OHLUX GU24 Smart Light Bulbs Compatible with Alexa, 10W 900LM Super Bright RGBCW Color Changing LED Bulb, 120V 100W Halogen Replacement, 2 Pack

(If you are in a rush - skip to first and second tip)So the idea was awesome and I couldn’t beat the price. I finally have Alexa in my house (after debating between Google and Apple finally coming out Siri enabled devices) and thought these looked like a first jump-in point.First I downloaded the Smart Life App and created account using Google - same Google Account I use for Amazon. It worked.Anyway, I wanted to put them in my upstairs hallway so I replaced one of the 3 lights, flipped the switch on/off/on/off/on and it began blinking. Sweet! I followed the directions and it timed-out when it was registering. (Second spot on the sequence.) it said I should make sure I had the Wi-Fi password correct (it was) and my Wi-Fi had 2.4ghz (it does) I tried it again, and bam! It worked. I replaced another light (of the 3 on the same switch) and it began blinking immediately- no on/off... required. Cool! It connected quickly. Then I replaced the third one and it didn’t blink - on/off/on/off/on with the light switch - nothing. Solid white light. Tried about 5 more times and ALL started blinking... So 30 minutes in and now I got a strobe dance party in my upstairs hallway, which would have been cool if I programmed it like that, but I didn’t. So I just went through the procedure and it ADDED ALL OF THEM! Freakin’ Rad! It also removed the first 2 so they were named 3, 4, 5. So:First tip - add ALL lights on the same switch at the same time. You would think the directions would say that somewhere but guess what - it doesn’t and there is not a link anywhere on the packaging for a website, customer service, email address, nada.I played with the app, set each light to the same color, used Soft white setting as all our lights in the house are and matched perfectly. Individually set them all to the blinking color fast setting, and it was pretty cool - once a year when the kids have friends over, but I am looking forward to holiday colors. The Smart Life app works well.Now to connect to Alexa - frustrating as all hell. I am VERY tech savvy (compared to the layperson). I’m not just writing that because I can use a smart phone and turn on a tv. I build networks, give me a pile of parts, a Swiss Army knife, some duck tape and a Red Bull and I’ll build you a computer. I’ve built my own apps - front end, back end, blah blah blah. And this is what caused the frustration. I followed the directions exactly. Yes I can also read a recipe. In the Alexa app I found the Smart Life app easily. It asked for my login (very confusing that they have the country code for a phone number even if you used an email address.) Every time I typed in the Google account I used it said my password was wrong. It wasn’t. I hit the password reset button more than once, it send me a 4-digit code, I entered, said it didn’t work, or wrong password, or the app failed. I tried it from the app to Alexa and it said it was not the most updated version of the app - I had to paraphrase because it was obviously translated from Chinese - I am assuming Chinese because I received emails from 智能生活 - not joking I just copied that from the sender in the email. If it is a different language I apologize. Nothing worked. I read in the most recent reviews (I always read the 3-stars because they tend to have a working product but had issues with it as I have) and someone mentioned using the Tuya app instead. Indeed it is exactly the same build, but not necessary.I FINALLY got it to connect. I figured it was the password - crazy clairvoyant I am - and also because it was the sticking point in the Alexa app. The mind block I was having is that I used my Google Account to create the Smart Life account. There was only that or Apple and all my finances are in my iPhone and connects to my Apple ID so I didn’t want to chance it. But how is my password wrong? A BIG issues I see here is the company knows I used my Google account to set up their app and now I just put my Google password into their app essentially. BIG no-no... and I breached that protocol. When connecting to the app, through Alexa it should have brought up a portal to Google so the app maker doesn’t record my password. Anyway I digress. The fix - as soon as you install the Smart Life app, change the password in the app. You will still use your Gmail address as the login, but a new password. Open the Smart Life App, go to Me (bottom right), Settings, Account, Account and Security, Change Login Password. They will send you a 6-digit verification code (from a Chinese address), you enter it and change your password. Now you can open the Alexa App and add the device. So: Second Tip: change the password in the Smart Life app (read above) BEFORE you try to connect to Alexa.It worked!!!The function of the bulbs in Alexa does not include the “Scene Mode(s)” but does include all of the colors. You can also add all of the bulbs to groups - example these 3 are all under Upstairs Hallway so I can say “Alexa turn upstairs hallway on, green” etc. but I would like to say “Alexa make upstairs hallway a dance party” and have all of the colors blink with “scene 2”. Maybe it is possible but I haven’t read that far yet.Another thing that just popped up was a lag when they were accidentally turned off from the switch and it took a minute of so for them to reconnect to the network and was laggy in the app and Alexa for a couple minutes. I have ordered some light switch holder things (I will add to the review) - 10-pack for $8.99 - to keep this from happening again.Good luck! (I just ordered 3 more 4-packs because they are on sale right now and cheaper than the large packs. I will add to this review if anything else changes.... )Added the 12 more bulbs to my house. Used the Smart Life app to make areas in the house. Also did the same with Alexa. Everything is working perfectly so far. “Alex, bonus room gold. Alexa Foyer green,” all works. Unfortunately you have t use the Smart Life app to make the scenes but I can do it one room at a tome or the whole house. We are digging Scene 3 - makes a party for sure.Update - just ordered another 2 sets of 4. Unfortunately the one day shipping has turned into 3 and we are still waiting. In the mean-time you can still order but for $6 more ams it still says next day?? Strange. My kitchen NEEDS these bulbs - let’s go Amazon I need them today!!!!

