I'm pretty impressed with this smart colored light bulb. If you are looking to get into having a smart home this is a great place to start! Learned how to pair Smart Life Products together here: ruclips.net/video/A2MvUieJhCI/видео.html
Is it possible to change the speed of the color transitions?? I would like to do a slow fade with the 'gorgeous scene' with the Smart Life bulb... It changes colors too fast in my opinion😒
$17.99 bulb is $41.84 + $7.53 on the Canadian amazon ca site. Phillips Hue is $59.99 Canadian + Prim free shipping. Thanks for the video but being Canadian falls short again when it comes to cheap options.
nanfoodles you are so right... Google home mini is $35 USD converts to $45 Canadian... Best Buy had it advertised in Canada for $75... SMH. Who regulates these things
That sucks I just got 2 bulbs from Amazon for 28 bucks plus free one day shipping. I think we Americans get stuff cheaper because we consume way more thus still giving Amazon profits
Gregory Ruiz we consume alot here as well, our government has no backbone when it comes to Major Corporations, it's the corporations that dictate what services we Canadians receive...ie. in telecommunications, we have the highest phone and cable plans in the world and anytime a non-Canadian company attempts to setup shop Bell, Rogers and Telus start waiving the Canadian flag and strong-arm the government to keep the company's out so they can continue to monopolies that market.
Brett I could not have set this bulb up without watching your video several times. One thing nice about Smart Life products is once you put your info into the app it remembers it when you add new Smart Life devices. I am 71 and proud on how I have been able to make my home a SMART one.
Wow just the review I was looking for. Also thank you for muting when commanding your smart devices so it wouldn't trigger mine, you're great. -First time viewer
You just helped me set up my light in minutes. Before your vid I had spent 2 hours going nuts not knowing why it wasnt connecting.... It was the ghz issue. So yeah, thank you so much!
Good review, you have me thinking about smart bulbs now. So far I have smart plugs and smart switches. Your reviews and user guides have been a wonderful help to me. I also appreciate the care you take in blanking out the "Alexa" and "Hey/Okay Google" wake words. I have a combination of 12 Echo and Google Home devices going and sometimes from several rooms away I'll catch one of them doing something based upon a reviewers inconsideration for the viewers by using the wake words audibly. I can't always mute the reviewers in time. Again, thank you for that consideration.
It's interesting how quickly the market is dropping for these types of bulbs with this functionality. This bulb specifically looks great, but you do have to watch a bit because some of the integrations with Google Home or Alexa/Echo can be difficult. Like you said, Brett, the lack of capability for Z-Wave or Zigbee is a bit of an issue for those using a Samsung SmartThings Hub. All in all, great video and I think I'll be buying a few of these to add to my home.
Nice bulb, set mine up yesterday to find out that AMAZON has Region locked me out of using it with Alexa. Im in Australia WF ! Oh so went to try IFTTT no go either!
Great, just want I was looking for, You are still my #1 go to person for information. Just getting started it gets a little expensive so I do like this kind product. Cheers, keep up the good work.
i love my Zombber colored smart bulbs i got 2 for 25$ and they work amazing i love the music sync feature best and i like the wake up alarm feature alot when i compared them to my philips hue colored bulb which is 50$ for just 1 bulb i think the Zombber bulbs are almost as good they get just as bright but not as dim but my favorite feature is the music sync for sure its a hard feature to find with cheap colored smart bulbs but it works very well with the Zombber bulbs i love them.
BTW someone you can add to your home automation series is sonoff switches. Really easy to make them into smart extension cords. Letting you turn off conventional lamps with conventional bulbs. Or anything you plug into a socket. Only costs about $5 bucks. I have 4 of them in my home and work really well with Google Home. Bit of a pain to setup but once you know how its easy. Let me know if you need help with this.
eWeLink, the big issue is setting up the wifi info. Little trick to get it to work I found is, 1 turn off your wifi, 2 Put your device on Airplane mode. 3. Long press (10 seconds) on the sonoff switch. Then it goes into discover mode. Press the setup switch again for 10 seconds and the sonoff switch turns into a router mode. leave your device on airplane mode but turn on your Wifi. In your SSID list will be one called ITEAD**********. click it and the password is "12345678". Finish the setup in the eWeLink app and your golden. In the app enter your SSID and password on 2.4 connection.
For multi users on a google home this product is a pain. You cant log into the same account across more then one device. Each device needs a unique username and password. On the main device you set up your Sonoff switch on, in the app if you open the device you will see a share icon. Click share and enter the email address of the other account you want to share the switch with. A message will pop up on the other device if you have the eWeLink app open. Accept the share and now you can control the switch on another device. So in short if you have 10 devices with 5 users (tablets and phones) you will need 10 accounts with unique email addies.
