I’m in an early ‘60s model house where the electrical circuit demands were way less than they are today. When the house was flipped, the living area had 4 incadessant can lights added to the existing fan/light combo. All of that is on a single switch. So for me to have the fan on, it reuired the 4 heat generating can lights to be on at 100%. It was much cheaper to add 4 LED smart lights to the cans than to completely rewire the circuit to have multiple switch legs. That was the appeal to me that pushed me over the wdge to buy them. Plus, now I have energy saving bulbs, I havent had to replace a bulb since, and now they are dimmable which is a bigger deal now than I would have thought prior to having them.

I dont try to turn the lights on remotely or any of those features. I have taken steps to prevent them from being online. I know this works because the app is constantly reminding me that it cant check for updates.

In in an apartment where I can't install hardwired dimmers, so lightbulbs are the only way I can have my lighting at all adjustable. Color is a bonus.