LIFX Lightstrip 2 m, Wi-Fi Smart LED Light Strip, Full Colour Zones with Polychrome Technology, No bridge required, Compatible with Alexa, Hey Google, HomeKit and Siri [Energy Class G]


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Hands on

The App is simple, but advanced when you need it to be.

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…or hands free.

Forget the app and use your voice, schedules, or assistant routines to control the lights while you relax.



Weight: 400 g
Dimensions: 200 x 1.2 x 0.2 cm; 400 Grams
Brand: LIFX
Model: LZ3SK2MEU
Part: LZHC2M4INUC07
Colour: White
Pack Quantity: 2
Batteries Required: No
Manufacture: LIFX
Colour: White
Quantity: 2

138 Responses

  1. Alrealon Musique says:

     United Kingdom

    When it works this is brilliant.

    We bought it for a stand-alone floor lamp, so this review doesn’t cover using it room/house-wide.

    Essentially the colours and brightness etc are perfect, just what we wanted.

    It’s a shame to have to use the app that comes with it as that requires an account to login. But it does work well.

    The Apple HomeKit (to phone not home hub) doesn’t work so well. When it’s working it is fine but it often doesn’t connect so have to switch over to the LIFX app.

    Glad we bought it and would buy again but hoping some of the small issues are fixed soon.

  2. Little Miss Runshine says:

     United Kingdom

    Easy to set up, bright and enormous light selection. Works well with smart assista

  3. WyattOVSsh says:

     United Kingdom

    My kids are 13 and 9 and they both absolutely love these, they connect very easily to their phones. With a very clever little app that comes with it. Definitely a must buy!!!!

    You will not regret buying this 👍

  4. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    ignore all the bad reviews and just get one, you wont regret it. i had no issues with connection/installation, the colours are amazing, im using it with my iphone (i have a screen only with shortcuts for lifx)

  5. Jon Linkov says:

     Australia

    This has changed my room completely. Being able to control LIFX with Siri from my phone is a gamechanger and the lights re very bright (with the ability to dim the lights). The app has many features which I am still learning s they can be a bit complex at times.

  6. BridgetTudor says:

     United Kingdom

    The Lifx Mini puts out plenty of light, and offers all of the colours, features, and integrations that you get with standard-size Lifx bulbs at a lower cost. These are excellent smart bulbs, but it’s tough to justify the splurge unless you catch them on sale.

    Unlike Philips Hue. These and plug and play lights setup is like ABC. Philips Hue work of a Hub u have to plug into ur wifi router. If you got have a spare port on ur wifi router. You’re screwed.

  7. Anonymous says:

     France 🇫🇷

    Trs bon produit, compatible avec apple HomeKit facile utiliser, leurs applications permet de changer de couleur avec des thmes…
    La possibilit d’teindre la lumire avec Siri, apple watch…

  8. Steph Panecasio says:

     United Kingdom

    The bulbs are brilliant! I came from using the IKEA Smart bulbs and thought I’d change to a different manufacturer, the brightness is brilliant and they fit nicely into my HomeKit smart Home, the only downside is that occasionally the bulbs show no response so you have to get up and switch the switch off and back on again, they are really good when they work but most of the time there just a bit of a joke. Also they are really pricey 35 per bulb is a lot for what they really are.

  9. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Love this bulb, my room is pretty small so didn’t think i’d need the bigger one but damn this is really more than enough for even a little bigger room. Watching many reviews i liked lifx colors much more compared to philips hue, also didn’t have any of the connection problems many do, been using it daily for almost a month now and it’s been working perfectly, set it up with the day and dusk routines and change colors when i’m in the mood in the evenings. Also some apps to make it sync with spotify or apple music work great, its pretty fun. Will definitely buy more lifx bulbs just waiting for black friday now.

  10. Catherine Fredman says:

     United Kingdom

    App is definitely not easy to install and it’s not intuitive at all, but it works most of the time.
    As for the light, I prefer a warmer kind and this one is more on the white side of any hue, even yellow or orange looks annoyingly bright (not as in lumens but mostly in perception).

  11. LucieGooden says:

     United Kingdom

    Great lamps using with Google home automation easy to setup configure and use

    Recommended if you want auto lights

  12. Madeline Kaufman says:

     United Kingdom

    Ok I’m normally all for the Philips Hue stuff, thought I’d give this a go.

    This thing is perfect, the colour saturation is loads better and just as bright if not a little brighter than the others.

    Will have to do a few other comparisons between this one and the other Philips ones I have, but first impressions are that I will definitely be getting more of these to run along side.

  13. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    No issues, easy to setup but have noticed a few glitches in operation and when using with Alexa but overall I would highly recommend.

  14. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    + hardware is really well built
    + powerful yet small
    + colour accuracy
    + really well packaged

    – easy to mislay / dispose of HomeKit code
    – look a little functional

  15. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    I had three old LIFX bulbs and have recently moved as well as upgraded my internet. For some reason the old bulbs refused to work on the new network so recycled them. Bought four new LIFX bulbs for the cinema room, lounge, office and bedroom. Each took less than 5 minutes to setup, each works on ‘Homekit’ and I can now have lovely low tone light in these rooms. I am not a person for a lot of bright light. I like to control the temp and colour of the light in my rooms. LIFX are great bulbs at reasonable prices and really easy to set up.

  16. GaryTressler says:

     United Kingdom

    I already have a ton of Lifx lights, so the experiance was nothing new, but it works just as well as the rest of them, and surprisingly bright for such as small bulb (actually, its not THAT small).

  17. TonyJacobson says:

     United Kingdom

    I have several of these bulbs in every room plenty of colours to choose from also different shades of white one good thing about these bulbs you dont need a to buy a hub for to work connects to youre home network the only problem I have had is getting it to connect which involves turning bulb on and off 5 times then connecting no problems at all

  18. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Nicely bright and capable of cycling through a huge range of colours. Much easier to set up than previous generations. Homekit and Alexa integration are great and work very well – the best way to use these lights in my opinion.

    Great for use as a desk or side lamp, for a ceiling light I’d recommend the original size LIFX bulb which is brighter.

  19. CathrynDuCroz says:

     United Kingdom

    These Lifx products are fantastic. In addition to this one I also have a mini white and a Z LED strip.

    I have found this mini colour to be as bright as I ever need for a bedroom that is 3.5m x 7.5m, comfortably matching the Diall 23W bulb that it replaced.

    The Lifx app is good although I find it a little less intuitive than a previous version, new users won’t have that gripe though.

    Homekit support is available but leaves a lot to be desired. I’ve experienced connection problems and lag when using Homekit and sometimes lights show “No Response” in Homekit, but are perfectly controllable in the Lifx app. So if you want to use automations, just have them trigger the Lifx app rather than through Homekit. Alexa support seems to work with no issues but I have stopped using my Echo so can’t comment further.

  20. Anonymous says:

     Australia

    Amazing quality lights that are not only super bright with all colours but simply just work. No need for a controller or hub that others need. I have over 30 LifX lights, had to warranty replace one (which was a very straight forward, quick and easy process. A+ support) with Google Home (Yes, I realize the irony of buying off Amazon) but also have tried with Alexa with a similar positive experience.

    Only connection issues I’ve seen is with people using multiple lights and crappy low grade wireless or low-grade internet connection. You also have to kinda commit yourself to using Alexa or Google… Simply using the app to control the lights can be a pain. No dimmer switches or controls like you see with Hue lights. Also more integration with other smart home applications would be nice. I have IFTTT and Home Assistant running which is brilliant and lets me integrate with everything but your “normal” non tech nerd would probably like more ways of controlling everything.

