Linkind Matter Smart Light Bulb, Smart Bulbs Work with Apple Home/Siri/Alexa/Google Home/SmartThings, LED Color Changing Light Music Sync RGTBW, Smart Home, 60W 800LM A19 E26 2.4Ghz WiFi Only, 2 Pack

Well, after years of struggling with my old 'smart bulbs', I have found affordable and easy, YES, easy ones to replace my old bulbs. I had 4 Maxico smart bulbs. They never seemed to stay connected. Frustratingly, only one of the four got connected and the other three just couldn't. Every now and then I'd spend over an hour trying to reconnect the 3 that I couldn't and without success, I'd walk away from another hour wasted. THESE Linkind Matter smart bulbs were the easiest to connect. No separate app for the brand, all I needed was an Alexa to get the job done. I got all 4 bulbs connected and grouped in under 20 minutes!!! Each bulb had its own QR code. So easy !!!! And it has all the great features you want.....colors, dimming, on/off.....and all thru voice control or on the alexa app !!! YEAH

Linkind's new WiFi bulb's (2.4 Ghz) now also communicate with other smart devices via the new "Matter" protocol. Like past Linkind smart bulbs, they communicate and are managed through the Aidot smart home app which can be downloaded for Android or IOS through the app stores for each OS. When using the AIdot app and WiFi to manage these smart bulbs, there is a plethora of features to choose from and that includes a large collection of themes/scenes. They do all of the standard smart bulb things such as changing the color emitted by the bulb (16.7 million colors) to dimming or brightening and turning on or off on a schedule. They can also respond to various automation triggers such as a motion sensor detecting motion and turning on the light to shed some light on what triggered the motion sensor. This type of automation is more of a function of the app and depending on what app you use to monitor your smart devices and control them (Google Home, Aidot, Alexa, Home Assistant etc...) will dictate what type of automation you can do. The Aidot app was created to control smart devices released under several different brand names. Aidot, Linkind and Orein are a few of those brand names. The Aidot app was primarily created to configure and monitor smart devices from 6 or 7 differnt brands and might not work if you are using a brand that is not one of brands it was written for. Fortunately, there is an API that allows you to monitor and control smart devices from these brands via Google Home or Alexa (I do not have an iPhone or Apple computer but I understand that they will work with HomeKit as well. There currently is not an integration into Home Assistant but that is where the new "Matter" protocol comes into play. Utilizing "matter' to communicate between devices opens up a much larger world of software you can use to monitor and control your devices. I am currently using "matter" and Home Assistant to control these Linkind smart bulbs within Home Assistant. This is done with the Matter Integration within Home Assistant. I can do most things with the "matter" protocol with the exception of the themes/scenes. I really wasn't interested in those two features anyway and everything else you can do directly with the Aidot app, you can also do with "matter". It works and it works extremely well which I cannot say for some competitors "matter" enabled smart bulbs. The strength of the color spectrum has always been pretty good with Linkind bulbs. These bulbs carry on Linkind's strong color display over a wide spectrum of a 16.7 million colors color wheel. They also dim to 1% which is quite dim, and they can get as bright as a standard 60-watt light bulb. All in all, these are really good smart bulbs that will now work with any other "matter" enabled devices and software. Linkind bulbs were always on a short list of best smart bulbs, but the inclusion of "matter" is a game changer. These should be on your short list of bulbs to use in your smart home that don't require a second mortgage to purchase (yes, I am looking at you, Hue).

Lights are great for what I'm using it for. I think the price is great for 4 of them. I use them all over the house, the button will turn them all on and off. I have a 2 bedroom it's not that large but it works for them all. Please read the directions so you can have a good experience. Your wifi has to be on a certain setting, it was easy for me to switch over with the app that controls the wifi. They could be a little brighter but I'm going for a cozy vibe with the dimming function. The AiDot app is very nice and easy for you to sperate rooms and set button up for specific lights. I love it, I HAVE ORDERED AN OUTLET AND AN EXTRA BUTTON ALREADY FOR A DIFFERENT ROOM, WORKS WELL! NO FLICKERING Without being turned off manually due to wifi reconnecting. Works well with Applt home app but better with their own.

I wanted to switch away from the Hué bulbs because honestly, I hate having the little hub require required and I want to move to the matter standard. These bulbs are affordable and multicolored and they work very well. I do find set up a bit of a pain because you have to use a QR code. But you have to power the bulb they do kindly send you the QR code on a separate piece of paper but you do have to match them up. I'd give this a five if we're easier to set up.