WiZ Integration and connectivity problems

[knotty fiber]

Over the last few days, I have experienced sluggish to non-responsive communication with my WiZ bulbs. I have determined that the problem is on the vendor side.

I saw a post somewhere stating that there is an issue with WiZ's infrastructure at datacenter U38. I don't know which data center in the world they are referring to. WiZ says all their other systems are working.

I'm in the US. If this specific data center is a regional data center, it may also be a regional dependency.

The Matter connection from HA to the Wiz bulbs works as expected. Unfortunately, for me, I have been using WiZ bulbs for many years, and only two are new enough to support Matter. That's an "Ugh" for me.

This is an example of a case supporting the option of local communication and control as a viable alternative for IoI devices.

[midnight rune]

Do you have local control enabled for the lights? The WiZ integration uses local control

[knotty fiber]

Let me check. Some of my lights are at least 3 years old and do not have the latest features.

I cannot find where I can change a setting to "local control" in the mobile app or in HA. I have two of the latest bulbs that support Matter, configured in the HA. They are reliably working because their cloud registration and control are out of the picture.

[midnight rune]

The docs have steps here, but it's possible it's outdated

[knotty fiber]

I found it in the Mobile app, at least. It's on.

These Wiz bulbs are a slight pain for me, a major pain for my wife, which then becomes my pain.

I tested a bulb by shutting off the power and turning it back on.

I was able to then control it in the app. However, I have no way of knowing if the communication is local or cloud-based.

---Maybe WiZ's fixing the issue as I type

Does the WiZ integration in HA communicate only through a WAN connection to their Cloud?

Checking other bulbs before the wife gets back home....