    Overall, excellent quality lights for someone who just wants a few smart lights or the crazy people who want their whole house decked out in smart lights and have the know-how to set up integration with everything else.

  21. Toni Guillot says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 4 From Our UsersI saw the bulb recently reduced and thought I’d make a purchase. I’ve been wanting to start using some smart lighting in my home and thought I’d start with LIFX for the sole purpose I didn’t need a hub like The Phillips Hue products need.
    My first thought was is this actually the mini bulb on opening as it was quite a hefty size. I used the bulb in my Ikea Fado lamp and it looks amazing. Setup was really easy, install the LIFX app and follow all instructions and it’s that simple. The colours are amazing, so very bright for the mini and so many options to play around with. So far I’ve had no problems with connection drop outs and it’s working perfectly. I’m going to purchase more as they look fantastic.

    Bright lights

  22. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    LIFX bulbs are great. I only had the original first bulb and decided to go for mini for my bedroom.
    My first bulb did stop working and when I contacted LIFX they sent a new one out to me, no questions asked.
    Fantastic customer service and told me to recycle the one that failed, when I asked did they need it back as proof.
    I will continue to buy these for the way my problem was handled.

  23. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Fantastic product. A lot cheaper than the Phillips equivalent and doesn’t need a separate router. All you need is WiFi. It’s a premium product at a great price.

  24. Salmon Jerrold says:

     United Kingdom

    Once setup, this lamp has been great. The problem was, if you have a BT hub, you need to turn off the device detection/adult content warning stuff for the lamp, or it will disconnect regularly.

  25. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    LIFX in my opinion are the best smart bulbs especially if you run HomeKit. One watch out, as with other WiFi based smart home products they run of one band on, your device that is setting it up and your home router will likely run of two. You will need to set the router to be single band or as I did set up the device out of range of the 5ghz band ( I used a table lamp in the garden) other than the initial faff the efficiency, range and lack of needing a bridge is brilliant. I only wish LIFX did more products

  26. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    It’s bright in white or colour mode, easy to use and integrate with home assistant.

  27. Sahiba says:

     Australia

    Cool like globe with full RGB control on your smartphone.
    App is solid, easy to use.
    Very cool lil light – some colours washout in brighter rooms.

  28. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Awesome smart bulbs. The Lifx bulbs are often a little dearer than some of the others but you can see where that extra cost goes with the brightness and ease of use. If you’re thinking of buying your first smart bulbs buy Lifx, you won’t regret it.

  29. jimmykak says:

     United Kingdom

    Easy to set up good software. Have been using bulbs for around 8 months and they are reliable addition to smart home. Pricey compared to other bulbs

  30. ElliottMontanez says:

     Italy

    Lifx il top, dopo averne preso una per me ne ho comprate delle altre per quanto son belle e funzionano bene.
    Colori e luminosit al top, senza hub, si configurano in pochi secondi, vanno con Siri, Alexa e Google, quello che preferite. Si commettono velocemente e i comandi da app o vocali sino istantanei 🙂

  31. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Works great with Apple HomeKit but sometimes they turn on all by themselves? Even with No automations set up…

  32. AlfredFitzpatri says:

     United Kingdom

    Excellent colour bulbs. Just as good as Hue but much cheaper. Have both so can compare. Lovely colours. Very happy with them

  33. Anonymous says:

     France

    super ampoule de trs bonne qualit, facile installer et trs simple manipuler grce l’application prvue. Je recommande !

  34. Anonymous says:

     Italy 🇮🇹

    Bella lampadina anche esteticamente, ottima luce, il prezzo molto elevato ma il prodotto sembra di ottima fattura.

  35. Irenesroth says:

     France

    Excellent produit. Facile installer et utiliser. Attention toutefois teindre l’interrupteur lorsqu’il n’y a pas d’utilisation, car l’ampoule maintient un faible clairage en veille de couleur bleue fonce.
    Toutefois, un produit encore cher.

  36. Armando Roggio says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    Was bought on prime day as there is no way I could justify the rrp for it! Disregarding the price though it is a great light bulb that is easy to control via Alexa, the LIFX app or even Samsung Smartthings

  37. Samuel Roberts says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    Love it. Easy to setup and program. Works perfectly with Alexa,not had any disconnecting. Great value in a sale

  38. Christian de Looper says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    I got them in the Black Friday sale. They are perfect at that price. I would not pay the full price as they are not worth that.
    The bulbs work well and the colours are terrific. The app is fab

  39. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    These are fantastic! They are transforming the house accordingly to your mood. App is good – also works with Apple Home app. Fully integrated with Google & Alexa. Can be schedule as per your needs. Works fantastic! I already forgot how to operate a light switch on the wall (such a old way of doing things 🙂 ) as I am using mobile app to do all the job for me!
    All fine, but have to admit, the price tag is on the high level but if they will work without any issues, it’s worth it! Also the choice of the bulbs is rather limited to connections E27, B22 and GU10

  40. Anonymous says:

     Australia

    The form factor of the mini is great for use in lamps, it throws a very commendable amount of light that is easy to control from apple hkme (although the LIFX app has finer control over colour hue and better preset colours).
    Of note, the mini has a better amount of “warm shades of white light” than its larger brother. I’ll probably only buy mini’s from now on, and forego the larger bulbs.

  41. Jon Walker says:

     Australia

    This is my second purchase of these bulbs. They are so easy to install and use

  42. JettHkoipuajewm says:

     Spai

    Golden Review Award: 3 From Our UsersHe probado varias marcas de bombillas WiFi RGB, pero como las de esta marca, ninguna. Tiene bastante potencia de iluminacin tanto en color blanco (tiene clidos y fros) como en colores. Con Alexa funciona perfectamente. Tb tengo una tira LED Lifx y lo mismo, es una maravilla

  43. Rebecca Penfold says:

     Spain 🇪🇸

    Funciona y cumple que lo que expone, la unica pega quizas sea que es un algo lenta en la respuestas, he probado tambien un modelo de philips y responde mas rapido, pero en genral esta muy bien.

  44. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    We have our light bulb in our lamp and it’s so tranqil

  45. Anonymous says:

     Australia

    App and bulb work great.
    Has all functionalities I wanted for an acceptable price.

  46. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Everything is good but sometimes i feel it doesnt get bright enough

  47. LateshaCjs says:

     France

    Bon, tout d’abord, il faut le prciser, c’est une ampoule LED. Avec tout ce qu’on entend sur les LED, toxicit ventuelle pour les yeux… Donc prudence dans l’utilisation.Ceci dit, je ne tiens pas compte de cet aspect dans la notation.
    Une mini notice indique o tlcharger l’application sur son smartphone.
    Je l’ai donc fixe sur un luminaire, et ai tlcharg l’application. Tlchargement sans problme. Pour connecter l’ampoule, il faut la connecter au rseau wifi de son domicile.
    Quand tout cela est fait, on contrle assez facilement l’ampoule: couleur, intensit, effets (clignotements…). L’ensemble de la manoeuvre est assez fluide.
    Par contre, voulant recommencer le lendemain, la connexion entre mon smartphone et l’ampoule avait saut, j’ai du recommencer le paramtrage de l’ampoule, et ai donc perdu du temps. Dommage.
    Je me suis demand si la programmation en lumire rouge permettrait de dvelopper des photos, mais n’ayant plus de matriel pour tester, je ne peux rpondre cette question.
    Au total, une ampoule geek amusante.