Another great review and how to video Brett. I've got two crazylinx smart outlets and a Eufy Lumos bulb in my son's room (along with his own Home mini). My wife is jealous of his sweet setup (so am I), so I'm getting two more Lumos bulbs. Great tip on syncing additional devices using voice command.
Thanks for the review and info. I would have like a lumens comparison between the lifx and the inexpensive bulbs. Philips Hue comparison too. Lifx bulbs are much brighter than my Hue bulbs
That is good to know. Yeah I would like to do a bulb comparison on brightness and color. I'm omtrying to figure out the best way to do it. Once I get some Hue lights I will make it happen.
I have two smart wifi bulbs in a single ceiling fixture. Can I name them the same, or do I have to have slightly different names for them, even though they'll always be used together?
Thanks Gregeth of the Smartlands (I must stop watching TV.lol). Great video as usual. Bearing in mind our cultural differences between England and your land, we don't have plug sockets or anything electrical apart from lighting in our bathrooms. Are there any smart bulbs that actually state they are moisture tight? Shower steam, crazy splashes etc, etc that can be safely used in a bathroom light ceiling fitting? Thank you Sir Gregeth.
Hey Brett! thank you so much for your amazing videos. I was wondering, have you had any issues with these light bulbs? did you try them for a long time? because I bought another cheap smart bulb and it was terrible... the colors stopped working after like 2 weeks...
This one actually lasted pretty long but then I had one of the colored LEDs go out so it could only show a few different colors. I'm still looking for a high quality affordable one.
when you're showing off the light vs lifx, why do you have a bright white light shining on the bookshelf to your left, but its off when the LIFX comes on. really throws the comparison off.
Hi Bret, How's it going going? Great video. Coincidentally I bought a couple of these lights yesterday and am playing with then all the time! Couple of thoughts though. First is that you didn't mention the installation of the Smart Life app and creating account. (apologies if you covered this in a previous vid). Second, is the fact that all of these internet connected products using the Smart Life app - What if the company becomes bankrupt or something and so turns off the app servers. Your smart bulbs then do not work! Hopefully this does not happen - plus they are at least half the price of say, the Philips Hue bulbs.
Yeah that would be a bummer but so far it seems like these IOT companies should be around for a bit. I honestly forgot to add creating an account with Smart Life in any of my videos. I was testing it out and just forgot to show that in a video but it is pretty simple. Just remember if you used your phone number or email to create the account.
I have the lohas LEDs in my studio and I have found the white colours are just not as nice as the Lifx or Hue. The warm white is especially bad, not very warm at all. Lifx have the best colours including the whites.
for sure, I think these are perfect for lights that are always going to be coloured and not white. I think it might have something to do with them only being RGB. I have a feeling that the hue and lifx use a different set of leds inside the bulb specifically for whites. I could be wrong
Can this bulb be used in ceiling light that has one light and a wall switch? I was going to put it in my living room lamp but I would love to use it in a healing room that uses color therapy. I have watched many videos re these smart lights and you are my HERO that made it all make sense. Thanks.
so I have these exact lights but made by Woox, its the same app however so I guess the same protocol just another branding. I have them linked to my google home but everytime I leave the Woox app they disconnect from the network, So they wont work with Google home. do you know a fix for that maybe?
Does anyone know if IFTTT can control the color of SmartLife lights? I want a bulb that I can make turn red when I get an email, green when I get a text and blue when I get a Facebook alert using IFTTT. I'm also curious if it can control the varrience. I just want the bulb to glow at 10% for these alerts.
I put in Smart Life and there's so many different ones under $20 by different brands with home and echo symbols next to them...which one was this one specifically?
I purchased one, it was great to start with, but constantly seems to be forget by google home, so Google just ends up saying, "I can't help you with that" any advice
Can I ibtergrate this to an existing room and control it with my Google home? For example I have a room that has the capability of this playing six lights, but I only have four lights in that room. Could I add those as the other two lights and then ask Google to turn that room on all at once?
great vid, i do have a question since i've never used smart bulbs before; i don't have Amazon Alexa nor the google home, i simply have an internet modem and my phone (samsung s8), can i only use the phone to control the light and set on\off times? thanks in advance
Are you having problems with the bulb going offline? Do you have a fix for it? It seems to work fine for a few hours, but when I come home from work it says offline.
Like the Alexa app are you able to get a visual representation of the colours available on the Google Home app? Equally, are you able to ask google to remember a colour and recall in the future (e.g. Tungsten, Magenta)
Right now you cannot have the colors displayed in the Google Home app. There are a lot of colors by name but not sure how to have it remember customer colors. The best way would be to create a routine with a specific color name.
Could you possibly show a list of the colours listed on the Alexa app so that hopefully the colours would correspond on the Google App? Would you be able to describe what you mean by a 'routine with a specific colour'? Thanks!
Tech With Brett also would these work as normal light bulbs? My mom unplug the router every night so would I be able to run these on and off with just my light switch in my room?
