I know there are 3rd party apps that quickly solve this. It no joke took an entire day to get like 6 scenes setup properly. It has deliberately made using their product harder, and make life a little easier. It honestly boggles the mind the Philips team went in this direction and speaks to how little user feedback they did. The previous method, was Hue app itself was a Widget, independent of a second app. Shortcuts, to be clear, is a great app on the iPhone, but this introduces an extra step, requiring you to ALSO create the correct Scenes for your particular Rooms, with particular Lights, FIRST, ensure they're named / setup in a clear manner, THEN add them to Shortcuts, THEN create a Shortcuts, and export, add to your homescreen. The app underwent a rebuild maybe 18 month ago, which forced users to allow for phone Widgets to ONLY be created via the Apple Shortcuts app. My biggest gripe is the unserious development of their iOS app, which has really been a hurdle to get them setup correctly. I have about 10 hue bulbs throughout my apartment, which I've only purchased on Black Friday sales (they tend to go up to 50% off, I've found, which puts them more in line to what I feel is a reasonable price.) In the end, it would have been cheaper and less time consuming had I just bought the Philips Hue strips. The other LEDs in the RGBW are working still.
Luckily the did not result in a fire, but every LED in this section is clearly burned and obviously no longer working. After some time, I noticed that one section of my strip had smoked all of the LEDs for one color. After some time, the color would just be different. I would set them in the Hue app, and once happy just forget about it and go about my day. I bought the proper controller for the RGBWW config, and once synced, the color settings would drift. Once that was done, the strip itself left a lot to be desired.
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Knowing how to calculate the draw per inch of strip length is imperative. The suggested power supply was still to weak for the smaller sections. Luckily, I bought the strip to cut into sections for using in multiple places.
The listing suggested the power supply to use, but it was way too weak to push the entire strip. First, I bought a compatible bulk LED strip. Use caution when shopping for smart lights from unknown manufacturers though.įor more information about how we review products in general, please check out the Tom's Guide How We Test page.I've tried using other products that were "cheaper". You don’t want your smart lights to lock you into a specific virtual assistant when there are plenty of options that work with Google Assistant, Alexa, Siri, SmartThings and IFTTT.Īll of the brands we test are trustworthy and feel comfortable adding to our own home networks. The smart lights above work with at least two top smart home systems, if not more. Smart home compatibility is key to our testing. Some budget smart lights brag that they have a lot to offer, but we only recommend the ones that live up to their claims. We compare most smart lights and bulbs against Philips Hue lights, which are pricey but offer everything you could want out of smart lights.
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