  48. Anonymous says:

     Spain 🇪🇸

    Funciona muy bien
    La aplicacin es mejor que la de Philips y las bombillas dan mas luz
    Solo una pega que dependen de wifi si se corta no funciona, solo podrs encender y apagarlas desde el interrupto

  49. Anonymous says:

     Australia

    Works great, but initially had issues connecting the bulb to my wifi network. It only supports 2.4ghz and sometimes cannot initially connect if a 5ghz network is running in parallel. Occasionally flickers due to disconnecting wifi. App is full featured but certain functions like the day to dusk setting does not play nice with HomeKit triggers, with either HomeKit taking priority or losing priority. Expect this will improve with updates to HomeKit rather than the bulb.

  50. Anonymous says:

     France 🇫🇷

    s bonne qualit plus jolie plus petite que des hue ou yeeligh

  51. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Really glad I went for this model, but the day to dusk would have been fine as I mainly use that mode.
    Very easy to install and link to Siri or Alexa

  52. MalcolmOIGC says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    I love smart lighting, which I think is obvious, given that I have fitted my entire house (granted, this is reasonably small) with the Philips Hue lighting system. The key use that I have for smart lighting is the ability to turn it on and off when I’m not in the house, but I also love being able to change the colour of my lighting, depending upon whatever mode I am in.

    Had I known about these Lifx bulbs when I was fitting my Philips Hue system, I have to admit that they would have been a serious contender for my money (for the reasons I will set out below). Perhaps the only thing that would have put me off adopting the Lifx system is the lack of the range of bulbs i.e. they are principally only available in B22 and E27 globe style bulbs, with the only option for GU10 bulbs being to replace the entire fitting with an LED integrated downlighter (and the majority of my lights are GU10 downlighters).

    In many respects, this Lifx bulb is significantly better than the Philips Hue equivalent. For starters, it does not require a separate hub to be able to operate the bulb, as each bulb has the ability to connect directly to your home router. This not only makes the system cheaper, but less complicated to set up.

    Secondly, the range of features which the entire system offers (through the Lifx app) are much more extensive than the Philips Hue equivalent. For example, both systems permit the bulb to be dimmed and the colour to be changed through a huge range of different colours via the app however, with this Lifx bulb, there are so many more options as well. One of these is the ability to set various animations, such as a strobe light, flicker (to simulate a fire), spooky etc. In addition, it also allows you to set a four stage timeline, where various actions happen at different parts of the day, such as simulating sunrise in the morning, remain bright throughout the day and gradually dim towards early evening, before simulating sunset at bedtime. All of the actions and timelines can be changed, making it a very flexible bulb.

    Price wise, this bulb is on par, if not slightly more expensive than the Philips Hue equivalents however, given the added flexibility (and the lack of a required hub), this may be a small price to pay. It is also fully compatible with a range of other smart devices, such as Google Home and Nest, Apple Homekit, Amazon Alexa etc and so there is absolutely no reason as to why this shouldn’t be worthy of consideration, if you’re looking to adopt a smart lighting system for your home.

  53. Anonymous says:

     Spain 🇪🇸

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersTenemos el home pot en casa, y le decimos: oye siri, apaga la luz del saln, enciende la luz de la salita, Y all que va siri y lo hace. jajaja, es una novedad que me hace mucha gracia. Compramos esta bombilla wifi y entonces siri la reconoce y as apaga o enciende segn le ordenemos. Es prctico eh, parece una tontera pero cuando vamos a acostarnos nos levantamos del sof y cuando estamos ya en la habitacin decimos: “oye siri, apaga la luz del saln”, y all que la apaga y no hemos tenido que mover un dedo.
    vamos a seguir comprando bombillas para las dems estancias, por ahora slo tenemos en dos

  54. RachelleGoldsch says:

     France

    Fonctionne sans hub, c’est dj un avantage. Je l’utilise soit avec alexa pour l’allumage ou l’extinction, ou mieux avec mon iphone ou mon ipad, et l on peut vraiment faire des rglages trs fins. L’ayant achet pendant une promotion importante, c’tait une trs bonne affaire mais peut-tre un peu trop chre au tarif normal ….

  55. NoeliaTempleton says:

     France 🇫🇷

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersJe possde 2 LIFX mini couleur elle fonctionne parfaitement avec iPhone X Apple Watch 4 et HomeKit facile connecter puissance un peu juste mais quivalent au Philips Hue si vous cherchez plus puissant il faut passer sur le modle au dessus a60 ou a60+ qui passe 1100 lumen contre 800 pour la mini.
    L’utilisation qui me sert beaucoup est de pouvoir clairer les pices depuis l’exterieur pratique pour ouvrir la porte quand il fait nuit par exemple.
    Pas besoin de pont contrairement au hue

  56. Anonymous says:

     France

    J’ai mis du temps pouvoir commenter cette ampoule car je n’avais pas la lampe qui correspondait. Attention donc bien vrifier la taille du culot…
    Ensuite, l’installation de l’appli et de l’ampoule est trs rapide et intuitive.
    Malheureusement, contrairement la pub, la ralit du terrain nous fait oublier pas mal de ces “gadgets” et je n’utilise au final que les fonctions vocales remplies prcdemment par mon interrupteur….
    J’aime tout de mme changer les ambiances.. cosy, chaleureux, SF… en jouant sur les couleurs de l’appli.
    Cela reste du ludique… 50 l’ampoule.

  57. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 4 From Our UsersReally love the Lifx products and the mini is just as good as the standard bulb. They also seem to be getting even easier to setup which is great as I’d bought 5. I’ve had other ones for over 2 years (have pretty much filled the house now) and none have failed. Good app and easy enough to use. Sometimes not always easy to add new bulb to existing locations and takes a bit of fiddling.

    Would definately recommend.

  58. Anonymous says:

     France

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersSuper ampoules !
    La luminosit rglable de la veilleuse la lumire du jour (blanche !!!! Pratique pour le travail artistique)
    Surtout on peut paramtrer du rveil. Elle s’allume doucement avant 1h de l’heure, un rveil agrable et moins violent ! Bon rveil assur ! Je vais changer toutes les ampoules de la maison par LIFX.

  59. Anonymous says:

     Italy 🇮🇹

    Un bellissimo effetto luce e colore che da alla casa un’atmosfera particolare

  60. Justine8510 says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    Set-up was slightly time-consuming but straight-forward enough; fit the bulb, find it via wi-fi and get it on your network, then sync it with an app, then you’re away. It works well on iOS Home. The options include simple on/off, dimming, scheduling and of course the myriad of colour options. It’s quite an impressive thing, and very handy in a lot of scenarios.

    The fact it’s ready to go out of the box is a real positive, especially for someone like me who wouldn’t be inclined to go ‘all in’ with a system requiring a hub or additional accessories. It makes it the perfect choice for someone looking to dip their toe into smart home technology without a significant outlay.

  61. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    Golden Review Award: 3 From Our UsersBeing the owner of Philips Hue, Yeelight, Osram and (previously, before they shut the service down) TCP Lighting smart bulbs, I was keen to see how LIFX compared as it’s not a brand I was familiar with.

    When I initially read the name of this bulb, the ‘Mini’ in the title made me assume it was the smaller E14 / SES fitting. But of course it is an E27 bulb and the name refers simply to the fact that it is more compact than the average E27 smart bulb. This is useful as I do find in general they can be quite bulky, making them a bit of a bulbous (get it?) eye sore in an open light shade.

    Of course a big plus of this bulb is that you don’t need a hub, it simply needs a WiFi connection and is controlled via smartphone app. This makes it cheaper if you are new to smart bulbs and want to see what all the fuss is about without having to spend too much upfront buying pricier ‘starter kits’.

    Once I’d installed the app on my Android phone, pairing was a little fiddly. At one point in the bulb detection process I thought the app had got stuck and so I cancelled the process before it reached 100%, only to find the pairing had completed successfully. It sounds like other reviewers have suffered similar issues, but possibly only on Android devices.