Ummm... You think an $18 WiFi smart bulb is cheap? I guess you haven't heard of BroadLink. I can also find C by GE bulbs at that price (if there is a good sale going on)
Only if your router is not capable of running a 2.4 and a 5 ghz frequency. If it is, once the bulb is on the network it is able to be controlled from your phone if it is connected to the internet or your Google Home even if the Home is on a 5 ghz network.
Tech With Brett please explain further. I have a router with 2.4 and 5 GHz. How would I set this up??? How could Google home on 5 GHz talk to the bulb that is on 2.4???
So once the light is connected to the 2.4 network it then can be completely controlled from through the internet. Once it is connected the bulb can be controlled from your phone away from home as long as you have internet. Once you give your Google Home access to Smart Life it then connects through the internet to control and adjust the bulb so it doesn't matter which network the Google Home is on as long as they both have access to the internet and are linked together. Does that help?
When I tell google to sync my devices, it tells me the account owner needs to sync smart life, but I am the owner. Unable to figure out what I'm missing.
Does anyone know how I can get my TCP smart colour changing led bulb to automatically run through each colour individually in slow motion? I've tried scenes and there's one called gorgeous but it runs through the colours too fast and it's not relaxing. Any help would be appreciated 👍
So it depends. Not every smart light is but most of them all. But if the bulb is Smart Life compatible then it should work. More details here: ruclips.net/video/A2MvUieJhCI/видео.html
I just started with Philips Hue and Google Home. Could I use this bulb next to Hue and control it with Home? Does the smartlife app work with Hue so I can controll both systems in one app? Tnx!
You could use the bulb next to it and control it with the Google Home together if you add them to the same room but they will still each use their own app for more specific controls.
Hey the Lifx bulb seemed to have a flicker to it several times through the video. Is this noticeable in real life? Also the cheaper bulb, does it feel cheap? (i.e. give out in 3 months) Also does the cheaper bulb hum at all?
That most likely was due to the frame rate of the video. I have not actually seen it do anything like that. The build quality was actually better than I thought it would be. It is rated for 20,000 hours so that should last for quite awhile. I did not notice any hum as those sounds do bother me. I will double check.
I have several smart switches that work with the Smart Life app. I'm looking to expand my system, but, I'm having trouble determining what products are compatible with the Smart Life app. When looking at new products, how do you determine they are comparable with Smart Life?
For the most part of the product is listed as WiFi compatible,No Hub required and works with Google Home and Alexa it most likely is Smart Life compatible. I am working on a list of Compatible Products I have verified. Let me know if I need to add a specific type or product: kit.com/techwithbrett/smart-life-compatible-products
Thank you. It looks like I'm going to have to get Z-Wave dimmers. I think I'm going to get a SmartThings hub. Will I be able to control my current WiFi smart switches with the SmartThings app?
also dont bother with smart plugs, anything you could possibly want to plug into them - air conditioners, washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, tvs, computers, etc, either require a 15amp plug (all smart plugs are 10amps max) or require you to also press the power/start button on the machine itself, making a smart controller a useless additional pre-start routine. smart plugs are absolutely useless, unless yr just gonna plug a lamp into them, then why not just get a smart bulb (see above comments about using the switch). anyone pushing these useless "smart devices" are likely selling them on amazon and putting affiliate links in their video descriptions
Great Brett! I love your videos! I'm surprised I don't see this on the IFTTT skills, but is it possible to make the light alternate between RED and BLUE or blink RED or blink BLUE. I'm surprised this combo isn't on the top of the list. I want to use my bulbs at the front and back door. if my camera picks up motion and I see there is a burglar, i'm setting up sirens to go off and for my lights to blink red and blue in alternating colors. Hopefully this will scare the fool out of the burglar and alert neighbors and police that something is wrong. :D I think this is so cool but i don't see anything on this. HIs first reaction is definitely going to be that the police are already there!!!! But once he figured out its my lights he will probably still leave because he will realize he needs to go and he has no way of knowing if the police are already there or not. lol :D
I got three bulbs setup, it works fine with the SmartLife app, but Google Home only sees one bulb, says other are unavailable. Tried reseting it multiple times 😔
First time I heard about these so called smartlights I was pretty skeptical to ve honest. A collegue of mine showed me how he was able to turn on and off any light in his home all the way from the office. He said he had gradually switched over all his bulbs to smartbulbs within a few weeks. I only got 1 to begin with but ordered another 5 the day after I got it. Especially since he showed me how to get 5 for free if I buy 5. If anyone is interested just drop a comment and I'll hook you up! I can't stop adding more of these around the house lol
I only have one video on my channel, so how about, watch it, and if you like it (I made it myself) then give me a shout-out! And if not, at least subscribe. Anyway, hope you see this, pecae.
