IKEA Smart Home / Tradfri: Every couple of days or weeks doing things like this making one reconnect to the home hub, and in the worst case they want you to set up the whole home again from the beginning.

ikea not so smart home

Then there’s Philips Hue for example: Set it and forget it. Rock solid for 4+ years.

While Hue stuff is expensive compared to IKEA, it just works. Either go with the reliable things or keep the home stupid instead of having to deal with a new configuration at unexpected times multiple times a year.