Pros:Bright, adjustable brightness and colorWide angle flood light patternConnects to WiFi quicklyResponds quickly to commands, and all bulbs operate togetherReasonably easy to set upWill retain the last programmed setting at power offCons:Don’t seem even close to brightness ratings claimedThe Smart Life app to set up and control bulbs is total garbage and doesn’t perform most claimed functionsLight quality doesn’t seem greatThe bulbs themselves are very good with some light range and light quality issues, but overall work well. The majority of issues I’ve had and the major complaints are with the app. The app simply doesn’t do what is claimed and is really garbage.I installed these OHLUX BR30 smart bulbs in my kitchen that has 4 overhead recessed light. These replaced existing LED lights when 1 of the 4 started to fail. I wanted to install them all as a group of 4 bulbs. That was not possible with the Smart Life app, but can be grouped with Google Home and Alexa.To start the installation, I first downloaded and installed the Smart Life app in iOS following the QR code that came with bulbs and set up an account. I then removed all existing bulbs and replaced them all with 4 OHLUX bulbs. These are all connected to a single switch. When first powered on after time for them to boot some bulbs slow flashed and some flashed fast. After about half a dozen times of turning them off and toggling the power switch 3 times, I finally got all 4 bulbs to flash fast. I was able to connect the bulbs, and all 4 bulbs were set up as A60-WIFIx where x is the number of the bulb. An initial attempt used number 1, so no matter what I did the bulbs start at 2 through 5 rather than 1 to 4. OK. Note that you MUST assign the bulb to a group when adding it. This is why I had the initial attempt. I added all 4 bulbs to the “Kitchen” room. When selecting bulbs there is only an option to search for WiFi or BT bulbs, not color or white only. To reiterate, the only opportunity I could find to add the bulbs to a room was at initial set up. You can’t set up the bulbs and then add them to groups as with other apps.At this point in the app you can now turn each bulb individually on/off in the app. That’s it. No, grouping even though they are all in the kitchen. There is no brightness control, no color control, and no ganged operation. None of the features shown on the Amazon site for the bulbs are available.I was able to add the bulbs as a group to both Alexa and Google Home. I can control both brightness and color from either Alexa or Google Home. I can select various shades of white or colors from Google Home, but Google home doesn’t offer the continuous range of white color temperature or colors as the app for Feit smartbulbs I have on another room. Essentially, I’ve only used the Smart Life app to initially set up the bulbs and connect them to both Alexa and Google home. It’s worthless for anything else.The listing for the bulbs claims they are 1000 Lumen, 100W equivalent. The box itself shows the bulbs as 900 Lumens. They get bright, but really don’t seem even 900 Lumens bright. They seem really much closer to 650 ~ 750 Lumens. A major reason I went with these over other brands was the 1000 Lumen claim. The quality of the light is OK, just seems a bit strange. They don’t specify a Color Rendering Index (CRI) for these bulbs and I’m guessing this is why. No matter what color temperature I set them at, as limited by the settings in Google Home, the light just doesn’t seem quite right. I’ve had them in a few weeks now, and I’m getting used to them, and they aren’t terrible so I will keep them.The range of brightness is from 1 to 100 percent. However even at 1% they are still relatively bright. The kitchen is next to the family room, and if we want to use these as a TV light it is still fairly bright. Yes, 1% is considerably dimmer than 100%, but not really dim. This is with a white that is fairly neutral that is likely around 3500K. If I select “chocolate” from the Google home menu I can get it dimmer.Where these bulbs do better than the Feit bulbs I referenced above is with control. I have 4 Feit A19 bulbs grouped together in a ceiling fan. When I change the settings on the Feit bulbs they almost never respond all at one time with some slower to respond than others, and occasionally one or more bulbs doesn’t change at all. These OHLUX bulbs have none of those problems. All the bulbs work in near perfect unison either from Google Home or Alexa. They all change together and reliably.The OHLUX bulbs also retain their setting when powered off. If the bulbs are set to a neutral white and 100% brightness when turned off, they turn back on the same. As long as they are set like this when turned off, they can be used as conventional bulbs with the room wall switch as well.The bulbs themselves likely rate about 4 stars, with some demerits for claiming 1000 Lumens when even the box shows 900, and seem quite a bit lower than 900, and for the quality of the light. The app rates 1 start. It simply doesn’t perform the features claimed. I will weight the bulbs over the app and give an overall rating of 3. If they can fix the Smart Life app and fix the problems, without having to reinstall and re-link to Google Home and Alexa then I’ll bump up to 4 stars.

Es algo tedioso batallar con Alexa cuando le das la instrucción de prender las luces de una habitación en concreto, no es solo "Alexa prende la luz" o "Alexa apaga la luz" tienes que especificar como "Alexa apaga la luz de la sala".El tedio se multiplica si quieres configurar diferentes intensidades de luz, ya que no basta con estar en por ejemplo en "el cuarto" y decir "Alexa luz baja" al Alexa del cuarto, tienes que decir por ejemplo "Alexa luz baja en el cuarto" además que debes de configurar cada intensidad y brillo a cada foco con cada instrucción de forma manual, además de que debes de pensar en variables, por si se te olvida la instrucción principal.

Esta fácil de instalar y con Alexa no debo preocuparme por levantarme a apagar la luz, solo que uno de ellos no ño detecta bien, si pongo color rosa, uno se queda verde u otro color, no se porque, porque volví a instalarlo y sigue igual 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Muy buen producto funcionan de lo mejor, los recomiendo ampliamente

Cuenta con varias tonalidades de colores, se controlan fácilmente con Alexa o con al app de smartlife.