Oh my God, the Smart Life app is so bad.. I was using it for like 4-5 months now and I was hoping for it to be better, but its actually exactly this same bad app xD
Tech With Brett so far with my experience with mine i just got. I would have to say no. I can't seem to find that they support Google or alexa. Or even ifttt sadly. That's why I was woundering.
I know how to set it up from your video but not a clue where to buy it. Amazon does not have colored smart life for $18 which is the title of your video. I can't even find Smart Life colored bulb on Amazon.
Those work but after adding 20 or so your WiFi gets overwhelmed. Using a hub removes the strain from the WiFi. They are both good it just depends on what your needs are.
I'm pretty impressed with this smart colored light bulb. If you are looking to get into having a smart home this is a great place to start! Learned how to pair Smart Life Products together here: ruclips.net/video/A2MvUieJhCI/видео.html
hi bro, i also have this one colored light bulb. could u do a good review for me?
Is it possible to change the speed of the color transitions?? I would like to do a slow fade with the 'gorgeous scene' with the Smart Life bulb... It changes colors too fast in my opinion😒
$17.99 bulb is $41.84 + $7.53 on the Canadian amazon ca site. Phillips Hue is $59.99 Canadian + Prim free shipping. Thanks for the video but being Canadian falls short again when it comes to cheap options.
nanfoodles makes me mad how much more we pay
nanfoodles you are so right... Google home mini is $35 USD converts to $45 Canadian... Best Buy had it advertised in Canada for $75... SMH. Who regulates these things
That sucks I just got 2 bulbs from Amazon for 28 bucks plus free one day shipping. I think we Americans get stuff cheaper because we consume way more thus still giving Amazon profits
nanfoodles europe as well
Gregory Ruiz we consume alot here as well, our government has no backbone when it comes to Major Corporations, it's the corporations that dictate what services we Canadians receive...ie. in telecommunications, we have the highest phone and cable plans in the world and anytime a non-Canadian company attempts to setup shop Bell, Rogers and Telus start waiving the Canadian flag and strong-arm the government to keep the company's out so they can continue to monopolies that market.
Brett I could not have set this bulb up without watching your video several times. One thing nice about Smart Life products is once you put your info into the app it remembers it when you add new Smart Life devices. I am 71 and proud on how I have been able to make my home a SMART one.
That is so awesome Janice! I am so glad the video helped.
Wow just the review I was looking for. Also thank you for muting when commanding your smart devices so it wouldn't trigger mine, you're great. -First time viewer
You just helped me set up my light in minutes. Before your vid I had spent 2 hours going nuts not knowing why it wasnt connecting.... It was the ghz issue. So yeah, thank you so much!
Matt ST2 how did you connect if the ghz was the issue
yeah if you had the wrong ghz it wouldnt have worked anyway
I love you! I have installed two light sockets, two smart plugs and a smart bulb with no help from my kids. They are so impressed. Thank you so much!
Yes! This has made me so excited! , thank you!
Good review, you have me thinking about smart bulbs now. So far I have smart plugs and smart switches. Your reviews and user guides have been a wonderful help to me.
I also appreciate the care you take in blanking out the "Alexa" and "Hey/Okay Google" wake words. I have a combination of 12 Echo and Google Home devices going and sometimes from several rooms away I'll catch one of them doing something based upon a reviewers inconsideration for the viewers by using the wake words audibly. I can't always mute the reviewers in time.
Again, thank you for that consideration.
It's interesting how quickly the market is dropping for these types of bulbs with this functionality. This bulb specifically looks great, but you do have to watch a bit because some of the integrations with Google Home or Alexa/Echo can be difficult. Like you said, Brett, the lack of capability for Z-Wave or Zigbee is a bit of an issue for those using a Samsung SmartThings Hub. All in all, great video and I think I'll be buying a few of these to add to my home.
Nice bulb, set mine up yesterday to find out that AMAZON has Region locked me out of using it with Alexa. Im in Australia WF ! Oh so went to try IFTTT no go either!
that's so fucking stupid to be honest....
Great, just want I was looking for, You are still my #1 go to person for information. Just getting started it gets a little expensive so I do like this kind product. Cheers, keep up the good work.
i love my Zombber colored smart bulbs i got 2 for 25$ and they work amazing i love the music sync feature best and i like the wake up alarm feature alot when i compared them to my philips hue colored bulb which is 50$ for just 1 bulb i think the Zombber bulbs are almost as good they get just as bright but not as dim but my favorite feature is the music sync for sure its a hard feature to find with cheap colored smart bulbs but it works very well with the Zombber bulbs i love them.
BTW someone you can add to your home automation series is sonoff switches. Really easy to make them into smart extension cords. Letting you turn off conventional lamps with conventional bulbs. Or anything you plug into a socket. Only costs about $5 bucks. I have 4 of them in my home and work really well with Google Home. Bit of a pain to setup but once you know how its easy. Let me know if you need help with this.
