No-one else around here seems to have mentioned it, so I figured I would: the LIFX Switch is now available for pre-order on the LIFX Australian store: LIFX Smart Switch 4 Gang 4 Button
I guess we get the switch while the yanks got the Candle bulb. Iâve pre-ordered one in each colour and I canât wait to get them installed.
I assume so, at least for controlling dumb bulbs that actually require power to be cut. I have no idea what the requirements are for only controlling LIFX bulbs/scenes.
Also here in the US and would finally make my wife much happier about the way Lifx bulbs have taken over our house. Right now, she has to endure me reminding her âNot to flip the switchâ and I have to apologize for the tape I have across all the switches to remind her âNot to flip the switch.â
This unit looks nice and seems to have 4 (programmable?) buttons.
Do I read the ability to schedule âdumbâ bulbs to mean that it will let me combine switch-based and bulb based scheduling? The lack of the ability to build truly nested procedures is one of the bigest limitations to Lifx, even when paired with IFTTT-type Automation as a Service tools.
My 96-1/2-year-old mother-in-law lives with us, and the more ânormalâ light management could be for her, the better my blood-pressure. Please bring this up from down under!
so letâs assume I have a bulb (or two) and this switch. Iâve switched the lights off using the switch.
In the event of a brown out (ie: temporary power loss, then restored), what happens?
I assume it would be exactly the same as now*, because the bulbs still revert to default state on power loss. The reason behind the power loss is unknown to the bulb regardless of what switch is being used or how itâs wired.
this assumes no firmware update to the bulbs between now and when the switch actually gets delivered.
Yeah, Iâm just wondering what the switchâs default state is going to be, and if this might finally persuade the team that âoffâ is an acceptable default
I have just ordered 2 x light switches. From what I have read you definitely need a neutral as it is a programable appliance.
My primary reason for purchasing these is to make it easy for my wife to use.
I also have a couple of fluorescent lights I want to keep and this will enable me to switch these on or off within programmed scenes via the app.
Looks like from what Iâve read itâs able to control lifx lights via wifi without the need to run a switch wire.
I will say youâd be mad not to have a switch wire to your lights. I had comments from people âso I donât need a switch for theseâ. Madness.