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

Worth it. I’m obsessed with these lights. Great price for great quality so many features!!! You can set routines, scenes, lights can sync all together or with music or movies! The possibilities are endless. You can even do DIY on your light settings and the color transitions and choose everything. Totally customizable. Literally probably over 100 different features options and customization tools you can set. Seriously if you were looking for color changing lights BUY THESE they are just that and SO much more. Have helped me so much with my daily routine. Might even go so far as to say have made me more efficient/productive. These would be an AWESOME gift. Since I bought these and received them 2 days ago I have been hooked with finding more products by this company and trying to figure out what customization features work best for me but also I can stop telling everyone about these light bulbs! Crazy amazing great product. Would highly endorse.

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.

Great product

This light bulb just works! If you're slowing adding smart devices to your home, this bulb works flawlessly. I appreciate scanning the QR code on my phone and adding it to my Apple Home with little effort. Extremely easy to set up and connect to my smart home. You don't have to download any additional app if connecting to Apple Home, just scan the QR code on the bulb.

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)

Connection was cranky at first but works perfectly fine

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 absolutely loved these. Loved that I could put them on routine timers and adjust basically everything. The only complaint I have is they didn’t even last a year. Bought a few sets in October and 6/8 are not functional anymore.

Took seconds too install. Will buy again. Great colors quality product.spend a little more and get vibrant colors and ease of installation.

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.

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

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.

This set up faster than any other homekit light bulb I've tried! It's very responsive and I'm happy with it.