LIFX Color A19 800 lumens, Billions of Colors and Whites, Wi-Fi Smart LED Light Bulb, No Bridge Required, Works with Alexa, Hey Google, HomeKit and Siri (2-Pack)

I use a Linux desktop as my daily driver. This review and my rating of the LIFX light bulbs is mostly concerned with that... using them with Linux. I was pretty delighted to learn after installing them, I could ping them directly over wifi. You *can* use them with a cloud based home automation system, but my net connection is pretty flaky, so I *LOVE* that I can ping them directly.I was able to find a node.js package that did most of the heavy lifting and provided a simple API to turn them on, turn them off and change their colour. I *think* it can also setup animations, but I'm not really into that. I saw a reference to a python package, but I don't do python anymore.I was able to find the docs (they're not perfect, but they're good enough) so I'll probably add a Janet or Clojure package... cause... you know... lisp.The don't seem to be the brightest bulbs I've seen, but they're good enough for my living room. You might be sad if you tried to light a 14' x 28' condo with just two bulbs. I would say go with 6 because blue and purple seemed to be dimmer than green and red. That might be a feature of human colour perception or maybe it's the LEDs in the bulb. But when I tried out my Commodore 64 colour scheme, the cyan was MUCH brighter than the blue.I would love it if these things were a bit cheaper, but they're cheap enough that I bought a few. I rated "value for money" at four stars. I'm happy with the purchase and definitely don't feel like I was ripped off.So... if you're a Linux person and you want to do coloured light bulbs like all your iProduct friends, these are great. If you grok node or bash, it's pretty straight forward to make them change color at a certain time of day, when your spouse emails you or the CI/CD pipeline stalls (again.)

Bulb is bright without being overly bright. Didn’t want something I had to shield my eyes if I looked at it.Had some initial trouble pairing straight to homekit so I paired it with the Lifx app. Bulb would be discovered in homekit when I scanned the code, but then would just time out instead of adding to the home.Lifx app worked great. Tons of features homekit doesn’t actually offer yet, but my inner nerd wanted it with all my other smart devices.Reset the bulb via the Lifx app. Then paired straight to homekit and worked flawlessly. I don’t have very many WiFi smart devices (mostly ZWave and run nodered to pair to homekit which could be part of my initial struggles) so I’m just thinking it was a fluke.Have enjoyed this bulb very much. My 4 year old gets a kick out of asking Siri to change the color.

I just can’t say enough good things about these bulbs. I have owned many smart bulbs before, mainly from Phillips Hue, and these new generation LIFX bulbs are better in every way. They connect to wifi directly and I have shockingly never had any issues with their connection or speed. They are super responsive in the app and controlling with Apple Homekit.Then you have the colors which are so much brighter and more vibrant than Hue bulbs. Each color has a ton of output and you can get some really almost neon colors which makes scenes so much more fun. Also, they remember the last color they were displaying even when you turn the socket off which is a nice touch when you are moving around lamps.The app is fun and well designed. Effects and scenes can be applied to the whole house, a room, or a single light. You can make your own but the built in ones are in different categories and really pretty. I plan on replacing all of my lights with LIFX products over time.

Bought 2 of the LIFX 800 lumens bulbs. The packaging wasn't the round packaging you see in YouTube videos, but was in a box. The part numbers seemed to match up so maybe they updated the packaging. LIFX was branded everywhere, including the bulbs.Both bulbs connected to the LIFX app but it took a few tries. I waited 10 minutes for the first bulb to connect to Wi-Fi. Nothing happened so I backed out of connecting screen and tried to connect again, retyped the wifi password, and it connected right away. The second bulb took 4-5 attempts but it did connect.The bulbs are very bright and colors are accurate. Having a lot of fun trying different color combinations. I am able to turn my lights on or off anywhere.I plan on purchasing another to finish off the light fixture. I wish connecting the bulbs to wifi and the app was easier. I don't have a home assistant so I cannot comment on that.

I have read the reviews and I see that some people hate these bulbs but I must say that these are the best bulbs that I have had. They are rock solid and they work exceptionally well with Alexa and our Amazon Home. The quality of the bulbs can't be beaten. Now, what are some of the downfalls of LIFX? Well as some have commented, getting the bulb to connect to wifi and subsequently Alexa is a little more involved than most light bulbs but to me, it wasn't crazy or insurmountable, and once connected, the connection is flawless and reliable. The thing is that you have to scan a QR code for each light and go through the setup process individually for each light which can seem like a hassle but it's really not (it's just not instant gratification right out of the box). To me, that's the biggest issue if you can even call it an issue. The lights are expensive but get what you pay for. They work great, the color range is incredible. I have tried other brands and nothing compares. I can tell Alexa to do virtually anything with those lights and it's done. There are no connectivity issues ...I mean none!!! If you can afford it....I would get these lights. I know you will be satisfied and I believe the value will be worth the cost. I'm not wealthy or have money to just through around on light bulbs but it is my belief that these will last me a long time with minimal upkeep and hassle.