Love the lights tho! How about, select light, select scene.. done. The recent revision has made it almost unusable. We will deal with the lights as they are for now, but they will be destroyed and recycled next year. These LED light strips can bend and extend up to 33 feet, allowing them to fit in almost any space from staircases to bed frames, cabinets and desks. The LIFX Z brands can technically be cut, but so can almost every other brand of smart strip lighting. Im a software developer whose interested in gadgets, homes and DIY, so I have loved seeing smart homes (and home automation) become increasingly popular over the years. One of the biggest advantages of smart strip lighting is that it can be cut to fit your needs. Ive even grown to enjoy the new updates interface that everyone complains about. At first I thought I was going crazy, but I was able to repeat multiple times. Returning this, too bad theyre ignoring issues and now -All of these negative reviews and not 1 answer from the company. 2. Ask Google to control smart devices in your home. A flexible 2m lightstrip, for highlights and multicoloured layouts. Its not functional in any way whatsoever. This is typically a 4-pin or 5-pin connector, but you should look into your specific brand beforehand. It comes with a great variety of colors and different settings and themes to go along with it. Press connect and immediately double tap the home button to switch to WiFi setting screen. Woo hoo now I have to throw these lightbulbs away and start over. I used two plus an extra strip for a bathroom project and they worked fine. Where is the ability to create my own multi-color themes. You can now contact LIFX customer service directly via Email using our new site - AppContacter.com. What used to be a very straightforward operation in turning lights on or off has become twice as cumbersome with this revised app. I was extra sensitive, irritable, and on edge. Here is what I found: Half of the time that i open the app, it doesnt allow me to select the light. Update: I have changed my 4/5 to 5/5. The app in looks has improved, but noticed something strange. Best update! L Table of Contents: hub. If youre a brave DIYer of the smart home world, and you dont mind throwing that warranty out the window (yes, it invalidates your warranty) then this is how you can cut a LIFX Z light strip. Even when Im tired because of the way Im positively woken up, I no longer feel on edge. For example, there is a tab for store, which is the LIFX site, then there is a discover tab which is pretty cool, but it also redirects to articles on the LIFX site. This only started happening after the latest update. I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. If they added a widget that just acted as a switch for a selected group of lights it would go a long way to make the watch experience better. Those are just to name a few this app needs a total overhaul even though you guys put work into the new one. LIFX is very safe to use. Extend and customise your existing LIFX Lightstrip or LIFX Z up to 33 feet in length. It connects, but doesnt work at all. LIFX Z light strips are one of the most popular brands of smart lights, but can they be cut? As you can already guess, these lights are designed to be cut down to size albeit their cutting interval is quite at every 13/33cm: Philips Hue also sells the V4 version of their smart LED light strip with connectors right in the box. Unplug everything you are working with, read up on electrical safety 101, and dont be afraid to search for help online. Of course, we are going to start with the giant of the smart lighting scene. The lights themselves are amazing. LIFX Z light strips are a smart lighting solution that can be integrated into just about any smart home ecosystem. I also use a Philips Hue Sync Box, and the associated diffused tv light stripbut would also LOVE to switch to Lifx once they offer something comparable!! So I removed the app, but then post. Keep it consistently updated with new stuff. I also feel like a lot of space is wasted on the bottom bar. The LIFX app use to work great when it first came out through the app then about a year ago or so they did an update that if a light went out of sync (dark) it was impossible to get back in the group working properly. Love the pallets and overall really bright lights especially for bedrooms. IDK why so many people are finding this version so difficult to work with. The new design is not an evolution to the prior one; its devolved. I just wish it were meeting my needs more effectively. This new app change awful!!!! Enquire today. The original app did exactly what I wanted it to doquickly. Now I figured the price would be worth it you get what you pay for right?? These lights however there is nothing in the app to globally update them or even individually update the lights internet, just tells you its not connect. Maybe if you only have a small number of lights its more cumbersome, but Ive got 15 and on the old app it took me forever to get everything the way I wanted it. Thank god! These bulbs have nice colors and light themes, so of course whenever a problem arises we give them the benefit of the doubt. Then app froze my new iPhone 12 pro - COMPLETELY. As