LGIDTECHFUT007 Mi.Light CCT WW+CW 4-Zone Remote Controller (Battery Not Included) for Milight/Miboxer Color Temperature Adjustable LED Lamps and LED Strip Light Controller FUT035 FUT036

This remote is all I needed. Easy to pair, works immediately (I think it connects locally via Bluetooth so no silly Internet roundtrip) and it has physical buttons that you can feel clicking. No need to hunt for a touch surface.I use it for a RGB CCT that I mostly use in white/warm white mode so the remote covers what I need.I only control one light controller so I cannot talk to its ability to connect to multiple controllers.

It should have come with a wall holder. I had to order separate

I *USED* to be a huge fan of MiLight/LimitlessLED/EasyLED/FutLight/MiBoxer. The limit on the number of 4 bulb groups per remote or wifi gateway was palatable since the lights were fully controlled through my own network. No cloud. No registration. No API keys. Just a straightforward UDP protocol to control the lights through the hub.So when one of them burned out and another was close, I went straight to Amazon and ordered two replacements.While I was able to control these bulbs with a newer RF remote, I couldn't connect to them through my v4 wifi bridge. Reading more closely, I found I needed a newer bridge.So I bought the new bridge, and it arrived today. I expected to set it up the same way as before -- web interface on a temporary wifi network to get it onto my home wifi, then start controlling my new bulbs.Nope. Now the only bridge that works with these bulbs requires you to download an app to your phone, REGISTER an account with the company, sign a very broad "Privacy Notice" and TOS, and THEN you can set up your new bridge. The developer API documentation, formerly hosted on LimitlessLED's web site, is now gone, so there's no updated documentation about the commands to control the bulbs locally via the bridge -- if that's even possible anymore.I do NOT want to have to send packets halfway around the world to control a light bulb sitting 2 feet from me. This puts me at the mercy of that manufacturer's economic viability, network availability, ethics, and security practices, none of which I feel particularly warm and fuzzy about with this company (which can't seem to even settle on a name).I'm returning the bridge and the bulbs, and I won't be buying any more of their products, or from any other manufacturer who thinks they should be the middle man for me controlling my own home.