LIGHTIFY app good for
Countless features for decoration, security and energy saving. Easy configuration and smooth operation. Would like to see more interaction with other appliances, ie. my window shades!
Ive been using rgb and ajustable white bulbs for a month and it is very reliable! Here are some ideas for future updates:
- Fading between scenes
- Using the gateway to detect if a specific device is in the network and apply a specifc scene if it is (ping)
Keep the good work!
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App now works flawlessly! I have the entire house approx 6 room sections for a total of 17 bulbs and 2 garden spot light fixtures outside. Have 4 flex light under-cabinet led strip sets on the way! Absolutely love LIGHTIFY!
"Scheduling now works perfectly the only feature that does not work for me is the Loop for rgbw bulbs will not function correctly. I now have 16bulbs and 1 garden spot light that all work great!"
"Not sure why there are so many bad reviews the only problem Ive had is scheduling does not work but thats no big deal for me. Im sure there will be improvement. Im able to operate 9 bulbs now with no issues and have 7 more on the way"
Not sure why others are having problems with this product or the app. Weve had it now for 6+ months and no issues. My husband even set the system up at home and create the profile for us and he is super computer illiterate! Im the one always having to fix or do whatever with apps, pc, phones, ect... Maybe they dont have the patience or doing something wrong. But for the money to buy the products and free after that, its definitely worth it!!! Dont let the other comments scare you off from a purchase!
The system and app are currently working flawlessly. Ive had the system for about 4 months now... Its been a process, but the bugs have been slowly squashed.
Please please please add Apple Home support!!!
After reading several bad reviews and a couple recent good ones, I decided to give the lights and the app a shot. I bought a starter kit at the hardware store and downloaded the app. After setting up the network, which was simple, and downloading a few firmware updates, everything worked flawlessly. Ive since purchased several more lights for the house. I assume a recent update solved whatever bugs people were complaining about earlier.
The lights are wirelessly controlled from your phone with the app, and are dimmable. You can also adjust the color temperature from soft white to daylight, 2700k-6500k, on bulbs which come with that option.
The app allows you to control lights individually, group lights by room, and set various scenes. It enables you to set schedules and program vacation modes, but my favorite feature is the morning wake-up...its hard to beat waking up to the lights in your bedroom slowly coming on over the course of 20 minutes. Ill take that over a jarring alarm clock any day. It also has sounds you can pair with this feature that are supposed to play from your phone, such as chirping birds, but I havent gotten that to work yet. If the program has a bug, this is the only one Ive found so far. Id like to try it once its fixed.
My only suggestion, aside from fixing the audible portion of the morning wake-up, would be to allow programming of scenes or somehow more intuitively set the ending color temperature and brightness level for the wake-up feature.
But overall a great start on what I think will be the future of home lighting, and Im definitely grateful for the improved start to my day.
Some bad moments
Installed the Gardenspot Mini lights. The app connects and everything is all well. Ive updated all the firmware. Tried the preset and it keeps telling me to. "Please update the Firmware of this device in setting menu to enable wake-up lights". This needs better support. I have no clue how to resolve this. Please help.
I have had many issues setting up garden lights. Got it going somewhat after many issues that the bridge was already assigned when I bought it. Was going but like other reviewer could not get schedules to work. Rebooted system many times. Replaced the bridge now cant get lights to connect to new bridge or are able to reset light set. Support takes days to get back (no weekend support) and weak answers that are just quotes from manual. Extremely disappointed as I like the lights and what they should do. About to take whole system back.
I am very technical and this shouldnt be this hard and I am into week 3
***DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT***
Device (not gateway) firmware update CONTINUES to be a problem. Not as simple as clicking update in the app and watching it go. Customer support has offered some solutions, without understanding the issue, none of which worked. Ive been advised that Im stuck with a device that doesnt work as advertised. Went to return to Home Depot (as directed by Osram). They will not take it and said to call manufacturer.
When bought this I thought "this is a waste of money, but could be fun." Turns out its also a huge waste of time. App is garbage and nothing works. Thats what you get for trying to complicate flicking a light switch.
Was very excited about the smart bulbs and purchased a set. During setup through this app, software updates were required for the bulbs, and after accepting the updates they would never complete and would continue to repeat. And, the bulbs remained off line. The app was not intuitive and did not produce any messaging about the updates to indicate the problem. And the app does not provide any user guidance for lighting setup. Worst problem is there is no technical support outside business hours. So entire product got returned to the store immediately without getting to even experience the lighting, and I couldnt delete this terrible app fast enough. Much is wrong with this product from Germany, and consumers should just stay clear of software products that do not offer technical support! Philips and Sylvania need to share their stuff. Philips lighting has a fine friendly app that works well, but no Bluetooth, while Sylvania has a great Bluetooth gateway design and a terrible app.
I purchased the OSRAM LIGHTIFY product for an under cabinet lighting installation and to my dismay, the product DOES NOT WORK. I installed the app and I cannot get past the installation of updates. Without the app the lighting is useless.