to why LIFX dont want you cutting them its purely because it makes warranty and support claims more complicated. Before we bust out the scissors, there are some step 0 safety precautions to take. I have had these three Lifx bulbs for a few months each bulb cost around $30. I actually emailed LIFX a pretty lengthy email about this (with no response) but heres an abbreviated version. Tristan owns close to a dozen Amazon Echo devices, way too many Philips Hue bulbs and lightstrips, a boat-load of Ring Cameras and Doorbells and a bunch of other smart home devices too (from Reolink, Google Nest, GLEDOPTO and others). Set the living room to warm white.. I don't know if it's discontinued but it's just a regular zstrip with one section instead of 2. As far as function goes, Ive never had any issues with the app actually running correctly until recently. It used to be in the color palette section and I remember the option to select from the palette and draw my own themes, which then I could save as a scene and quickly select it instead of redrawing it. The app offers one-touch control of your connected lights, and some very detailed control deeper down, and everything's easy to set up and get running. I did a search I found that there were remnants of the app. For precise projects, the lack of an undo/redo button on the Painting feature makes simple mistakes such a pain to fix. This should go without saying, but when playing with electricity its always wise to be safer than safe. Now that its released, here one is! Thats so infuriating and such a downgrade its not even funny. Thank you for your products. Add more 1m lightstrip extensions for the perfect installation. Looking forward to more in the future. If you're looking to add some smarts to your home on a budget, we can help you fit out your home for less with a custom bulk deal. You have to reset each light one at a time very annoying. I noticed they began having minor issues such as, one or two lightbulbs not turning on or off at the same time as they should, but it was usually an easy fix by flicking the light switch on and off. You can find in-depth guides for your brand of LED strip light all over the internet, but heres the primer: There are more advanced techniques that involved soldering, but well save those for a more hardcore DIY guide which I also cover in a YouTube video: Tristan Perry is a software developer who is passionate about tech gadgets, DIY and housing. Most of the smart LED strip lights on the market are coming around to adding cut here markers for their customers. Hope this helps. A few brands even have resources built in that allow you to reuse the cut-offs in later projects. I want to just remove the app now, but cant since there seems to remain artifacts of the app that will not erase. Example: scenes should be stored with built in color palettes. Id still like to see some work around the various controls as they are a bit convoluted. Ive been testing the new app since it was in beta. Importantly, customers can learn from other customers in case the issue is a common problem that has been solved before. 2. Enquire today. Pointless. But with the 4.0 version, the animate effect can only be applied to the living room beam or the bedroom strip, but not both simultaneously. This app is neither user friendly nor intuitive. Most of the time I am left to just open up the app every now and then to see if they come back online. That means the color gets all screwed up. Based on this, Justuseapp Legitimacy Score for LIFX Is 70.4/100. If youre not comfortable scouring the internet for answers to niche project questions, you might be better off buying a strip light that comes ready out-of-the-box. When it does work, it bugs out like crazy. Before if I forgot to turn them off before leaving home I could do so very simply with the old app. The lights have their own built-in Wi-Fi which means no hub is needed to control these lights. If you havent made the cut yet, you might not want to. Thank you. The new app is a complete failure in functionality. Other than that, keep rocking it with the lights and app. If you can fix this bug, the light and app would be amazing and convenient. Well, its scrap for now, but there is a way to bring it back to life that we will discuss later. Happy to see LIFX continuing to improve this app and the lights. This is also aggravating for someone who is OCD about constantly quitting apps that arent in use by habit. Call me paranoid, but this feels like a security nightmare. I wish I went with the Hue. