Help! Need advice on direct control switches for lights

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Hey everyone!

I’m having a bit of a dilemma here. To meet my wife’s need for dual control, I’ve been using Aqara’s six-button and one-button scene switches with Home Assistant . They work fine, but my wife keeps complaining about frequent delays, which really affects the experience. The real trouble starts when I turn off my HA or unplug the dongle – the switches can’t control the lights then, and it drives her nuts!

I’m looking to spark a discussion: Is there a product out there that allows scene switches to connect directly to the lights without going through HA? This way, we could avoid delays and I wouldn’t have to worry about the state of HA when I’m enjoying tinkering with it, keeping my wife and kids happy.

Thanks a ton in advance for any suggestions!

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Look if they support ‘binding’

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The aqara switch does not support “binding”, even the HUE dimmer switch I think, whitch products u are using?

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IKEA switch and bulb.

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Thanks, but I need recessed downlight, I could not find in IKEA, do u have any suggestion?

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You can put in wall switches and then use a remote to control them instead of controlling the bulbs directly. I use this to be fail-safe. (Even when HA is down, you can use the wall switches for everything.)

I haven’t tried to make remotes fail-safe as I use zigbee remotes and z-wave in-wall switches, though.
-David