Linkind Matter Smart Light Bulbs, Work with Apple Home, Alexa, Siri, Google

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

I’m really enjoying these. I like all of the different settings. It’s easy to set up and easily accessible on the app.

I'm honestly sad that I hadn't purchased these lights before. My bedroom lights have always had only an ON/OFF situation, and was never "cozy". (My landlord wouldn't let me install a dimmer.) Not only do these lights have dimming built-in, but there were some surprising things that I didn't expect: 1. The cost was reasonable 2. The app is free and is actually really nice. It lets you group lights so that I can control all of my bedroom lights at once 3. Some of the mood settings animate. I don't actually use those, but it's worth noting. 4. I'm pretty sure that some of the preset mood settings set different colors for different lights, which is really a nice touch. 5. You can tune in different "whites" (such as more warm or cold), and as I had mentioned before, brightness 6. They have some sort of "sync to music" feature, which I'm likely never to use. What I can't speak to, yet is the daily cost or durability, because I haven't had them that long. Nor can I speak to the company's customer support, because I haven't had to use it. Pro tip: If you shut of your wifi at night, remember to set your lights to how you want them in the morning. They require wifi to change their mood setting. Anyhow, definitely worth the price. And once again, hats off to the user experience designer who worked on that app.

Work great, easy to set up with an easy to use app. I ordered more for the whole house.

Aside from this 4-pack of Linkind bulbs, all the smart bulbs in my house are Hue. And while I think Hue bulbs are probably the highest-performing option available, their cost is out of control: a single color Hue bulb costs $40, but you can get a 4-pack of Linkind color bulbs for just $30! In cases where you don't expect to need extremely precise color accuracy or very low dimming, Linkind bulbs are an incredible value. They can be set up over the new Matter standard, meaning that they don't require a separate hardware bridge (like the $60 bridge that Hue bulbs STILL require) to connect to WiFi, and they work seamlessly with every major smart home platform, including Apple Home! And Apple users will know that Apple Home smart bulb options have been pretty limited and expensive, historically. I installed the Linkind bulbs in a ceiling fan light, where I mostly wanted to set them on ambiance/white with dimming. On brighter and/or cool white settings, they do great. Where they struggle a bit is on warmer settings—here, the light tends to be a little too yellow or red, and never quite hits that warm amber that I like for the most relaxing scenes. Dimming is a bit uneven here as well, as certain hues seem to have a much higher minimum brightness than others. The rest of the color range is nice enough— Linkind produces very deep, intense blues, reds, and greens, though color blends between the primary colors are a little hit and miss. Overall, Linkind bulbs are a fantastic value that I highly recommend if you are looking for an inexpensive way to add a lot of bright, colorful mood lights in any room. I would especially recommend these for indirect light such as a tree lamp or spot lights aimed at a wall, or for the kids' rooms. If you are looking for color bulbs that do white/ambiance really well, I might go for bulbs that do white spectrum only or shell out for more expensive color bulbs. Pros: - Unbeatable price - Super easy setup over Matter - Works with Apple Home/Siri! (and Alexa, Google) - Great max brightness Cons: - Color range/accuracy is so-so (some colors are better than others) - Performance at dimmest settings is uneven (depends on color)

Well I honestly was skeptical. I have tried 4 other brands of bulbs from Philips Hue to Smart Life. This brand, especially the matter connect bulbs, was the easiest to connect to our existing home as well as use every day. We have had them running for 2 weeks now. We have had Internet and power outages. You can set these bulbs to come back on at a given color or strength after an outage. Needless to say they have worked flawlessly on all the settings I have tried. Even the ability to change to music is a really fun one. Whole house doing the disco colors to our music, haha! It was fun. I am running these bulbs both through the Google home app and the AiDot app. It was simple to sync them together. You have to set them up in the AiDot app first, then connect them to Google Home. There are many different ways you can connect. Since I have a Samsung phone I could have set them up with Smart things. But I chose not to. From start to finish it took me about 3 minutes to set up each bulb. That includes the bulbs updating it's firmware. I would highly recommend these bulbs as a first set or for someone who has other bulbs in there home and want to try a different brand. You will find out that switching all of them to this brand is highly worth it. Don't hesitate to buy more than one box. You will be happy.

Connection was cranky at first but works perfectly fine

3 out of 4 lights worked. It was 4 out of 4 until the day after it would light up or reset in any of my fixtures. The other 3 are fine. Easy to set up.

Excellentes ampoules et se connectent facilement à Google Home. Aucun bogues.👌

Great bulbs, easy to setup and works well with voice command. No complaints.

I own six bulbs that I've used just about everyday for the past year and they all work great. Decently bright colours, easy to navigate the app, really bright white tones(however you're psycho if you like cool over warm). Only issue has been every few months a bulb will disconnect and I need to remove it from the app and reconnect it, however this could be an issue with my internet rather than the product, and really isn't a big deal due to how easy it is to connect.

Works flawlessly with HomeKit, extremely simple to set up thanks to the QR codes on the side. Only wish it had HomeKit Adaptive Lighting.

Yes, you read the title correctly. It is a 100% matter-supported smart light. I easily added it to my Google Home just by scanning its QR code. Additionally, As I have an offline smart home controller, an Aquara P3, I added a few bulbs to it as well for full control even without the internet. 1 issue however. 1 of the 4 bulbs Died in less than a week of use, and was very VERY HOT! I nearly burnt myself removing it, it was so hot. The other 3 are working flawlessly and remaining cool, but the fact one got so hot is concerning so I only put them in places where there is no possibility of damage.