TCP is a different protocol than Hue.
It’s a cloud to cloud integration, and I believe it’s still in beta. People have had a number of different issues with the integration. See, for example:
Ok @wackware I went out and picked up a GE Link bulb to test and it works to perfection with ST’s. I’m thinking about selling all my TCP bulbs and replacing them with the GE Links, but first I need to test the brilliant minds in the ST’s community. My question have you or anyone out there compared the 2?? I don’t care about price point since it’s not much difference. In the end I’d probably save some money if I went to the Links and got full price for the TCP’s.
I am the self proclaimed TCP master and had them for over a year now. I currently have close to 40 bulbs waiting (patiently) to be connected to ST’s, but that patience is running thin. They work flawlessly with the TCP app in iOS and if they’re going to work that well in ST’s once the bug is fixed then it’s worth the wait.
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