It has been on my to do list to do... What app does it connect to on the Google Home?
eWeLink, the big issue is setting up the wifi info. Little trick to get it to work I found is, 1 turn off your wifi, 2 Put your device on Airplane mode. 3. Long press (10 seconds) on the sonoff switch. Then it goes into discover mode. Press the setup switch again for 10 seconds and the sonoff switch turns into a router mode. leave your device on airplane mode but turn on your Wifi. In your SSID list will be one called ITEAD**********. click it and the password is "12345678". Finish the setup in the eWeLink app and your golden. In the app enter your SSID and password on 2.4 connection.
For multi users on a google home this product is a pain. You cant log into the same account across more then one device. Each device needs a unique username and password. On the main device you set up your Sonoff switch on, in the app if you open the device you will see a share icon. Click share and enter the email address of the other account you want to share the switch with. A message will pop up on the other device if you have the eWeLink app open. Accept the share and now you can control the switch on another device.
So in short if you have 10 devices with 5 users (tablets and phones) you will need 10 accounts with unique email addies.
Wow great detail! I had no idea it would take that much work. That certainly is helpful!
That is very odd, almost too much work.
Thanks for the answer. I never considered Wifi strain.
Another great review and how to video Brett. I've got two crazylinx smart outlets and a Eufy Lumos bulb in my son's room (along with his own Home mini). My wife is jealous of his sweet setup (so am I), so I'm getting two more Lumos bulbs. Great tip on syncing additional devices using voice command.
I have a very similar bulb in my basket and I've been holding off buying it as I wasn't sure how good it was going to be so thanks for this video
I have 4 of them and they are excellent
TheMrjsax do they slow down your wifi?
That is great to hear!
Thank you i am looking for good smart home lights that are cheep and these are a definite go to and i will for sure be linking these to my phone
gibby from icarly is that you???
Looks great! I just bought one. Will be my first smart light.
The same bulb is $41 in Canada... makes no sense. Great review, always like your videos Brett
Hey Brett, great comparison and setup video! Thank you so much for the info. You must be busy, long time no see 😁
Thanks! Lots going on over here... Once day I will start posting every day I am sure of it.
Tech With Brett Always look forward to your video content, Brett!
Once again your video was super helpful Brett! I have been pondering a colour bulb. Sold.
Thanks for omitting the word "Alexa" so my devices don't react.
Thanks for the review and info. I would have like a lumens comparison between the lifx and the inexpensive bulbs. Philips Hue comparison too. Lifx bulbs are much brighter than my Hue bulbs
That is good to know. Yeah I would like to do a bulb comparison on brightness and color. I'm omtrying to figure out the best way to do it. Once I get some Hue lights I will make it happen.
When you tell Google home to turn the light to warm white will it go to warm white color?
This bulb can be controlled by smartthings hub if you k ow how the get everything setup to do it
I have two smart wifi bulbs in a single ceiling fixture. Can I name them the same, or do I have to have slightly different names for them, even though they'll always be used together?
U have my subscription,
Other reviewers are only review high price with sponsor.
Thanks Gregeth of the Smartlands (I must stop watching TV.lol). Great video as usual. Bearing in mind our cultural differences between England and your land, we don't have plug sockets or anything electrical apart from lighting in our bathrooms. Are there any smart bulbs that actually state they are moisture tight? Shower steam, crazy splashes etc, etc that can be safely used in a bathroom light ceiling fitting? Thank you Sir Gregeth.
Hey Brett! thank you so much for your amazing videos. I was wondering, have you had any issues with these light bulbs? did you try them for a long time? because I bought another cheap smart bulb and it was terrible... the colors stopped working after like 2 weeks...
This one actually lasted pretty long but then I had one of the colored LEDs go out so it could only show a few different colors. I'm still looking for a high quality affordable one.
when you're showing off the light vs lifx, why do you have a bright white light shining on the bookshelf to your left, but its off when the LIFX comes on. really throws the comparison off.
Great info! Nice inexpensive colored light to add to the home. 👍
Hi Bret, How's it going going? Great video. Coincidentally I bought a couple of these lights yesterday and am playing with then all the time! Couple of thoughts though.
First is that you didn't mention the installation of the Smart Life app and creating account. (apologies if you covered this in a previous vid).
Second, is the fact that all of these internet connected products using the Smart Life app - What if the company becomes bankrupt or something and so turns off the app servers. Your smart bulbs then do not work! Hopefully this does not happen - plus they are at least half the price of say, the Philips Hue bulbs.
Yeah that would be a bummer but so far it seems like these IOT companies should be around for a bit.
I honestly forgot to add creating an account with Smart Life in any of my videos. I was testing it out and just forgot to show that in a video but it is pretty simple. Just remember if you used your phone number or email to create the account.
