update my light switch to a Smart Switch

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dominexsus

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Hi everyone, Basically, I am planning to replace the light switches in my new build house with smart switches and as the switch has WiFi built-in it needs constant power to work so will require a neutral wire I've pulled the back of the existing lightswitch and have a "Common" and "L1" 2 x Brown wires in Comm 1 x Brown wire in L1 would anyone be able to let me know if there was a neutral cable installed in the light switch? I have attached photos of them here. I notice the x3 blue cables with a cap on the end, would this be the neutral wire and if it is, will I need to plug all 3 of them into the new light switch? Thanks in advance.
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Odd. Those links try and take me to a different forum.

In principle I would say the "blues" need to be kept together and taken to the new wifi switch - not connecting them all together will almost certainly result in parts of the lighting circuit not working.

 
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