That’s an excellent question, and one that gets asked two or three times a month in the forum.
You can just start with the FAQ ( this is a clickable link)
Thinking on a big move to Hue lights, the real question is - what switches to use with them? If they’re all automatable via ST and other devices, do I really want to put them all on controllable switches too? There’s the advantage that I can arrange to ensure those switches are on so that the the Hue bulbs would be too…but it also leaves open the ability for folks to just turn them off and leave them off.
Hmm. Thoughts?
Also see the following discussion from about a week ago, it should help:
I’ve just purchased a new home, and need to replace all of the wall switches to work with my Hue bulbs. As we know, these bulbs want power all the time and to be controlled via the hue hub. It seems to me that I could get switches that talk to the SmartThings hub and then have that talk to Hue.
What I need, though, are switches that can look and feel and work just like a standard switch, but never actually controls the power/load to the light. It always gives the light power.
This is a deal-breaker, as my fiancee and the kids want the wall switch to work just like a standard wall switch, and I’m committed to making that happen. No putting on kid locks and using a different switch. No taking out switches and putting on a plate and a new stick-on controller. I need to find an in-wall solut…
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So you should be able to find lots of discussions about it.