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> If it's a color change bulb it restarts as a white light.

That's actually configurable, since a 100% bright white light isn't always what you want.

Is it? I've never seen that option. Is it part of a newer bridge/firmware?

It might require 3rd party apps like iconnecthue to configure, but it's been supported for many years on the bulbs.

Go to the bulb settings itself, "power on behavior".

yes, the problem is that if you turn the switch off, you cannot turn it back on without physically flipping the switch

Nitpicky comment, but only newer Hue bulbs are bluetooth, all of them use Zigbee