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. You have to go back in and re-select Sunrise and then hit save again and it will save correctly. The only downside is trying to connect it to a new WiFi or reconnecting it after changing your WiFi password. Keep growing, you are the best around! The lights when themselves and the app works fine, no issue really. Report Issue. You can cut and reuse these lights as much as you like without the same worries that come with LIFX Z. Feit Electric is another brand of smart home lighting. Unplugging the lights 5x to factory reset is a pain, especially if you have the plugin somewhere behind desk or furniture. Scanned lights into HomeKit but wouldnt recognize the bulbs or app. Luckily I still have the old version of the app on my iPad and I will never update it until LIFX fixes this devolution. But what I hate the most with the 4.0 design is that with the old design, you could apply effects on per-light basis. Just because of homekit, thank you! So couldnt use that most important feature. Unplug the lights. Includes: 1 x 39.37" of LED lightstrip. My big gripe with this app is the Apple Watch version. Philips Hue doesnt cut corners when it comes to their products, they leave that up to you. No one ever linked these accounts together, yet any change she makes on her lifx account transfers to mine as well. Those little gaps that made older smart devices frustrating or harder to use get worked out with newer models. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns. Its a lot easier to manage entire groups, set schedules, and the timeline view really helps see the order that everything is happening. "Read more, "Like I said, I think Lifx lights belong right at the top of your list if you're looking to add a smart pop of color to your home's lighting systems. This brand just isnt built with that in mind, with their support page saying: We are not able to warranty strips that havebeen cut. How to connect your light to home WiFi (IPhone), So Ive had this bulb for a few years and its been great. Features Polychrome Technology: 8 addressable colour zones per light strip, and millions of colours. Lastly on that same discover tab there is another button at the top that really pops go to site. Since the update we have had zero issues with any lights going dark. Also, Im aware tiles have been discontinued, at least for now, but the app tends to not have total control over them anymore. How hard is this to implement? Whether you are setting up luxury under lighting in your living room, or you are building out a new utility lighting in the garage, theres no project that these lights cant illuminate. But most other features like the animations etc did not work. Im sure that LIFX software engineering worked hard on this latest update. The new revision presupposes that Im using my bulbs, and the LIFX app, to manage groups and effects, which I am not. If I have removed an app and it tells me it will remove all my data, the it should right? My Amazon Echo Is Making Random Noises/Beeps/Chimes?! The action of turning lights on or off is also much slower and unresponsive with the new app while adjusting individual lights in a group has become very difficult. Utter garbage. But thats just me. Every time I want them to turn on, the HomePod wont recognize them therefore I have tell Siri through my phone to turn them on and they work or the HomeKit app or the actual app. WAY 2 EXPENSIVE for a product that has no customer service or response to frustrated buyers efforts to contact them. PSA: Ring Devices Can Have Issues With TP-Link Decos Mesh Routers, Echo Wont Play (Or Understand) Certain Song or Album, My Top 13 Recommended Smart Home Products, Expose the copper connections by removing the plastic that surrounds them, Use a 4-pin connector to attach to cut segments. While the LIFX Z light strips might be a great choice for most users, the inability to be reliably cut automatically tanks their viability for some. All in all I get the goal with this update and I like the introduction of a more visually focused UI design. Over the short course of a month, the little problems have transformed to larger problems two light bulbs refuse to connect and Im stuck figuring out this solution myself. Classic case of can we do this instead of should we do this. DO NOT BUY, youll regret it. The brand sells a variety of bulbs and smart lights that all put out bright, great-looking colors, all of which can connect with Alexa, Siri or Google Assistant with absolutely no need for a hub. I ALWAYS want a specific effect with my studio lights. Cancel a subscription / trial at anytime by blocking the site or app on your Justuseapp Card. Immediately switch back to lifx app, and your phone should connect to your light. The new app has a greater emphasis on effects such as making all the lights in your house flicker like a candle or perform an epilepsy-inducing strobe. Thanks for that! I usually want to use the watch for my light switches because its always on my wrist but its always super laggy and takes 5-10 seconds before I can turn the lights on and off with it, which defeats the convenience and speed of having your light controls on the watch. This means we care about the way you control Your lights can react to in-game events and extend the experience with exclusive effects for deeper immersion when you connect to Razer Chroma. These strip lights were not built to be cut like other brands and doing so will void your warranty. This latest update to firmware has left the app useless and the light no longer functioning. Not sure what was the purpose or the reasoning behind this update that literally no one asked for. - Effects cant be saved with scenes. For 100% of my usage I do not want to go to site, instead I want to control my lights. Must be somebody related to the owner its my only guess. "Hey Google, dim the living room lights and turn on Netflix. LIFX is a totally legit