Home Automation Hybrid Universal Switch and Remote

An apparatus is disclosed that includes a battery-operated switch magnetically mounted to a switch holder. The switch includes a microcontroller, a short-range wireless transmitter, one or more tactile control buttons, and a switch magnet. The switch holder includes a magnetic plate, a front face having a front height and front width, a back plane having a back height and a back width, and a depth spanning from the front face to the back plane. The switch holder also includes a switch depression in the front face spanning at least a portion of the depth. The switch depression has a shape that correlates to a switch shape, and the switch depression has dimensions that correlate to switch dimensions. The switch is magnetically mounted to the magnetic holder in the switch body depression by the switch magnet and the magnetic plate.