    The app is straightforward and pleasant to use, allowing you to control bulbs individually or to group them (with a neat interface to change colour temp and brightness). There are also lots of lighting themes and effects to choose from (or you can create your own), which I made the most of on Halloween! You can also create recurring schedules simply, either manually or using the guided Day & Dusk feature. The only scheduling option that had me a little stumped is called “Night Vision”, which I had to google – apparently some bulbs offer IR lighting you can enable to assist night lighting for security cameras (but not this one).

    I’ve been using the bulb for a few weeks now and it has been flawless (once the pairing was completed), providing a good maximum light output equivalent to the larger competition down to a nicely dim lowest setting (I do find that smart bulbs vary in how dim they will go) which combined with a nice warm colour temp is ideal as a night light for my young daughter. It features the full RGB colour range for maximum fun and adaptability for every mood, and I would have to say that overall performance is at least on a par with my other smart bulbs.

    Recommended.

  62. LynneMoralez says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    This is my first “Smart” wifi light and I love it.

    It was relatively easy to install – screw it in, download the app and it took me through the whole set up. We had the light changing colours in minutes. The app also allows different effects such as candle flicker, spooky (of and on randomly) etc. which the kids love. Its very bright and so can be used on its own (especially on the “whiter” settings. You can also schedule different times for the lamp to come on and at what intensity which is nice. Also, as you would expect, compatible with Google Assistant, Alexa and the like.

    I have lost connection to the light once and I needed to power off at the switch and power on again and I did connect straight back to it again so not a huge issue for me personally.

    Price wise they are expensive – no getting away from that – but if I could afford to i’d replace all my bulbs with these. Love them.

  63. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    Alexa, turn the light pink. Alexa, make the light yellow. No, Alexa, turn the light gree- Mummy, she keeps changing the light and I don’t want it to be that colour! Such are the daily discussions Alexa is recording and sending off to the AWS Cloud for someone to collect and presumably use to target child discipline products to me next time I’m online. But enough of the future, let’s talk about bulbs. This did take a bit of faffing before Alexa was able to identify and install everything, but twenty minutes later and we were experimenting with the colours, dimming, switching on and off. Some of the colours make you feel like you’re in a club, while some are too bright and hurt after a while. Just dim a bit and you’re all good.

  64. Jacob Ridley says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    LIFX Mini (E27) Wi-Fi Smart LED Light Bulb is a good acting WiFi-enabled LED light bulb. It works providing great light as well as being so handy to be able to “tell Alexa” to switch on your smart bulb and this is completed quickly and easily.
    The app works well and responds quickly to my spoken responses.
    I like how I am able to change the colour depending on what light you need.
    A great smart light bulb which I am happy to recommend with the added bonus it does not need an extra hub for working.

  65. NewtonSharpe says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    We’re long-time users of LIFX’s excellent original bulbs; the good news is that this smaller version is mostly just as good. Still staggeringly expensive though. When I say ‘mostly’, I’m directly thinking of brightness where the mini is fractionally less bright than it’s bigger brother. In a lamp though, brightness isn’t any sort of issue. Here as well, the ability to wash an area of the room with colour works very well; it’s easy to create nice little oasis of cosy comfort, or to switch instead to a good bright clean light for reading.

    I’m fully convinced by LIFX, especially when combined with voice control, which works spectacularly well for Amazon Alexa. Oh and if you do get some and you have a Nest thermostat; the two combine to detect when you’re away and to then switch lights on and off randomly to simulate activity in the house for security.

  66. CarlForman says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    I found this reasonable to set up and install.
    You need a smart phone or tablet as it requires an app to make it work.
    The app controls the light.
    I put it into a lamp … opened the app and went from there.
    Nice colours but I found I couldn’t set the timer up! Might just be me! I will update the review as I get more experience with the app.

  67. Anonymous says:

     France

    Cette ampoule vis type E27 LED fonctionne grce au WIFI et sans pont. Une fois installe et allume avec l’interrupteur classique, rendez-vous sur l’application LIFX pour configurer l’appareil.
    Tout d’abord la connexion ou cration du compte, slectionner le WIFI correspondant, ajouter l’emplacement de la lampe dans un groupe et enfin la nommer. Pour ma part le changement a t automatique ensuite il a suffis juste de slectionner sur quel modem l’appair.
    Elle est galement compatible sur le WIFI 5GHZ.
    Ensuite grce aux applications comme Amazon Alexa ou Google Home, il est ncessaire d’autoriser l’application LIFX pour un contrle de l’ampoule avec l’assistant souhait. Trs pratique lorsque l’on rentre la nuit ou les mains pleines, choses pas toujours aises pour appuyer sur l’interrupteur.
    Ds lors, l’ampoule est configure. Dans l’application LIFX, l’interface est intuitive rendant la navigation fluide et elle est en franais.
    Deux palettes de teintes sont disponibles : une palette de couleur et une seconde de diffrentes nuances de blancs. Des thmes sont galement disponibles, des effets pour crer une ambiance dans votre maison et enfin un onglet jour et crpuscule . Concernant le mode Jour et Crpuscule , j’ai eu la surprise de dcouvrir ma lampe allume un matin. Elle s’allume et s’teint automatiquement. En revanche je n’avais pas activ le mode. En effet cela est pratique lors d’absence pour simuler une prsence ; allumer et teindre sa lampe d’une autre ville ce n’est pas courant.
    Mme si le prix est lev, cela reste moins cher que certains fournisseurs ncessitant un pont de connexion et dont le nombre d’appareil est galement limit. Chez LIFX pas de pont et appareillage illimit !

    De la couleur vive à l’ambiance tamisée en passant par différentes nuances de blancs

  68. Anonymous says:

     France

    Installe dans la chambre d’un ado, c’est un vrai plaisir !
    Tout d’abord, c’est une ampoule vis de taille normale par rapport une ampoule classique.
    L’ampoule s’est connecte trs facilement l’application ddie. Pas besoin de “Hub”, ces sortes d’interrupteurs trs chers. Ensuite, c’est au gr de chacun ! Lumire colore, lumire tamise, effets divers (mme un effet trombinoscope !)… On a mme diffrentes nuances de lumire blanche (froide,chaude, jaune ou plutt rose…)… Les possibilits sont infinies !!! Et tout est simplissime, connect au tlphone. On peut mme demander un allumage progressif !
    Une bonne ampoule qui ravit mon ado !

  69. Robin4934y says:

     France

    L’Appli LIFX prsente encore quelques bugs qui ncessitent plusieurs essais avant de finalis l’appairage. Gageons que les prochaines versions de l’appli viendront corriger ce problme.
    Les possibilits de rglage de la lumire sont trs compltes et permettent d’ajuster intensit, chaleur de la couleur, couleur. De nombreuses possibilits comme utilisation d’ambiances pr-dtermines, thmes et programme ajustable de l’intensit en direct fonction du temps, entre l’aube et le crpuscule.
    Autre avantage, cette lampe peut tre pilote vocalement par l’Echo Dot d’Amazon mais galement d’autres systmes IA comme SIRI d’Apple via l’Apps Home ou Google, NEST, etc.. la
    En cas d’absence, vous pouvez programmer via ces applications des allumages / teintes alatoires simulant une prsence
    J’ai pu peaufiner l’clairage de mon salon sans outils, bien install dans mon fauteuil !

    Trs bon choix et utile notamment pour la scurit de votre maison.

