At some time after the LED lamp 10 or LED lighting device 20 is installed, the LED lamp 10 or lighting device 20 is turned on, at block 212. For example, a user may turn on the LED lamp 10 or lighting device 20 by interacting with, selecting, pressing, and/or the like an on/off or power button, switch, and/or the like. For example, the user may interact with, select, press, and/or the like the on/off and/or dimmer switch 42 on the remote switch 40, the remote switch 40 may provide an on/off signal to the switch control unit 35, and the switch control unit 35 may cause the LED lamp 10 or LED lighting device 20 to turn on.
At block 214, the color temperature that the LED lamp 10 or LED lighting device 20 was last operated at is identified. For example, the switch control unit 35 (e.g., the processing element 37, memory element 36, and/or the like) may identify the color temperature that the LED lamp 10 or LED lighting device 20 was last operated at. For example, the memory element 36 may store the most recent operating light aspects or qualities, which may be used to identify the color temperature, brightness, CRI, and/or the like that the LED lamp 10 or LED lighting device 20 was last operated at. For example, the identified light aspects or qualities are applied or implemented as the operating light aspects or qualities.