app. ", "LIFX offers a plethora of smart light options; from color and white bulbs, that come both in full size and the more compact LIFX Mini design, as well as lightstrips, LIFX Beam- the brands own take on smart light wall art andLIFX Clean- a smart light that can also kill bacteria.". Make sure to connect them at the right polarity. The last thing to keep in mind about LIFX Z strip lights is that you can only cut the final strip in your series. Right now regretting spending my money as its completely useless. The LIFX app lets you control your lighting options, and its available for Android, iOS, and Windows 10: These are an all-around solid choice for smart lighting, but how you can cut them creates an obstacle for some users. A community space for discussion about all things LIFX. Thanks for reading this article, I hope you found it useful. As with any overhaul Im sure well see some iterative updates which Im also looking forward to seeing. All Rights Reserved. No notification of required firmware update - what good are lights on a schedule (for security) when you have to be present to update? to get started with WiFi-enabled, bright, colorful smart lights that need no So if I have a beam in the living room and strip in the bedroom, with the old version, I could apply the animate effect to both of them simultaneously. Use scheduling to make your lights go from functional to fun all by themselves when the work day is over. The colors are more intense and the greens and purples dont look washed out like the Hues. Plus, the whites are much brighter and more crisp!! Edit of 2020, new app design. Ive got LIFX strips, and for the quality of these lights, I think the outrageous price for such short strips is *slightly* more justified. Lifx and wemo have to be hands down, the WORST user experiences that ive ever had with any product ever. This is a pity, but its sort of understandable. I also reset these bulbs and my network, after setting them up they would only work for a day then after it would start the whole error again. For the majority of my life waking up in the morning felt like walking around with my face slapped. Lesson learned, if I could do it over I absolutely would have switched to a more reliable company like Phillips. These LED light strips can bend and extend up to 10m, allowing them to fit in almost any space from staircases to bed frames, cabinets and desks. - Google Nest integration is broken because of nest/google login issue Please read my disclosure if youd like more info on this. Yes. I shouldnt have to be having a headache nor be a technician to have these ridiculous and annoying issues from a simple smart bulb that should be working out of the box. Your phone should connect to your home WiFi Why am I posting? The icing on the cake, i tried a workaround with ifttt and setup my own widget. Pulling issues faced by users like you is a good way to draw attention of LIFX to your problem using the strength of crowds. Lights are cool, beautiful colors, could change them & save a scene the first coupla days. Everything about lifx is awful. Now for my general review: The lifz app has NEVER Worked again- will immediately freeze my phones & ipad. Unacceptable bugs with the basic functions. The new 4.0 update is more complicated and unintuitive. - Effects cant be run without app being on. The best decision you have made, just wish it included the Z strip.. You came out with the Z strip upon mentioning homekit was in development. Lumens per strip:1 strip 3.28ft: 700lm per strip2 strips 6.56ft: 700lm per strip3 strips 9.84ft: 700lm per strip4 strips 13.12ft: 700lm per strip5 strips 16.40ft: 560lm per strip6 strips 19.69ft: 467lm per strip7 strips 22.97ft: 400lm per strip8 strips 26.25ft: 350lm per strip9 strips 29.53ft: 311lm per strip10 strips 32.81ft: 280lm per strip, New build,renovation, or simple upgrade. Cutting a strip also cuts off the connector that the end that joins strips together. The lights stopped responding while I was out of town and would not follow the set schedule. Alexa app for example notified me that the internet was not connect brought up the page to put in our new password and it went into effect with every Alexa in our home. Bulk Orders, Trade and Reseller enquiries. 4. Yep, you can start with just one device. This is trash. This brand of smart lights actually encourages you to cut the lights where needed. 5. "Hey Google, dim the living room lights and turn on Netflix. Yes. Well not exactly. LIFX please pull this version from the App Store and revert to the old functionality. This light bulb is one of them. - Much larger overall issue but the ergonomics hierarchy here is so so wrong. Cutting is mainly a solution for excess length and handling spaces you dont need to light. And then it still doesnt work! If you are a LIFX customer and are running into a problem, Justuseapp might not be the fastest and most effective way for you to solve the problem but at least you can warn others off using LIFX. Thankfully, you dont have to cut the LIFX Z smart strip light to solve most interior design puzzles. It is just a major pain when you have a major power out again or internet changes to reconnect everything when you have lights in every room. We cut the lights at the