[yjftsjthsd-h]

Hue just decided to start requiring an online account even for local control; I used to think they were the best option, but now I'd recommend avoiding them (even if you don't care about a needless account, consider that this most likely is step 1 to adding fees)

[hypfer]

I honestly never understood why people even bothered using the official Hue bridge when Zigbee light link is an open standard with tons of both open and proprietary alternatives available.

Just take your existing hue bulbs elsewhere

[yjftsjthsd-h]

Oh, sure, the bulbs are still good, I just don't recommend buying into the whole system