    Un très bon investisseme

  70. RamonitCornett says:

     France

    Je commencerai direct par le bmol : le code qu’il faut trouver pour permettre l’accs de l’ampoule votre rseau wifi. J’ai galr le chercher sur la bote : il se trouve en fait sur la toute petite notice, que je n’avais pas vue. Attention ne pas la perdre !
    Bon sinon, une fois rentr ce code, et qu’on a tlcharg l’application la comptabilit est parfaite. Vous pouvez allumer et teindre depuis HomeKit. Et pour les rglages et les 1001 possibilits d’ambiances diverses que propose cette lampe, vous passez par l’application LIFX. C’est elle le cerveau.
    Gros point positif : contrairement au systme HUE de Philips, qui oblige trs vite se tourner vers des apps tiers avec des programmes lumineux souvent payants, je trouve que l’application LIFX offre une trs grosse palette d’ambiance et de lumire, depuis des effets stroboscopiques (rglables) jusqu’ une atmosphre de bougies, en passant par les palettes de couleur qui dfilent ou la synchronisation avec la musique.

  71. LillianSloan says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    A bit of a headache to set up and pair . As with a lot of smart appliances , they can be temprental and inconsistent. This has this problem too .
    Setting up seem to take for ever, I downloaded the app and also managed to link up with Alexa too .
    I have other smart lights from other big named companies and it sometimes doesn’t run to smoothly having the clash .
    Once working it is lovely , but like kids sometimes they are nice and you forget all the pain.
    My recommendation is yes this is a really nice light with some impressive features , I love the multi colour , but delicate the setting up process and operation to someone techie with patience .

  72. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    Excellent smart bulb with clear, vivid filters to ensure colours are bold in the room. Very pleased with this. Easy to set up and can then be operated using the app or alexa voice control. A great addition to a smart-home.

  73. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    This is an interested addition to the connected home/internet of things. It looks like a standard energy efficient lamp, cloudy glass bit with prominent plastic base. It is quite heavy so don’t drop it! It is of the big swively type, so it won’t fit all fittings (see how I avoid technical jargon here?). You swivel it in, switch on, install app (I tried android version), follow instructions and bingo it works. I tried it with its own app, but it can be used through other connected home apps, like google assistant, alexa etc. The controls allow you to change colours, change brightness, select a series of modes that go through colours and brightnesses in a variety of combinations. There are pre-set formats for things like Halloween, spooky, candlelight etc. Interestingly, there is a music rhythm mode that responds by listening to your music through your phone’s microphone! All in all excellent, easy to set up, very cool. Mind that it gets quite warm at the bottom where the mechanism is, when on. The glass remains moderately warm so you can touch it. You need to have your home wi-fi on to control it obviously. It also lacks an obvious switch on-off function on no frills-simple lamp mode. It is energy efficient at equiv of 60W, A+ rating. An excellent choice.

  74. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    I had never used a smart bulb before and for an apparently simple product it has turned out to be almost life-changing. I absolutely adore it! I’ve bought another to match this one for my other bedside lamp and I have 6 more on my Christmas present list 🙂 I do already own a Phillips Hue lamp but it’s just one of the ones with a remote and an endless supply of colours but not any smart features. I’m astonished how far this tech has come in the few years since I bought my Hue.

    I should start by saying that I set this up both with the proprietary app and for use with Siri. The only problem I experienced was that Homekit couldn’t work with it … until it dawned me that I was trying to use it with a bedside touch light. It turns out that you have to have a touch lamp on the highest power setting (i.e. the brightest) before there is enough power for Homekit to work with it initially. Needless to say HomeKit doesn’t bother telling you this – just the usual generic ‘There was a problem’ message. Once I worked that out the set up was flawless and took less than 2 minutes.

    Other reviewers have covered all the obvious points – so I will just add that the two best things about it for me are:
    Using it as a wake-up lamp via the app – it’s so much more attractive than the wake-up lamp I usually use and I’ve already passed my old one on to my friend.
    Hitting Siri on my watch and saying “Turn on the bedroom lamp” as I walk towards the bedroom – it makes me feel as though I am in a sci-fi movie and has put a smile on my face every night 🙂

    I hope the touch lamp tip helps someone.

  75. andi says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    So, first thing: This bulb comes in a rather nifty small tube container. It’s robustly packed, and looks like it would struggle to break on its way to you. Which is something of a relief!
    OPening the box up, you’ve got the bulb and a very short booklet of instructions The latter largely advises you to download the company ‘app’ , which will allow you to set up the bulb from your smart phone, tablet or other device.

    Having downloaded the app, and registered as a user (sigh) , the actual setup was quite straightforward. Simply had to turn the bulb on (having screwed it into a light fitting!), find it in the list of wifi options on my phone, select it, and then select the wifi network to connect it to. If you’re not tech savvy, it might take a little longer to work through the steps, but they’re straightforward, and the nstructions in the app are pretty clear. I did struggle for a while to get my phone to find the bulb in the first place, but moving closer to it solved that problem.

    Once you’ve connected the bulb physically, via a light fitting, and via the internet using the app, you’re ready to roll. The app allow you to set colour temperatures for different levels of white, as well as a massive range of colours at varying levels of intensity. It’s impressive and intuitive to use.

    I had a quick play with the scheduling capabilities on the app as well, and have to admit, they’re similarly straightforward and seem to work well, as does configuring it to work in zones (if you have several of these lights in, say, the kitchen, you could then turn them all on or off at once with the app, or oter integratin points like Alexa).

    It’s a very swish bulb, and really delivers on its promises. The lack of a need for a hub or other system tie-in is a bonus, as is its integration with Homekit, Alexa and other third party accessories. The light is easy to set up, and the output is good quality and has an impressive range. If you’re looking to invest in some smar tlighting, it’s a great bit of kit.

  76. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    This is a review of the LIFX Mini (E27) Wi-Fi Smart LED Light Bulb with multicolour functionality and not any of the other bulb versions currently available from the Amazon page.

    Overall I’m pretty impressed with this bulb although I have very heavily invested in the Philips Hue system so would be reluctant to change reflecting the cost of smart bulbs.

    The bulb has a number of positive aspects:

    1. I like the compact design. There was a time, and still is with some makes, where the bulbs are larger than incandescent or fluorescent bulbs and certainly heavier. This is certainly not the case with this bulb.
    2. Whilst small it produces 800 lumens which is more or less the output of the Philips Hue E27 bulbs which are larger. Actually LIFX produce some colour bulbs with 1100 lumens which is very impressive.
    3. The bulb uses less power than similar Hue bulbs.
    4. No hub is required for then lights to work – which tend to be needed for Osram or Philips bulbs which reduces costs a bit and the need for a box physically connected by an Ethernet cable to your router.
    5. The colours are very rich indeed particularly for ‘difficult’ blues and greens.
    6. The LIFX ecosystem is well integrated with other Smart Home devices. There’s a major issue at the moment that most smart lighting tends to use a bespoke system. This gets even worse when you try to link lights to other smart tech such as cameras, alarms, smart speakers, plugs and so on. I’m very impressed that LIFX will link with Samsung’s SmartThings which isn probably the best integrated smart device interface currently available. It’s a bonus it works with Alexa, Google Assistant and the rather more limited Apple HomeKit.
    7. Installation was completely problem free and the associated app is intuitive and fairly powerful.

    All systems have their downsides of course and with LIFX there are one or two.

    1. Even without the need for a hub in you buy a few of these bulbs they are going to be more expensive than the opposition so there’s a cost impact.
    2. I wish they would link to Hue bulbs but that’s not possible apart from an IFTTT rather clunky solution.
    3. Whilst LIFX are investing in an increasing range of light fittings, and have some good options now, I think Hue is doing more – with new versions emerging every few months.
    4. LIFX started as a Kickstarter company, and there’s nothing wrong with that but I feel that Philips have the financial power to continue to support strongly the Hue ecosystem.

