Best HomeKit light bulbs 2022

[iMore.com]

HomeKit light bulbs enable cool features like voice and app control. Take your lighting game to the next level with the best HomeKit light bulbs. Full story from the iMore Blog...

 

[Annie_M]

Thanks for this! I've been wanting to get some home-kit compatible bulbs... now I have some much needed information!

 

[anon(50597)]

I had nothing but issues with Nanoleaf bulbs and home kit. Delays or wouldn't follow voice commands at all. Had to go back to Google Home.

 

[Annie_M]

I had nothing but issues with Nanoleaf bulbs and home kit. Delays or wouldn't follow voice commands at all. Had to go back to Google Home.

That’s good to know!

 

[anon(50597)]

That’s good to know!

That could just be me Annie. The speakers generally worked OK but the lights were an absolute pain. The good things is I can use the Google system for many apps and Home devices but still enjoy an iPhone.

 

[scruffypig]

I was thinking of getting some nano-leaf bulbs, but now I may reconsider. Haven’t had any trouble with HomeKit at all. Everything integrates so well to HomeKit. I have friends who try to mix HomeKit with Alexa and Google and have tons of trouble with everything playing nice.

 

[FFR]

I was thinking of getting some nano-leaf bulbs, but now I may reconsider. Haven’t had any trouble with HomeKit at all. Everything integrates so well to HomeKit. I have friends who try to mix HomeKit with Alexa and Google and have tons of trouble with everything playing nice.

Nano leaf bulbs with HomeKit looks fine. Apparently if you have an HomePod mini it’s actually faster.

https://youtu.be/4ZpeJrZguvA

 

[anon(50597)]

Nano leaf bulbs with HomeKit looks fine. Apparently if you have an HomePod mini it’s actually faster.

https://youtu.be/4ZpeJrZguvA

I should mention, for me, it was using them with Siri/HomePods. If I turned them on/off or adjusted them with the app, they worked well.

I would tell Siri to, for instance, "turn off livingroom lights". Sometimes it worked and other times I would get about a 5 second delay, then Siri would say "just a moment" and then a few seconds later would, hopefully, turn them off.

It all works via wifi and I've had no problems with Google but their Home and voice ecosytem is far advanced over Siri.

 

[FFR]

I should mention, for me, it was using them with Siri/HomePods. If I turned them on/off or adjusted them with the app, they worked well.

I would tell Siri to, for instance, "turn off livingroom lights". Sometimes it worked and other times I would get about a 5 second delay, then Siri would say "just a moment" and then a few seconds later would, hopefully, turn them off.

It all works via wifi and I've had no problems with Google but their Home and voice ecosytem is far advanced over Siri.

Don’t really know how you set yours up, could be user error. HomeKit and Siri work great for me, especially with automations set up.

Nanoleafs bulbs operate over Bluetooth or thread, no idea how you set up yours with wifi.

 

[anon(50597)]

Don’t really know how you set yours up, could be user error. HomeKit and Siri work great for me, especially with automations set up.

Nanoleafs bulbs operate over Bluetooth or thread, no idea how you set up yours with wifi.

HomePods work on wifi. That's how you tell them what to do.

 

[FFR]

HomePods work on wifi. That's how you tell them what to do.

You said it all works over wifi, the nano leaf bulb uses Bluetooth or thread. Depending on which protocol is used you get different results.

 

[anon(50597)]

You said it all works over wifi, the nano leaf bulb uses Bluetooth or thread. Depending on which protocol is used you get different results.

I own them. I know how they work. I was speaking about my experience using them with Siri and the HomePods.

 

[FFR]

I own them. I know how they work. I was speaking about my experience using them with Siri and the HomePods.

Were you using the Bluetooth protocol or thread.

 

[anon(50597)]

Were you using the Bluetooth protocol or thread.

I used Bluetooth to set them up.