*Good Morning Brett*
I have the lohas LEDs in my studio and I have found the white colours are just not as nice as the Lifx or Hue. The warm white is especially bad, not very warm at all. Lifx have the best colours including the whites.
oh, the Lohas are the same as these smart life ones
I have noticed that as well. You definitely get what you pay for.
for sure, I think these are perfect for lights that are always going to be coloured and not white. I think it might have something to do with them only being RGB. I have a feeling that the hue and lifx use a different set of leds inside the bulb specifically for whites. I could be wrong
Can this bulb be used in ceiling light that has one light and a wall switch? I was going to put it in my living room lamp but I would love to use it in a healing room that uses color therapy. I have watched many videos re these smart lights and you are my HERO that made it all make sense. Thanks.
Yes you can use it in the overhead light, the switch would just need to be set to on for it to function.
Thank you so much.
so I have these exact lights but made by Woox, its the same app however so I guess the same protocol just another branding. I have them linked to my google home but everytime I leave the Woox app they disconnect from the network, So they wont work with Google home. do you know a fix for that maybe?
Does anyone know if IFTTT can control the color of SmartLife lights? I want a bulb that I can make turn red when I get an email, green when I get a text and blue when I get a Facebook alert using IFTTT. I'm also curious if it can control the varrience. I just want the bulb to glow at 10% for these alerts.
I put in Smart Life and there's so many different ones under $20 by different brands with home and echo symbols next to them...which one was this one specifically?
This one is sold by Baivon. What country are you in?
I purchased one, it was great to start with, but constantly seems to be forget by google home, so Google just ends up saying, "I can't help you with that" any advice
But, wouldn't a multi-connection hub like Samsung's also control this while communicating through Zigbee to the other lights?
Cool thanks
Keep up the good work Brett 👍🏻👍🏻
Can I ibtergrate this to an existing room and control it with my Google home? For example I have a room that has the capability of this playing six lights, but I only have four lights in that room. Could I add those as the other two lights and then ask Google to turn that room on all at once?
Yes you can. You just add it to the room and tell Google to turn the room on or off or any other command and it will work.
great vid, i do have a question since i've never used smart bulbs before; i don't have Amazon Alexa nor the google home, i simply have an internet modem and my phone (samsung s8), can i only use the phone to control the light and set on\off times?
thanks in advance
What smart bulbs work outdoors with a sengled hub
Can i program the light tho AUTOMATICALLY change color every 30 sec?
I just got this bulb and it is being a pain to connect!! Starting to wonder what my network is :(
Are you having problems with the bulb going offline? Do you have a fix for it? It seems to work fine for a few hours, but when I come home from work it says offline.
Very nice! if i connect 6 bulbs is a room can i control them individually?
Yes, you just need to specify the exactly light name you want to control.
Like the Alexa app are you able to get a visual representation of the colours available on the Google Home app? Equally, are you able to ask google to remember a colour and recall in the future (e.g. Tungsten, Magenta)
Right now you cannot have the colors displayed in the Google Home app. There are a lot of colors by name but not sure how to have it remember customer colors. The best way would be to create a routine with a specific color name.
Could you possibly show a list of the colours listed on the Alexa app so that hopefully the colours would correspond on the Google App? Would you be able to describe what you mean by a 'routine with a specific colour'? Thanks!
Do you have Instagram? I can post the color list over there.
Tech With Brett @tomomatsuo94 thanks!
If the power goes out in my house will the device once the power comes back on configure it self automatically without me doing any thing
Yes it will once your router boots back up. If it was off it may turn on when the power comes back on.
Sonoff lights on ebay are cheaper and require no hub
Are these bright enough for a bedroom (Might get 2 of these), I have a 11x11 room.
2 should work pretty good.
Tech With Brett also would these work as normal light bulbs? My mom unplug the router every night so would I be able to run these on and off with just my light switch in my room?
Tech With Brett also thanks for responding so fast appriciate and love the channel. Just subbed for all the tech🤓
Yes they will. They just might stay whatever color that was used last.
Ummm... You think an $18 WiFi smart bulb is cheap? I guess you haven't heard of BroadLink.
I can also find C by GE bulbs at that price (if there is a good sale going on)
So does this mean that I would have to move my Google home from my 5 to 2.4 wifi to work it?
Only if your router is not capable of running a 2.4 and a 5 ghz frequency. If it is, once the bulb is on the network it is able to be controlled from your phone if it is connected to the internet or your Google Home even if the Home is on a 5 ghz network.
Tech With Brett awesome thanks!
Tech With Brett please explain further. I have a router with 2.4 and 5 GHz. How would I set this up??? How could Google home on 5 GHz talk to the bulb that is on 2.4???
So once the light is connected to the 2.4 network it then can be completely controlled from through the internet. Once it is connected the bulb can be controlled from your phone away from home as long as you have internet. Once you give your Google Home access to Smart Life it then connects through the internet to control and adjust the bulb so it doesn't matter which network the Google Home is on as long as they both have access to the internet and are linked together. Does that help?