    I guess if I was buying smart bulbs from scratch and only intended to install a few, and the light fittings were correct, I’d go for LIFX. I don’t see people disinvesting from Hue in the short term though if they already have the system. It may be that LIFX is just a little too late to this technological field to compete in the same market as Hue, hence my suggested emphasis on buyers of fewer smart bulbs. The annoying thing is that the bulbs are probably better than Hue’s!

    Overall a firm four stars, and close to five.

  77. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    This small smart bulb is my first LIFX product so I needed to download the LIFX app (iOS version) and then create an account — all very straightforward. I had initially tried to connect using my Apple HomeKit app but this was not possible until after I had set the bulb up using the LIFX app — the Apple HomeKit code is stuck on the back of the instruction booklet so don’t loose it in case you need to reinstall in the future! Like my smart devices from other manufacturers this bulb needed to be connected wirelessly to my smartphone directly in the first instance (instead of the phone being connected to my router) so I could then connect the bulb to the router via the phone — fairly straightforward. Once installed, and connected to the LIFX app, I was very impressed by the range of options available for colour-changing modes and timer functions — the best I have seen so far for a smart bulb. This LIFX Mini is — as the name suggests — a rather small bulb; mine has an E27 standard-size Edison Screw but the B22 bayonet cap is also available. Once I was happy everything was working as it should I installed the LIFX skill for my Alexa devices and once I had entered my LIFX account details the skill worked very well for all the basic functions — but some of the more complex modes need to be controlled via the smartphone app. Currently around forty-five pounds from Amazon this LIFX Mini (E27) Wi-Fi Smart LED Light Bulb offers a lot of features for the price and the attractive and compact design will suit a wide range of fitting options. There are a number of product options on the same Amazon product page, and reviews for all are grouped together, so check carefully for the version you are considering purchasing. The LIFX Mini (E27) gets five stars from me for build quality and features at the price.

  78. Rosemary Mac Cabe says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersThis is the third smart bulb I have tried in the past year and, I would have to say, they really are much of a muchness after a while. Every one I’ve tried has had a different app to connect it but all the apps have essentially worked the same. As has the Alexa integration.
    The only reason I am stressing this is because this is, at the time of writing, retailing for just shy of 50 and I know full well you can get a smart bulb that will do everything this does for a lot less. For the record, Amazon also sell the Lombex brand which have proven very good and cost markedly less than this.
    On the plus side this does come with a rather marvellous box as you can see in the photo.
    What is doesn’t have is particularly comprehensive instructions and these things can be a pain to set up for the first time user.
    To give you a quick heads up, this is how they work. Firstly attach the recommend app, in this case the LIFX app (I am using Android by the way). Attach the bulb as normal and then turn it off and on three times (sometimes this is five times). After this the bulb will flash, this means it is ready to be connected to your WiFi. Open the App and follow the instructions, you’ll need to know your Wifi password. Once this is in, the bulb should connect and then you can play with the colours and settings in the app.
    It should be as simple as that, it was for me.
    If you then want to connect it to Alexa, just open the Alexa app and enable the LIFX skill after downloading. Then you can just add and name the bulb. You will then be able to turn it off and on and adjust it by voice.
    In action, the bulb can go pleasingly bright or as dim as you want to make it. The colours are all nice and I have achieved a fairly warm yellowy glow from it. There is no buzzing as I have seen asked on here.
    So it works fine, the build is nice and robust and it should last a long time.
    Technically, there is nothing wrong with this (apart from the instructions could be a little clearer) but, before parting with your hard-earned, I would have a little shop around and see what else is also available.

    Works fine but there are cheaper options.

  79. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    I have many smart bulbs in my house (different well known brand) and was keen to try a new make to see if there was anything significantly different.

    I found the set up a bit of a chore, Alexa wouldn’t recognise it and it was endlessly frustrating until bizarrely it sprung into life.

    The colours were good, the bulb itself looks and feels good quality and the app itself once working is quite good.

    I am not going to rush and change manufacturers – the price of this bulb is pretty steep, however who knows what the future in my home automation holds!

  80. Anonymous says:

     France

    Golden Review Award: 5 From Our Usersj’ai install cette ampoule dans mon entre. Je dois dire que le prix a t lev, mais que l’investissement a t rentable. Je n’ai presque pas de commutateur dans la maison et je contrle tout avec la tablette, le portable ou Alexa. Si des problmes surviennent (ce qui est extrmement rare), un support ddi rpondra immdiatement. L’application s’est rgulirement amliore au fil des ans et sur un support qui ne demande gure d’amlioration. Les ampoules sont vraiment petites et ont un trs beau ton blanc chaud. De plus, les produits de LIFX sont trs brillants, c’est pourquoi je n’ai pas opt pour Hue l’poque. En comparaison, je pense que le LIFX est mieux dvelopp que d’autres produits concurrents. Elles fonctionnent toujours parfaitement et cela sans HUB, peut tre utilis mme si Internet n’est pas disponible, allumez l’clairage complet avec un commutateur lorsque vous activez et dsactivez 2x successivement (mode panique). Un produit suivi par ses concepteurs et bien mis jour .

  81. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersWe already have a set of Philips Hue bulbs (plus the requisite hub that plugs into our wifi router) at home, so I was keen to give this LIFX bulb a go.

    I was surprised at how easily we managed to get it all going. I found the set up process very straightforward:
    1. Download the LIFX app.
    2. Plug in the bulb and follow the Lifx app on-screen instructions. The bulb found our wifi network straightaway. Then there was a bit of a pause as the app asked if I wanted to update the latest firmware onto the bulb. In total, the initial set-up process took just a few minutes. But if you can set up a wireless router, then setting up these bulbs shouldn’t be a problem.

    Operating the light with the app takes about one second longer than just switching a light on or off using a traditional wall-mounted light switch. But otherwise, we have the app on multiple phones in the house so that everybody can operate the bulb.

    Just to give you an idea of how we use it, I have put this bulb on our upstairs landing so that it comes on automatically quite dimly in the late afternoon/early evening (and then we will bring this time earlier as the evenings get darker earlier in the winter and then set it to come on later in the summer months). Then it gets brighter in the late evening when the whole family is at home. Then at midnight it goes very dim (acting as a night light) until it switches itself off in the morning. Given that we can choose the precise colours of the bulb, we have had various family discussions to decide on precisely what shades of yellow and orange we want it at the different times of day. Overall, we’re very pleased!

    *****UPDATE TWO YEARS LATER*****
    I initially got our first LIFX bulb back in 2018. It’s now 2020. Even though we have mainly Huge lights in the lounge and kitchen, I didn’t want to put all of my eggs in one basket so have actually bought further LIFX bulbs for our main bedroom for winter. Now, we have two ceiling bulbs that come on at the same time as our alarm goes off (at around 6am, when it is totally dark outside and in the bedroom): these bulbs come on quite dimly then get brighter over the course of three minutes, allowing our eyes to adjust gradually. The bulbs also are on a schedule so they turn themselves off at night, to remind us to stop reading and to go to sleep!

    After having had a couple of years now to compare the Hue and LIFX set-ups, I think I actually prefer the LIFX set-up. As well as being slightly cheaper, I think the LIFX app is also simpler to use. So if I had to start over again (e.g. if I was helping a family member to set up a smart lighting system), I’d probably go for a set of LIFX bulbs.

    Easy set up with multiple phones

  82. JoycelyDowell says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    I like Smart Bulbs. It is a technology I find useful. I like to be able to turn the lights on and off when I’m out or to dim the light from my seat or change colours on a whim.

    This Lifx bulb is pretty pricey but it promises much; easy set up (more on that later), works with Alexa/Google Home, twenty year life span, etc etc.

