Philips Hue White LED Smart Light Bulb 1 Pack [E27 Edison Screw] 60W Equivalent, with Bluetooth, Works with Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple Homekit, 1 Count (Pack of 1)

Great product which allows you to control your lights via your phone, or using Alexa / Google Home. Lovely warm white colour, and dimmable with good range. Works with the described connection, and never had an issue. You will need the Philips Hue Bridge to connect the bulb to your wifi network.

My old porch light got broken so I bought a new one. The bulb in the old one turned itself on and off at sunset and sunrise. Unfortunately, its idea of these times was wholly dependent on ambient light outside. Also it used about 36 watts.Having bought several coloured Hue lights before, I thought I would get a white only for the porch. This fits the bill perfectly and I can now program it to switch on at sunset and off at sunrise far more accurately than the old bulb. It is nominally rated at 9 watts but I have turned it down to about 50% as it is still bright enough at that level. I guess that means it's now only using about 4.5 watts which is next to nothing.I can also control it via Alexa. It also has bluetooth which means it will operate without a Philips Hub. However, as all my other lights are on the hub, so is this. I can't comment on the bluetooth aspects, therefore.

It's an A+ energy light bulb and it works. Would be nice if one were able to get white light, 6k, instead of warm light which tends to be a little too yellow for my taste but I can't seem to track any down of the smart light variety. Is it easy to link? Yes, especially if you tick the little option box to link with your account, or does that not matter? Anyway it worked out of the box and it then took me way longer to figure out how to set it to come on at a specific time with the Alexa app! Very confusing, well for me anyway. Once I'd watched a very helpful Youtube video by some chap on how to do it I was up and running. I do like the ability to dim the light and not have to have a dedicated light switch to do so and I am enjoying the novelty of saying 'Alexa, good night' and the lights turning off. Little things please little minds and all that. Just remember that to make them work you need to have either a forth generation Echo a hub thing or a smart plug, which of course is the cheapest option. 25/01/2021 - Had to return this as the bluetooth side of it decided not to work anymore! The bulb itself continued to work but only if you got up and turned it on/off. Amazon replaced it so lets hope this one works way longer.

There are plenty of 'smart lamp' options around some of which work with the Philips Hue system and some that are more generic and I have a few. However, for ease of use, integration and reliability, no-one comes close to Philips Hue.First off, this is a very well made bit of kit. It feels quality and it is quality - which, it should be given that it's not the cheapest item out there.Secondly, it just works. Out of the box, screw in and then add it to your Hue gateway hub. Takes seconds and is utterly reliable.Now, the one thing that I didn't notice at first is that you can use this without a hub and simply connect via Bluetooth from your phone. For me that's not an issue as I already have the hub (well three to be honest) and use the full range of options. However, if you just want a couple of lamps to be operable from your phone then this works well.The light quality is excellent and of course can be adjusted to suit easily either in real time or set up for a particular routine.As for looks? Well, this is perhaps the downside of the Philips lamps. Mostly they don't have the kind of 'designer' look that is suitable for bare bulb implementation. Nope, these lamps need to be in a shade for sure.Overall, there is no better smart lighting system on the market.

Amazing! Set up took a few videos and instructions and confusion but once set up this light is brilliant! Connected up to my Google Nest mini. Very bright and is built so it gives full light to all areas of the room! I bought a refurbished one and came in excellent condition almost brand new!

It's a great bulb and sets up really easily with the Hue Bridge and Alexa.Please bear in mind though, you cannot choose what colour the white is with this... ie warm white or cool white. For that you need an ambiance bulb.You can dim it though which is good!

I have many Wi-Fi bulbs which worked ok, But found They don't work now and cant connect to the apps.so after a wasted day trying all my bulbs I gave up! I saw these and thought oh well nothing ventured nothing gained so brought just the one(encase they were like my others ie don't work) Well to my surprise it only worked but within seconds of putting the bulb in...So none of the pesky turn off turn on for an hour, this bulb is straight in, open app, two secs your done. From this I have ordered another two.. Hope this helps you guys...

So the basic idea is good, they connect quickly through wifi and with Alexa they work really well as part of our smart home setup. This is all great but there is one annoying issue that when you turn the bulb off using Alexa the bulb still 'glows' i.e. is still turned on but very very low. I may not have noticed this but they are being used in bedside lamps so it's noticeable and I presume using more electricity as a result!