Turns out it was a matter on the Phillips Hue side. I could elaborate
the weeks of troubleshooting and hair pulling but it was the matter of a
buggy Philips Hue gradient lightstrip.
Phillips hue will not connect through Google home. It says please try
again later. I've tried incessantly. I've tried on and off wifi. I've
tried only on 2.4 GHz network and 5GHz only. I've reset the entire hue
bridge 3 times, re-add every light and ...
They were connected by the Hue bridge. Had to reset the Hue bridge and
re-add 30+ lights and devices. Every single one of them is updated. I've
tried to add them through the Google home on both android and iOS to no
avail. Asking assistant to sync my...