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Show HN: Simple web app for kids to control a single Philips Hue light

by neathack on 1/7/23, 3:40 PM with 0 comments

I got my 7-year-old daughter some Philips Hue lights strips for Christmas. Once installed, I realized it might not be a good idea to open up the entire HomeKit setup to her, but I did it anyway. Just two minutes later, the smoke alarm test went off! Happy holidays.

A bit of research brought up some apps with "kid lock" features, but none felt simple enough to be kid-friendly. Fast forward a few days, and I just released a simple web app and server component.

Feel free to give it a spin at https://github.com/tja/hue-picker