copper connectors and reconnect them using a connector with the right amount of pins. Keep up the good work! 4. On my hue app, there is only one place to visit the site, and its hidden away which is nice since it doesnt distract from the actual functionality the app needs to do: controlling lights. As it is, I have to go in and adjust the schedule manually a couple of times a month. If your smart home is getting a little cluttered with hubs, this might be the right choice for you. No matter where you are, get things done wheneveryou want. He has therefore loved seeing smart homes hit the mainstream. Clearly theyve been given too much freedom to be artistic without any checks on actual usability. Im Tristan Perry, the guy behind Smart Home Point. Still, you are constantly updating and keeping with the lights so props to you! Every time I want to copy a scene from the app to HomeKit, it would tell me export failed all of the time. Features Polychrome Technology: 8 addressable colour zones per light strip, and millions of colours. Yup same as far as I can tell. Set the living room to warm white.. LIFX does not even respond. A strip that has been cut, will need to be the last strip in the line of your strips. If it is not working for you, we recommend you excersise some patience and retry later or Contact Support. The only negative I haveis I wish Lifx worked with more 3rd party devices. Furthermore, if the light drops out of the Cloud the process to re-connect is very cumbersome. Now the light strips go dark for hours, even when Im at home. Tristan also has an academic background (in Math & Computer Science), and so he enjoys digging into the technical ways that smart home devices work. Turn your iPhone into a universal remote for your smart home with Apple HomeKit.Say "Siri, I'm home," and have HomeKit unlock your door and set your LIFX lighting to your favourite scene. These lights come in at just under 80 inches per unit. This smart light is designed to work with Android and iOS devices. (How To Fix) New Video. I hate this new app and every loyal customer of LIFX will too. Press home and open LIFX app and follow directions to connect your light. Just some thoughts, but overall an alright app that I think is just limiting the potential of these great quality lights. This is based on our NLP (Natural language processing) analysis of over 5,839 User Reviews sourced from the Appstore and the appstore cumulative rating of 3.9/5 . Is it Legit? I have 8 of these bulbs in my house and feel it is a total waste of money as I will be changing to a more reliable product! Perry Media And Development Ltd 2019-2022. There is literally no fix for it online anywhere. Zero stress. No matter what color I set them to (aside from off), they always end up on morph after about 3-5 minutes of whatever I had just set it to. Read more. However Ive figured out how to connect to my WiFi in 1 or 2 tries with a simple trick (IPhone). If you don't get the answer you're looking for from the community, you can find support resources over at https://support.lifx.com. Something about this version communicates with the lights much slower than before. Using your Justuseapp card, signup for unlimited subscriptions and free trials without worry. I do like the selection of scenes but it feels like I should have much more from you or a community to choose from. As far as functionality, its a bit wonky. Its these copper connectors we are looking for. No customer support or service from Lifx. Now you can go into your settings of your phone when a light goes dark turn the light off and on 5 times to reset it then see it in your WiFi settings and just re sync it, no more having the light ip # to add back into the app, its super easy and flawless again! The brand sells a variety of bulbs and smart lights that all put out bright, great-looking colors, all of which can connect with Alexa, Siri or Google Assistant with absolutely no need for a hub. This app UI is just absolutely confusing. Trying to shut phone off rang a whooping alarm! When you reach the point where it asks you to select your home WiFi. Brightness: 700 LumensColour rendering index (CRI): 80Wattage Use: 8.0W at full brightnessWattage Eq: 45W IncandescentWattage on Standby: Less than 0.5WVoltage Range: AC 100-240V 50/60 HzColour Temperature: 1500K to 9000KBeam Angle: 120Dimming: Software dimming 1% -100%Wi-Fi: 2.4GHzSecurity: WPA, WPA2Dims: 39.37 in x 0.47 in x 0.16 inExtension limits:Each power supply can support up to 10 Lightstrips with a maximum lumen output of 700lm per strip up to 13.12ft (4 strips). At their core they are a string of diodes strung together at intervals with copper connectors. Now theres no creativity, just preset multi-color themes and the ability to choose from the color wheel. Get started today. Besides the fact that the lights randomly disconnect and become uncontrollable until you flip the light switch off and on again (which happens often and lifx support does not have an answer to this). This new design has been around and it allows us to do the simple things. There are some workarounds, as well as other brands to consider, if you want smart strip lighting that can be cut down to size.
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