    Set-up was not straightforward, at least not for me. I went through the set-up procedure after downloading the app from the Google Play store. I tried four times to install the light, but four times I received an error telling me the light could not connect to my WiFI and to try again. I was just giving it “one more go”, my fifth atempt, and thankfully it connected. Subsequent phones installed the app and light immediately.

    The app itself is pretty fiddly and not very intuitive. I found my way around by basically just pressing all buttons and sliders. Took a while but I eventually got the hang of it. The bulb is pretty good with its range of brightness. It can go from eyeball searing right down to almost off. We had it on “warm yellow” and quite dim and it gave a nice light. I did try a few of the promised 16 million colours and although it is amusing for a while to have red, green or blue light, it is really just a novelty.

    Despite the initial problems with installation once that was done and the bulb was working, I was very impressed. It is quite squat although as it is an E27 screw we have had to use an adapter to make it fit in our E14 Ikea lamp and that does add a bit of height, but it still looks good.

    Fiddly to install but worth the effort in the end.

  83. FreddyThomas says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    In my view, LIFX has the best offering of connected bulbs on the market at present. This LIFX Mini is now my 11th bulb from their wide range. Unlike the Dutch company who also makes lights, there is no need to a specific hub. Each light is independent and connects to the WiFi network.
    Connection is dead easy: put the bulb in lamp, go to WiFi settings, find the bulb and add it. Go to the app (easy download on iOS) and you are ready to go. Sometimes you have to upgrade the firmware. It takes no more than 30 seconds and is all automatic. Once set up, possibilities are limitless.
    The colours. Super easy to select. The difficult part is deciding which one to use! The app also gives the option to use certain themes, which can be fun during a party. Speaking of party, the bulb can also be used in music visualiser mode, which is really good fun.
    Setting a themes and timers is easy and I have also added the lamps on my favorites so they appear on my iPhone screen menu directly and can switch them on or off without having to go in the app. Rest of the time they are on timing, also super easy to set up.

    In terms of life, these are long lasting and lifx support is always at hand to help. Only once have I had an issue with a lamp and they exchanged it straight away at no cost. I cannot rate lifx highly enough!

  84. Matt Bertz says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    I received this bulb and immediately installed it. Then I got the app from the App Store. Within a few minutes I was basked in any colour I chose. Later that day when night was nearing I surprised my family with it. The colour cycle and music visualiser are the favourites here and they do work.

    The app is a touch clunky but I like the way you can change colours with your finger rotating the palate.

    Overall this is a massive hit here. We love it. The only problem is the cost of the bulbs. But they aren’t ridiculously overpriced for me and I’d recommend them highly.

  85. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    Initially I had problems connecting this bulb to the android app – the reason for this is that I don’t have a home WiFi network; I have an unlimited mobile data plan which covers all my needs.

    However, this causes problems because the app looks for a WiFi source that can’t come from the same device that it is running on. Eventually I got round this by:

    1) connecting a tablet to my phone hotspot.

    2) downloading the LIFX app onto the tablet, registering an account.

    3) connecting the bulb to phone hotspot via tablet app. Setting it up on app.

    4) downloading app on phone, opening with account registered at 2).

    5) the bulb is now controllable by phone (and tablet of course)

    That might be pretty obvious to some of you, but it’s there for posterity anyway.

    In use, the app is very good – it’s compatible with a whole host of different audio interface programmes such as Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, smartthings, nest, IFTTT… the list goes on, and some of the names get a bit obscure.

    I assigned my bulb to my HOME, in the LIVING ROOM, and named it the STAND LAMP. This updated on both devices instantly. There are all sorts of options for controlling the lights as a whole room, a whole house, or individually. It’s very flexible and, to a greater extent, intuitive.

    Even I managed to get to be able to turn the light on and off by voice, but the Google Assistant did keep trying to open my phone display settings every now and then.

    You can choose either a colour palette, or a white light palette (not the technical term); I was enthused by the latter because it ranges from a ‘2500w ultra warm’ to a 9000w ‘blue ice’. I’m trying to find out whether it would be effective as a SAD light remedy.

    If colour is your thing, then there’s the full spectrum here. There’s a central dimmer slide to adjust overall brightness in either of the two.

    Lots of setting choices – you can select from mood-based themes, special effects (not impressed with the music visualizer – it uses the phone mic for audio input, which didn’t seem to work as the lights just flickered independently of the tunes, even when they went off. Candle flicker, timers and a dawn to dusk feature are just some of the many things to try out.

    There are things I haven’t bothered doing – like seeing a timer for on and off times – because I’m using my phone and the WiFi connection is not ever-present.

    I was surprised at the cost of the bulb at first, and I’m still getting my head around the idea that a light bulb can cost this much. I’m just going to have to judge it on the functionality, because there’s no way – even on a buying binge – that I would be spending that much on what amounts to an Osram that does tricks.

    It’s good quality, easy to set up, and it really does have a vivid range of colours. The white tones are very easy on the eye, too.

    I like it – but I can’t seem to stop it doing random flickering now, even though I’ve turned all the special effects off, turned off the bulb at the power switch, everything. This is beginning to affect my enjoyment, to say the least.

    Edit – turning it off and on 5 times at the switch restarts the bulb, and solved the problem.

    Edit 17/10/18: – the app really is good; not only is it very intuitive, but you can cycle through and combine colour, intensity and brightness in such easy ways. It really does deserve marking it up to five stars because the resulting lighting in the room can be quickly changed to exactly what you want. I really like it.

  86. JorgeWZVUzdjd says:

     France

    Cette ampoule de la marque LIFX est culot vis de type E27. C’est une ampoule led connecte de 9W qui quivaut une ampoule de 60W. Au niveau de la luminosit, on est 800 lumens.
    L’ampoule fonctionne en wifi. Il suffit d’installer sur son smartphone Android ou IOS l’application de la marque.
    Sur IOS, c’est assez simple mais il faut crer un compte afin d’accder l’application. L’ampoule claire bien mais je n’apprcie pas trop l’application. En effet, je suis habitu l’application philips HUE que je trouve plus ergonomique. C’est un choix personnel. On peut videment modifier la luminosit et la contrler distance.
    Cette ampoule est cense fonctionner avec l’apple homekit, google assistant et amazon alexa. Je n’ai pas utilis ces types de fonctionnement.

  87. VictoriMcclinto says:

     France

    Amusant, c’est le premier mot qui me vient l’esprit pour dcrire cette ampoule que je peux commander par mon tlphone. Alors je peux bien sr l’allumer et l’teindre, mais je peux aussi varier le type de lumire blanche, froide ou chaude. Et je peux aussi changer la couleur. Mais ce n’est pas tout, il y a des effets qui sont programms et qui permettent de mettre une ambiance comme Spooky, ou Candle Flicker, ou des thmes comme Haunted ou Halloween. Ce sont des combinaisons de lumires qui dcroissent et reviennent avec certains intervalles de temps.
    L’application est facile installer et ensuite il suffit d’tre sur le wifi pour pouvoir contrler la lampe.
    A plus de 50 euros, c’est vraiment encore cher et un gadget dont on s’offre un exemplaire dans une pice pour essayer. Mais je pense qu’on peut facilement devenir addict!

    Commander son ampoule avec son smartphone

  88. Anonymous says:

     France

    Une bonne alternative aux lampes living color. Je n’aime pas particulirement le design de ces lampes rondes transparentes du coup je suis ravie.
    J’ai pu mettre cette ampoule sur un support trs joli pour donner mon appartement des ambiances diffrentes.

    Ce que j’apprcie surtout c’est la faible consommation d’nergie de ces ampoules. De plus, ce n’est pas la premire ampoule comme celle-ci dont je fais l’acquisition. J’en ai une depuis maintenant plusieurs annes (5 ans) et elle fonctionne toujours parfaitement.

