Color BR30 Smart LED Flood Light Bulb, 1100 Lumens, Dimmable, 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, Billions of Colors and Whites, Compatible with Alexa, Hey Google, HomeKit and Siri, HB2LHB30E26US, 2-Pack

I already had 12 of these BR30 bulbs for years and decided to add 4 more. 3 were perfectly fine but the 4th one had problems screwing into the socket during installation. Ion close inspection, the thread is damaged and definitely would not allow it to screw in straight. Besides the one damaged bulb, I like these lights as they are bright and the colors are great for fun and mood. I appreciate the Wifi connectivity as they seem more reliable than other types of bulbs. The app has evolved and provides lots of options for control and management. In total, I have 30 various Lifx bulbs and light strips that work well together. I've purchased them at both full price and on sale and the value is well worth it in my opinion. Some bulbs have had problems and customer support has usually been able to fix or replace them with new ones. I have these bulbs all integrated with SmartThings hub and have automated routines setup based on motion or time of day. I also have them tied into Amazon Alexa for easy voice control on my smart home setup.

I ordered 8 of these for my new apartment. They are brighter than the incandescent bulbs my landlords had before, so it really fills the room with light. Setting them up is a bit manual and you have to wait about 3-5 minutes per bulb for Apple Home to register it with your network. Aside from that minor inconvenience, 7 of the 8 paired perfectly. One, however, continually failed to connect to both the app and Apple Home, in spite of factory reset and the "Wifi Method". The solution was to 1) wait for the Wifi method, 2) update to the latest firmware (3.90) at time of writing in the Wifi wizard, 3) factory reset it by power cycling 5 times, and 4) attempt to connect it normally. After that, it worked good as new and I am generally satisfied so far.

I have two bulbs from LIFX and both have been flawless. Getting connected to Alexa was effortless and the functionality of the bulb is perfect. I have purchased a pack of 6 candelabra bulbs from another company and 5 of the 6 bulbs connected fine but, one of them had to keep getting reset. I’m sticking with LIFX here on out. The cost is worth it. I am a big fan of this brand right now.

Bright, vibrant colors. When they work. Setting them up is a ridiculous pain. Multiple bulbs have needed a reset over time. The process, if you don't want to use HomeKit (or whatever) and just use wifi, requires waiting 15 minutes until it starts broadcasting. OK. Just went through that, it hit an error. Resolution? Reset again. Wait another 15 minutes. Hope it doesn't crash again. Not the first time with this specific bulb. Update: dropped it to a 1. I bought 4, two are now bricked. They're "lights", not "smart lights". Why? You cannot set them up. This is partially apple's fault. To set up the device directly (with the Lifx app) you need to connect to its wifi. When I try to do that, iPhone sees it as a "smart device" and insists that you add it to Apple Home. I don't want to but OK. Hold the phone next to the device. Nothing. Or, scan the QR code that probably existing on the box that is long gone. The chain of cross-organization "product" decisions that landed here is just amazing. And before you think, "maybe he's just not a tech guy", I have decades of dev experience, including a fair bit of hardware. Full time mobile since 2008. Good luck trying to get this trash to work. Final update. I am unable to not try things when I think of them. You *can* get this to work, but you need to do the following: * Go into phone settings and look for "Home" or similar. You need to find a toggle to turn Home off. I thought it was all Apple Home, but I think it's just the HomeKit permissions for the Lifx app (Settings search is disorienting). * Connect to the bulb wifi. With permissions off, it'll just connect. * However, while my phone would connect, it would never actually enable wifi for the phone. Even with cellular turned off. * Back in the lifx app bulb setup, it'll tell you that you need to turn on wifi. Here's the Jedi mind trick. Just click "OK" or whatever. Even though the phone isn't using the wifi, the app can still set up the bulb. Still leaving the 1-star. I'm trying to imagine my Mom getting this and attempting to set it up. The wifi warning pop up in lifx is just 🧑‍🍳

Horrible. The app is terrible and they will not connect. Website "support" is worthless Update: if you take some time to navigate the setup, the lights themselves are awesome. I had to reconfigure our dual band wifi to set up the lights. A pain to figure out

These are AWESOME! I am very happy with how easy they were to hookup and use with the ap. So far they've stood up to the rain and weather here in NY...They're expensive, but there are few bulbs, if any, that can compare to these as far as functionality and quality, etc..

It’s one of my favorite Siri controlled smart home devices. I have four of these light bulbs and they work very well with Apple HomeKit and Siri. Have them in my kitchen, bedroom, garage, and outdoor porch. I like changing light color and intensity on the fly with Siri. I’ve had the porch light bulb for a few years and am extremely impressed that it works so well during the freezing cold Wisconsin winters. Might try programing an automation for the bedroom nightstand light bulb to gradually wake me up in the morning with the sunlight color option where the light automatically turns on at a very dim 1% intensity level slowly increasing to a bright 100% over a predetermined time simulating waking up to natural sunlight.

LIFX knocked it out of the park with these. These matter bulbs are finally super reliable which used to be an issue with LIFX products. I've had 25 of these for about a year and have had zero issues. Whether I use them with the LIFX app, Home Assistant, or other matter devices (I use Flic remotes to control them)...no issues. They just work. And as is usual for LIFX products, colors and whites are the best in the industry.