I have a bulb coming on Friday. I will try it and get back to you. Thanks for your help.
When I tell google to sync my devices, it tells me the account owner needs to sync smart life, but I am the owner. Unable to figure out what I'm missing.
This is very very Cool 😱
Does anyone know how I can get my TCP smart colour changing led bulb to automatically run through each colour individually in slow motion? I've tried scenes and there's one called gorgeous but it runs through the colours too fast and it's not relaxing. Any help would be appreciated 👍
Do all Smart light bulbs work for Google Home?
I found exactly the same bulb in the video , but only mentioned that works for Amazon , Alexa
So it depends. Not every smart light is but most of them all. But if the bulb is Smart Life compatible then it should work. More details here: ruclips.net/video/A2MvUieJhCI/видео.html
How to ask Alexa to use the (rainbow) scenes?
How does it compare to the yee light
I just started with Philips Hue and Google Home. Could I use this bulb next to Hue and control it with Home? Does the smartlife app work with Hue so I can controll both systems in one app? Tnx!
You could use the bulb next to it and control it with the Google Home together if you add them to the same room but they will still each use their own app for more specific controls.
They're not the easiest things to set up - 5 to 6 steps. but still better than those Hue and Google hubs/bulbs
Why is my white mode a yellow color ?
Hi! First thanks for your videos (I'm watching you from Spain). Do you know if there is an app to control "Smart life" and Sonoff devices? Thanks!
Did you try with Stringify (I didn't receive my bulbs yet)?
here in greece of of those can set u back 50-80€
Oh wow.
Brett, can you name this anything you want like you can with Phillips Hue or does it have to be 'colored bulb 1, 2, etc...'?
That was the name I choose. You can choose any name you would like.
Awesome! Seems like the way to go unless you need professional quality lights like someone who runs a studio would need. Thanks again for great info!
Hey the Lifx bulb seemed to have a flicker to it several times through the video. Is this noticeable in real life? Also the cheaper bulb, does it feel cheap? (i.e. give out in 3 months) Also does the cheaper bulb hum at all?
That most likely was due to the frame rate of the video. I have not actually seen it do anything like that. The build quality was actually better than I thought it would be. It is rated for 20,000 hours so that should last for quite awhile. I did not notice any hum as those sounds do bother me. I will double check.
I have several smart switches that work with the Smart Life app. I'm looking to expand my system, but, I'm having trouble determining what products are compatible with the Smart Life app. When looking at new products, how do you determine they are comparable with Smart Life?
For the most part of the product is listed as WiFi compatible,No Hub required and works with Google Home and Alexa it most likely is Smart Life compatible. I am working on a list of Compatible Products I have verified. Let me know if I need to add a specific type or product: kit.com/techwithbrett/smart-life-compatible-products
Thank you. It looks like I'm going to have to get Z-Wave dimmers. I think I'm going to get a SmartThings hub. Will I be able to control my current WiFi smart switches with the SmartThings app?
As far as I have seen you are not able to with Smart Things.
also dont bother with smart plugs, anything you could possibly want to plug into them - air conditioners, washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, tvs, computers, etc, either require a 15amp plug (all smart plugs are 10amps max) or require you to also press the power/start button on the machine itself, making a smart controller a useless additional pre-start routine.
smart plugs are absolutely useless, unless yr just gonna plug a lamp into them, then why not just get a smart bulb (see above comments about using the switch).
anyone pushing these useless "smart devices" are likely selling them on amazon and putting affiliate links in their video descriptions
Great Brett! I love your videos! I'm surprised I don't see this on the IFTTT skills, but is it possible to make the light alternate between RED and BLUE or blink RED or blink BLUE. I'm surprised this combo isn't on the top of the list. I want to use my bulbs at the front and back door. if my camera picks up motion and I see there is a burglar, i'm setting up sirens to go off and for my lights to blink red and blue in alternating colors. Hopefully this will scare the fool out of the burglar and alert neighbors and police that something is wrong. :D I think this is so cool but i don't see anything on this. HIs first reaction is definitely going to be that the police are already there!!!! But once he figured out its my lights he will probably still leave because he will realize he needs to go and he has no way of knowing if the police are already there or not. lol :D
Lol careful imitating a police officer you could get jail time for that
I got three bulbs setup, it works fine with the SmartLife app, but Google Home only sees one bulb, says other are unavailable. Tried reseting it multiple times 😔
Ask Google Home to, "Sync my Lights" does that fix it?