    Il suffit de tlcharger l’application indique et vous pouvez contrler le changement de couleur depuis votre tlphone portable. Elle est galement contrlable avec Alexa mais je ne possde pas d’appareil assistance vocale.

  89. Caroline Kay says:

     France

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersL’ampoule est assez grosse et assez lourde. L’application LIFX est simple installer (Android). Sur un autre appareil ou l’appli tait dj installe, j’ai du simplement ajouter la nouvelle ampoule, en un tour de main.
    L’application est bien faite et permet de bons rglages : couleur, chaleur, etc. Il est mme possible de la “programmer”, pour changer de comportement (chaleur) en fonction de l’heure.

    J’ai un Amazon Echo (Alexa) : l’ampoule a t reconnue tout de suite et je l’ai jout aux appareils connectes Alexa. Il suffit alors de donner un nom la pice ou vous l’avez install (n importe quel nom ou mot fait l’affaire), et vous pouvez piloter la lampe la voix avex Alexa : “Alexa, Allume le couloir” => et hop, elle s’allume. Super amusant et bien commode.

  90. RussEggleston says:

     France

    J’apprcie beaucoup cette ampoule qui s’installe trs facilement en tlchargeant l’application LIFX. Jusque l tout va bien : on peut, partir de l’application sur son smartphone (Android pour ma part) commander l’ampoule : augmenter ou baisser sa puissance, trouver toutes les nuances du blanc trs chaud au blanc froid, et aussi toutes les teintes colores, lesquelles sont vraiment belles.
    En revanche, j’ai beau chercher, je ne parviens pas connecter cette ampoule LIFX mini Google Home, il ne la trouve pas quand je fais rechercher un appareil . Et en passant par Google Assistant, je vais dans toutes les catgories puis dans contrle de la maison puis dans contrler l’clairage puis dans p paramtre -> ajouter des appareils puis je choisis LIFX -> je clique sur autoriser et j’aboutie systmatiquement au message d’erreur suivant : impossible de mettre jour le paramtre, vrifiez votre connexion . Or ma connexion fonctionne Suis nerve, j’y ai passe un temps fou pour rien, a ne fonctionne pas.
    Si quelqu’un peut m’aider je suis preneuse ! Un ami a galement essay, mais il n’a pas russi non plus.
    Par ailleurs aucun mode d’emploi l dessus.
    Sur l’installation de l’ampoule elle-mme avec l’appli LIFX juste un mini mode d’emploi en anglais, quasiment illisible, mais heureusement cette partie est intuitive.

    Donc l’ampoule est facile grer avec l’appli LIFX, mais trs complique installer avec Google Home et Google Assistant. C’est vraiment dommage, car cela permettrait de la contrler la voix et distance.
    Je mets quand mme 4 toiles car je m’y prends peut-tre mal et l’ampoule fonctionne Mais il devrait y avoir un mode d’emploi dtaill en franais, ce qui n’est pas le cas. Suis donc due.

    Sinon elle est chre, mais dure plus de 20 ans ( raison de 3 heures par jour). a vaut le coup, surtout si on parvient la connecter Google home ou Google Assistant.

  91. Anonymous says:

     France

    Golden Review Award: 3 From Our UsersBon soyons directs cela fait partie des produits qui ne sont pas indispensables dans une maison mais qui sont tout de mme trs sympas glisser dans son intrieur pour parfaire sa dcoration et ambiancer une pice.
    Rien de compliqu dans son fonctionnement en effet il suffit de tlcharger l’application ddie (wifi light bulb Lifx) puis de jouer avec les types d’clairages proposs (couleurs, intensit, programmation ). C’est vous qui dcidez de tout et pas besoin d’tre un geek pour y parvenir car c’est vraiment trs simple et intuitif.
    Je l’ai teste avec mon smartphone (Gigaset S370+ sous Android 7) et aprs inscription obligatoire – point qui m’agace fortement — vous piloterez alors immdiatement votre ampoule.
    Aucune interfrence constate. Je n’ai rien lui reprocher, elle fonctionne parfaitement.
    Elle est compatible avec les home assistant connus : google, Alexamais aussi avec IOS et Microsoft
    Un seul regret le prix encore lev de ce type d’ampoule 😉

  92. Anonymous says:

     France

    Fonctionne plutt bien connexion simple et rapide au rseau. Quelques cas rares de dconnexion mais c’est tres vite rgl. Marche trs bien avec Siri. Un peu due de lappli qui manque d’efficacite et d’ergonomie selon moi mais globalement trs fonctionnelle et simple a comprendre.

  93. FrederickBoehm says:

     Spain 🇪🇸

    Golden Review Award: 3 From Our UsersAlgunos problemas iniciales en la deteccin de la bombilla, as como en la actualizacin del firmware. Por lo dems luz suficiente colores muy conseguidos y respuesta rpida. A destacar la ventaja de no necesitar hub, ya que se conecta sola a la red wifi. Por poner una pega: el precio. Si quieres poner una casa entera no puedes, a no ser que seas rico o millonario. Despus de meses de uso a veces se desconecta del wifi y hay que apagarla uy encenderla en repetidas ocasiones

  94. IolaOconner says:

     France 🇫🇷

    Golden Review Award: 4 From Our UsersTout comme la grande, la version mini de la LIFX sait galement se battre ! Bien qu’elle soit un peu moins puissante quand sa luminosit est pousse fond (ce qui est logique selon moi sinon vous ne prendriez pas une mini), elle sait tout faire comme l’ampoule LIFX classique : littralement toutes les options sont identiques, seul le design change.

    D’ailleurs, son design en forme sphrique est plus agrable et, quand on regarde directement l’ampoule, a “agresse” moins nos yeux.

    Rien redire de plus 🙂

  95. Anonymous says:

     France

    Trs bonne lampe connecte ! Je possde un ancien modle depuis plus de 2 ans qui fonctionne encore super bien. J’ai achet celle ci pour ma table de nuit. Compatible HomeKit, Alexa et IFTTT vraiment top. Un peut chre mais c’est vraiment de la qualit et elle claire fort contrairement d’autre marque beaucoup moin chre. Je recommande !

  96. phyto-renew350i says:

     United Kingdom

    I bought 2 of these to use in bedside lamps and wow are these impressive.
    Screwed them into the lamps, downloaded the app and within 5 minutes I had both bulbs setup, grouped together and producing some amazing light effects.
    They may be slightly pricey, but they are worth every penny in my opinion.

  97. Anonymous says:

     France 🇫🇷

    Golden Review Award: 3 From Our UsersAdepte des objets connects, j’ai rcemment achet cette ampoule pour la tester.
    Utilis avec iOS l’appairage est simple et rapide.
    Points forts :
    -Simple d’utilisation
    -Application avec une multitude de thme pr-dfini
    -Possibilit de l’utiliser en tant que simulateur d’aube (programmation horaire)
    Points faibles :
    -Son prix, il reste assez lev par rapport une ampoule classique (d’ou l’toile en moins)

  98. Anonymous says:

     France

    Trs bon produit je suis vraiment satisfait de cet achat. L’ampoule c’est vraiment le travail et il y a beaucoup de possibilits d’interconnexion avec d’autres services.

  99. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    I own several LIFX bulbs and they work as expected .. perfec

  100. DwainCooke says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersI heard these lights might be a nightmare to set up, that wasn’t my experience, it was a cinch for Google home, Alexa, the Lifx app and when Homekit decided to open, that too. The wife wasn’t happy when i told her i bought them but now she’s asking when i’m getting more, she loves them.