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Hi everyone. I recently started my Home Assistant journey by replacing Google Calendar and Keep Notes with Home Assistant. A couple of light bulbs burnt out and I want to replace them with bulbs that I can use exclusivity on Home Assistant and bypass the manufacturers app entirely. What brand should I look for?

These are standard wall mounted lights in my kitchen and my laundry room.

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[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 17 hours ago

Look for zigbee, thread, and/or matter.

+1 on smart switches/dumb bulbs for hardwired fixtures. There are exceptions, but not many.