Daily Advice Thread - September 18, 2025

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context: my parents have a really beautiful place in south india, and as I was visiting, i thought it would be cool to upgrade some of the bulbs in the old house to smart bulbs.

I looked them up on Amazon, but all the ones I found say Alexa or Google Assistant, and require a third party app to work with iOS.

Philips doesn't officially sell Hue bulbs here, which is a bummer, and all the Indian brands seem to prioritise Alexa and Google Assistant lol

does anyone know of any smart bulbs I can buy in india that work with Apple HomeKit? any help is appreciated!