First time I heard about these so called smartlights I was pretty skeptical to ve honest. A collegue of mine showed me how he was able to turn on and off any light in his home all the way from the office. He said he had gradually switched over all his bulbs to smartbulbs within a few weeks. I only got 1 to begin with but ordered another 5 the day after I got it. Especially since he showed me how to get 5 for free if I buy 5. If anyone is interested just drop a comment and I'll hook you up! I can't stop adding more of these around the house lol
nice
how???? I WANT THIS
@@starlightabuteen8478 this is obviously a "scam" since I saw him posting this comment under almost every smartbulb video i watched. be careful.
@@alvy8bit aww, sucks, but it waxs def too good to be tru
IW how
Can you install multiple lights! Can you make it change the color of multiple lights in one room, and not the other lights in the other room?
Yep! In the app you can create Rooms and then add certain bulbs to each room. Then you can control the color and brightness based on each room.
@@TechWithBrett thanks for replying dude! S U B S C R I B E!
I only have one video on my channel, so how about, watch it, and if you like it (I made it myself) then give me a shout-out! And if not, at least subscribe. Anyway, hope you see this, pecae.
I wish the seller was still selling these! :(
I found one on amazon that's only $12.99 it's called: e-Joy LED Smart Bulb with Bluetooth Speaker, Dimmable, Multicolor
is it good?
I think I have seen those but they connect Bluetooth only so you can't control from your smart home device or your phone when not connected to it.
Ok thanks!
What bulb is this?
Would you recommend this over wifi dimmer switch????!?!
Only if you want colored bulbs.
@@TechWithBrett Gotcha! Thank you!
Hi. I have mine but my router sending 2.4mhz wifi channel With that the light bulb can work?
Yes it will work with 2.4ghz.
Tech With Brett tha thanks for your answer. but my wifi channel says it's 2.4Mhz and here you say it needs to be 2.4Ghz is it the same?
I just bought one of these
Antonio APC79 is it bright?
UnOrdinaryGamer yeah works best for bedrooms and small places
philips hub??
No this does not need a hub, works on 2.4 GHz networks only.
Oh my God, the Smart Life app is so bad.. I was using it for like 4-5 months now and I was hoping for it to be better, but its actually exactly this same bad app xD
Any smart bulb that's bright? 600 Lm is nothing, my bulb is rated at 1350lm because I refuse to use those LED bulbs because they are so dim.
Does the light bulb work with the google home mini?
Yep!
Will it work with a Phillips hue hub
Brett said no hub required
Wow so you are telling me I cant have this if I have a wifi with 5345 Mbps
disculpa ,se puede configurar en español
How do you know if internet at is a 2.4 or a 5
Most likey you are on 2.4. You can login to your router settings to find out.
Brett have u tryed the trust smart home bulps ?
I have not. Is it something I should check out?
Tech With Brett so far with my experience with mine i just got. I would have to say no. I can't seem to find that they support Google or alexa. Or even ifttt sadly. That's why I was woundering.
I can't get my bulb to pair! Help! Keeps saying failed to connect.
What networks is your phone on? Did it got into pairing mode?
Tech With Brett I got it it to work thank you so much for you reply.
DrizzyDre89 how did you get it to work? Mine is doing the same thing! I have it on a 2.4ghz wifi and in the fast flash mode
"Lasht year" I know. Words are hard.
Can you link the bulb to another one
In the In the app you can create groups where you control them at the same time.
Tech With Brett 👍
it doesn't connect to apple home
I know how to set it up from your video but not a clue where to buy it. Amazon does not have colored smart life for $18 which is the title of your video. I can't even find Smart Life colored bulb on Amazon.
Have you tried this one? Colored Light: amzn.to/2stoMA3
Thank you - I just ordered it.
Do you recommend it ?
I wish it was a bit brighter but it has been an awesome light for the price.
Tech With Brett do you keep all the items you review or return them ? Thank you
This one I bought and have found a room to use it in. That is mostly the case with everything I review except for all these new phone cases...
Tech With Brett okay then thank you
Why buy a bulb that requires a hub? Have you tried the $12 bulbs from Walmart? Color capable and no hub required.
Those work but after adding 20 or so your WiFi gets overwhelmed. Using a hub removes the strain from the WiFi. They are both good it just depends on what your needs are.
how do you add it to your google home if you don't have a google phone 😂
Uhhh you don't need a google phone... 🤣🤣🤣😑😑
Can someone help with mines it not trying to connect and I have tried many ways to try to connect it
Is your phone on the 2.4 ghz network? Have you put it in pairing mode?
Tech With Brett how do I put it 2.4 ghz ?
Do your router have two options to connect to or just one?
Tech With Brett oh ok it finally works THANKS SO MUCH MAN PLEASE YOU and you just have new subscriber 🤝
I love when it works! Let me know if you have more questions.
Love it! Are you doing a giveaway for this bulb?
Christian Oliveras do a giveaway only for Canadian viewers! 😁
Not this one, I had to fork out my own moolah for it! Lol.
Tech With Brett lol I can understand that.
You can find the exact same bulb on eBay for $10