unfortunately hue bulbs are the biggest PITA when it comes to product support, similarly to Apple, they have an extremely closed ecosystem which significantly limits what you can manage them with. the problem isnt (or shouldnt be) a complex one, i wanted something that; -doesnt require maintenance (no batteries) -completely replaces existing lightswitches rather than being in addition to (because nobody other than me understands how my lights work) ive tried many different solutions and finally decided to try one of these, in my opinion, this is the only product that offers an acceptable solution. i can hardwire all the lights to always be on, and replace all my switches with something that looks like a regular switch, no more confused guests. my biggest complaint is that only one action can be performed at a time, if you use the dual rocker and press both sides in an attempt to turn on two different light groups, it will do nothing. my second complaint would be the click loudness, but based on how they work, im not sure thats avoidable and its totally acceptable. during setup, you are only given the option of assigning a single light group per rocker (IE: up and down both have to control kitchen lights for example, cant have up control kitchen and down control hallway), however, you can change this afterwards in the hue app (IE: could do press = on, hold = off). additionally, if you use hue essentials, you can have conditional operations for all 4 buttons, so if your lights were off, up could turn them on, but if the lights were already on, pressing the same button would turn them off, effectively allowing you to control 4 light groups on/off functionality with a single dual rocker switch.