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Good lights that work with Alexa
These work well with lots of color options and cool presets. They definitely do not fit in my overhead light, but I fixed that pretty easily by just…not putting the cover back on. They are very bright and the colors like red and orange kinda hurt my eyes, but toning them down color-wise and brightness-wise helped. They work well with Alexa and I can tell it to turn my lights on and off and to different colors, no telling it to change to presets as far as I know.

Works w/Apple HomeKit. Easy and fast setup using AiDot app first then HomeKit. Highly recommended!
We have had smart bulbs before and have had varying experiences with getting them setup and with ongoing ease of use–or lack of it. We now use Apple Home exclusively as our home automation. Many smart devices say they work with HomeKit, but we have had issues with setup and ongoing reliability. So far, these are perfect.These bulbs don’t appear to come with any instructions so you have to utilize everything they give you on the outside of the box. You can scan the QR code on the outside of the box which will take you to your App Store to download the AiDot app. Or you can just open your App Store and search for “AiDot”. That is the first step. Don’t skip it! Before you can add these to Apple Home you have to set them up in AiDot. I don’t love having to install these apps, but if I want automation it is necessary. Take a quick look at their privacy policy by clicking the link to it when you’re installing the app. At the time I installed it, their stated use of my personal information is acceptable. They stated they don’t sell it or use it to advertise to me and also stated their privacy policy would transfer to the buyer if the company is sold. We never know what they’re really doing, but this is about as good as it gets in terms of disclosing how they use my personal info. You need to setup a login for the app which only requires name, email address, and a password. I use “hide my email” and disposable email addresses for these apps.Once you have the app installed, the rest is pretty intuitive. Have a plan and be armed with what you need to do the setup start to finish before you start!Know:What you will name each room that has a bulb.What you will name each bulb (be logical and plan to use the same names for the bulbs in the AiDot app and in your preferred AI app (Alexa, Apple Home, etc.) I bought a box of 4 and named them Smart Bulb 1, Smart Bulb 2, etc.Your network name (the SSID-what network name you choose when you’re connecting to your home wi-fi)Your network password.Know if your wi-fi broadcasts the 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz bands under the same name or separate names. Example, you might have “MyWiFi 5” and “MyWiFi 2.4 ” as choices (Replace the “MyWiFi” part with whatever yours is named). Or you might only have “MyWiFi” without a number after it so that both your 5 Ghz and 2.4 Ghz bands are broadcast under one network name.Smart bulbs can’t use the 5 Ghz wi-fi band so if yours broadcasts two names, only the one that is 2.4 Ghz will show up during setup.**Very important–If you don’t see your Wi-Fi broadcast twice, one for 5 Ghz and a separate one for 2.4, you won’t see your Wi-Fi as a choice during AiDot bulb setup. Don’t despair! In AiDot select “other networks” at the bottom of the list of Wi-Fi choices. By doing that you will be given the option to type in the name of your Wi-Fi (the exact SSID) and the password. The app will then find your 2.4 Ghz band, connect to it, and remember it so that after you setup one bulb your Wi-Fi network will be there as a choice for all subsequent bulbs. Just be sure you type it EXACTLY as it is broadcast or it won’t be found.If this applies to you, first go into your phone’s Wi-Fi settings and note the exact name of the Wi-Fi you’re using including Capital letters, lower case, etc. Type that exactly in the network name field in AiDot after choosing “Other networks” during setup. Also, your phone must be connected to the same network you’re connecting the bulbs to during setup. If you have more than one Wi-Fi network near you, make sure your phone is connected to the right one or the setup will fail and you won’t know why. You can’t be off of Wi-Fi and just using your cell phone data either. Be sure you’re connected to Wi-Fi correctly before you start setup.Right after I setup each bulb in AiDot, the latest firmware for the bulbs was installed automatically. Keep the bulbs on and your phone near the bulbs while this is happening. I was installing in bedroom ceiling fixtures so I laid my phone on the bed under the light fixture and left it until the install and update was complete in AiDot. The lights flicker a little when the update is finishing. It only took a few minutes.For Apple HomeKit setup, there is a QR code on the the base of each bulb. You will need to use that to set them up and the bulbs need to powered on the entire time. Don’t bypass installing in AiDot first!I had to unscrew my bulbs just slightly so that my phone camera could capture the QR code on the bulb. If I was careful I could unscrew it just enough for Apple Home to see the code but not enough to cut the power to bulb. Hold your phone really close to the bulb while HomeKit is finding it and setting it up. I think many people who had trouble with HomeKit setup probably moved their phone away from the bulb before setup was complete. The one time I laid my phone down on the bed under the light fixture during Apple HomeKit setup, it failed to setup. I immediately started again but held my phone right up to the light and it setup in about 30 seconds.I will update this review if we experience problems. For now, I highly recommend these bulbs especially if you’ve been struggling to find bulbs that work with Apple HomeKit.

Finally a truly incandescent equivalent !
I finally found a light that is as bright as incandescent bulb. Most bulbs say “ 60w equivalent “… that’s… BS, until now. These are bright enough to place next to your chair, and read by it. They also setup with a QR code printed right on the bulb. I bought 2ea 4-packs, and no issues installing them, or adding to Alexa. I placed them where other bulbs couldn’t reliably stay connected, and these are reachable 24/7.I currently have 25+ lights controlled by alexa, and each brand requires you to “register” so 6-8 different brands makes it tough to re store lights after network changes/updates. And if your intent is just to use them in Alexa, then your login information expires on all those individual sites if you don’t log in to them often. I’ve decided to refit all my finicky lights with a single brand / single app and right now these are doing it for me.Rich…

Halten lange und geben ein sehr schönes Licht ab!

It was easy and fast to connect with HomeKit. Has RGB color wheel support. I didn’t use their own app much but it has bunch of stuff. I only care about connecting it with my HomePod so I don’t need the app. The bulbs are OKAY in brightness for a bedroom I’d say. 2 of them at least. No issues.