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30 recent- KKPIsForNapping
true...
- OOffBeatByDesign
until they betray you
- SSummitOfMediocrities
nah they're cool
- HHeathcliffOnReddit
smart homes are overrated
- CCometChaser2049
then i'm going back to dumb bulbs
- TTranquilByAccident
what if it bricks again?
- PPillowFortDefender
fingers crossed
- TTwistingWithTruth
should be here tomorrow
- RRollerCoasterRationale
i ordered a new one
- UUnenthusiasticYay
philips really out here bricklaying
- CCodaWithCondescension
classic
- BBardWithBadWifi
nope just 'unexpected error'
- KKPIsForNapping
did they say why the update bricked it?
- MMeasuredMayhem
one flickers like it's possessed
- FFoxInHenHouse
barely...
- WWilyCoyoteEnergy
at least the lights still work
- NNietzscheNaps
my smart home is a graveyard
- VVelvetDarkness
like we didn't have enough problems
- CChrysalisWithWifi
why do updates always break stuff
- SSubwayPhilosopher
ugh
- DDryAsTheSahara_Wit
still have to wait 2 weeks
- TTiredTitanOfTuesdays
free replacement but...
- CCalamariPhilosopher
idk about that
- DDormantWithDrama
finally some good news
- NNobodyAskedButHere
nice
- NNatureWithNonsense
philips replacing them for free
- FFutureFuzzyDetails
yeah firmware update killed it
- VVinylOnlyPurist
like completely dead?
- FFengShuiSkeptic
hue bridge pro bricked
- FFourthWallFriend
oh no