Any one else experiencing issues with LIFX?

I suspect this is a local network issue - started occurring two days ago, but putting this out there in case it’s not.

Some LIFX bulbs flicker and this is in the logs:

Logger: homeassistant.components.lifx.const
Source: helpers/update_coordinator.py:151
Integration: LIFX (documentation, issues)
First occurred: August 21, 2022 at 8:35:59 PM (474 occurrences)
Last logged: 11:06:02 AM

Error fetching Reading Lamp (192.168.0.132) data: Failed to fetch state from device: 192.168.0.132
Error fetching Floor Lamp (192.168.0.128) data: Failed to fetch state from device: 192.168.0.128
Error fetching Hall Front (192.168.0.129) data: Failed to fetch state from device: 192.168.0.129
Error fetching Daryls Lamp (192.168.0.151) data: Failed to fetch state from device: 192.168.0.151
Error fetching Room Light (192.168.0.101) data: Failed to fetch state from device: 192.168.0.101

This may have been occurring for some time but it just was not reported before.

The lifx integration was updated recently. Rather than failing silently it now reports errors and tries to reconnect rather than waiting for you to reload the integration or restart.

It could have been happening a while - but there is a noticeable flicker in the lights when they are switched on and it occurs and that’s only been noticeable the last couple of days.

I suspect it more likely network related. I have one of those cheap TP-Link mesh networks and I am not sure it’s coping. I’m doing some IOT dev work and I have another dozen or so wifi devices on my network.

Try connecting the light with the HomeKit connect integration instead of the lifx integration.

If that has connection problems too then it is your network, not the integration.

There are some pros and cons to using Homekit Connect instead of Lifx:

Pros:
It uses local push.

Cons:
It has no extra services or effects (like the lifx set state service).
You need to get a number printed on the side of the light.

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Ok not the integration. Looks like I might have reached the device limit with my Deco mesh.

I have about 20 LIFX bulbs and they are always available and online so you wouldn’t say there is an issue however my logs are full of errors regarding fetching LIFX bulb states. Any idea whether it is a sw issue or some configuration issue with my Unifi network?

Logger: homeassistant.components.lifx.const
Source: helpers/update_coordinator.py:151
Integration: LIFX (documentation, issues)
First occurred: 07:20:57 (74 occurrences)
Last logged: 19:03:44

Error fetching Master Bedroom Floor Lamp (192.168.3.76) data: Failed to fetch state from device: 192.168.3.76
Error fetching Living Room Fireplace Spotlight (192.168.3.84) data: Failed to fetch state from device: 192.168.3.84
Error fetching Alex's Table Lamp (192.168.3.74) data: Failed to fetch state from device: 192.168.3.74
Error fetching Guest Bedroom Bedside Lamp (192.168.3.81) data: Failed to fetch state from device: 192.168.3.81
Error fetching Living Room Table Lamp Bulb 1 (192.168.3.85) data: Failed to fetch state from device: 192.168.3.85

The bulbs are in a different vlan. I used to have their IP listed in configuration.yaml until the integration said to remove it. I did because unifi has serious issues with mdns but I believe they have solved them now.

I removed the lifx integration from Google (on advise from Lifx) and it did seem to make a bit of difference to how many of these messages I got, but meanwhile the issue has miraculously “fixed itself”.

Or my brain has been trained to ignore the occasional flicker.

I still think it’s my network, just unsure how to prove it.

Am I to understand the LIFX jank is related to both the Google Home Integration, UniFi, and the Home Assistant Integration not using their LAN protocol?

Why is HomeKit integration better? I don’t think all my lights support it.