I am thinking of buying Amazon Echo or Google Home. I already got 2 of these bulbs. Would anyone know if these would work in both or at least in the near future are likely to work? From what I am reading here it seems like they work on the Echo but not on Google home? Thanks

Has anyone had any luck resetting the bulb?

1) Switch the bulb on and leave it on for at least 5 seconds. Maybe a few more for good measure.
2) Flick the switch off and watch the bulb go off and then switch it on and watch it turn on (almost no waiting between switching)
3) Repeat step 2 at least 5 times
4) After ending on an on you will (hopefully) notice the bulb flicker 5 times. It has been reset.

I just can't get this one to reset! I've only managed to get the Yeelight colour changing bulb working with Echo, as I've had to change the location to Singapore. But now the MiHome app won't recognise this white bulb. Any help to get this reset would be much appreciated!

If this one only works with the location set to China, I don't think I'll be able to get either bulb working through the Echo.

Ahh yess I finally managed. I think I was counting my seconds two slow. It worked if I just turned off and on (a few times) as soon as I saw the light come on/off.

App not working? Help is here!

Just thought I'd add this message for anyone unable to get their bulb to work via the app so hopefully it might save someone else the 3 hours it's taken me to solve this problem.

When you create your MI account and sign in on the app, select your location by tapping the flag next to where you enter your email address and select your location as Mainland China. For some reason the app won't connect to the bulb if you select your actual location or the recommended location.

Ditto. Managed to get one bulb and running but other didn't go as smoothly but having trouble resetting. Tried many times.

Can't work out whether you're trying to be clever or it's just an ignorant answer. It's a valid question as Echo's can controls Xiaomi Yeelights. If it controls these too it'll be worth purchasing. If they don't it would seem pointless picking your phone up, opening up an app and pressing a button to switch a light on.

​Download 'Mi Home', create an account/login and go to profile, settings, locale, and choose mainland China. you'll then be prompted to login again. click the plus sign on the top right and add device. mine didn't pick the bulb up automatically but go to 'add manually' and you should see the phillips bulb in the list. to be honest it took a few goes but eventually it found it and then it asked me for my WiFi code to pair it up to my phone. if it won't work turn the bulb off at the mains for 2 seconds, then turn it baxk on for 2 seconds and do this 5 times. the bulb with then start flashing. when it stops, try and search for it again.

Do these come bugged as standard so we give the Chinese even more easy access to our non existent privacy?

Thanks. Was ready to send mine back until I read that the locale needs to be set to China (I had mine set to US).

Not sure I really rate these. I bought them to work with my Amazon Echo but it says they're not compatible. They're 6.5W but aren't as bright as my 4W Lumilife LEDs from Led Hut. My main concern however, was how hot they got even after 10 minutes. They may say Philips on the box but I wouldn't be suprised if it's all cheap Chinese parts inside with a lack of adequate heatsink.

try these, works for me

amazon.co.uk/s/?…z_b

Well Phillips did patent all wavelengths of visible light, so you can't blame the Chinese manufacturers for this sort of thing.

Right OK. Just been trying to install mine and getting nowhere, but I selected US. I'll try China instead. Cheers.

yes

HA-Bridge is here : github.com/bws…dge
To use it with the bulbs, enable developer mode on the bulbs in the app.. and then set them up in HA-Bridge as a TCP Device with the following for on, off and dim

On : tcp://192.168.2.211:55443/{\"id\": 1, \"method\":\"set_power\", \"params\":[\"on\"]}\r\n
Off : tcp://192.168.2.211:55443/{\"id\": 1, \"method\":\"set_power\", \"params\":[\"off\"]}\r\n
Dim : tcp://192.168.2.211:55443/{\"id\": 1, \"method\":\"set_bright\", \"params\":[\${intensity.percent}, \"smooth\", 500\]}\r\n

HA-Bridge is a Hue emulator.. so you can pretty much turn anything in to something that Alexa sees as a Hue / Lifx bulb.. no stupid trigger words etc like with IFTTT

Is there a good forum or subreddit or something with an ELI5 on all this stuff?

I doubt it.

I have Hue lights myself, however there is a reason majority of things are kept simple. A switch, a solid wire from device to switch. This is a basic premise, one that's super simple to fault find and train some numpty to fix.

This is why decades later we still use such basic things for basic tasks. While it's not needed as such people want, and will insist, on a lighting system that can be left off/ignored for 5 years yet simply work upon trying it.

'Mi Home' is incompatible.

Mine work fine, but i've put them in developer mode and am using ha-bridge to control them direct.. i hate going through the singapore server to control something in my own home.

Anyone tried with google home?

All of my light fittings are bayonet? How come most are screw in ones?

Could you give us a clue how to set it up please, as I have no clue.

ahh got it working now thanks @yamiprem

I've had to guess a few of the settings as some of the text is in Chinese but now got both this bulb and my yeelight working together through mi home

I can't, does not find lamp.

​Hmm. Changed to China but still not working :disappointed:

​I am using it with the Mi Home App. For locale, I selected Mainland China (I tried with USA and Hong Kong but it never worked). Then just navigate around the app to add a device. Make sure your WiFi is connected to the bulb (bulb must be on). Then it should be simple from there. Use a shortcut on homescreen for convenience.

just got it delivered but it's not discoverable on my yeelight or mi home app. then just came across this - forum.yeelight.com/t/i…377

so it doesn't work with the Echo? :disappointed:

Do you need a hub of some sort to run there?

For anyone following my previous comments and having issues with Alexa and any smart lights, apparentle Alexa did a backend update last week. Most skils are fine, but some lost their "connection" to the relevant skils account. So i had to disable the alexa skil and re-enable it and sign back into my Xioami account. All working perfect again now. So for anyone having issues, try that.

​You need to work on your sarcasm

+1 I would like to know this too.

I agree with the sentiment, but this is clearly the future. Putting the cable to the light switch under the plaster is a laborious and expensive process, and even a Philips Hue light is much cheaper. So new houses will increasingly have smart lights, purely for cost reasons, and eventually the system will just work.

Do you need a hub etc for these to work with echo as never used before or do I just plug them in and away we go?

do these work with amazon echo, anyone know please?

The Ikea ones are quite reasonable and 1000lm. Works with smartthings too.

These still work with the wall switch so all is not lost. And mine are working fine but I haven't updated anything recently.

Awesome. A future filled with debugging one's home and downloading software updates to try and get room lights to work.

Or we could use wall switches. Let me think ...

450lm? That's a bit dim for a room light unfortunately. Anything stronger? Ideally 1055lm that can be dimmed down for when TV watching etc.

​probably won't. doesn't look like these are ZigBee from the specs.

Philips colour temperature bulbs are £25 not £50. But they are brighter than these bulbs and do a different range of colour temperature. also the Philips bulbs are ZigBee and these seem to be WiFi.

Interested if they work with Hue.....anyone confirm

If phillips do these for this price, why is a hue bulb £50?

good price for an item that rarely goes on sale it seems. thanks OP

Spain worked fine for me.

Any idea if they'll work with Hue?

Equivalent to a 40w incandescent for anyone wondering

These should work with Amazon Echo. The normal Yeelight/Yilight bulbs do. Both colour and white.

+1

Just tried the Xiaomi forums and a lot of people having the same problem. I got a popup a few days ago about an update to the Mi Home app (i use that for the Xiaomi IP cam i have to check the dog hasnt eaten my kitchen while im out) and i presume the update to that app has done something to the Yeelight connectivity. People on the forums said to disable the skil within Alexa and the re-enable it. That should fix it. So ive done that now, and will try when i get home later. But prior to today, i have tried the 6 times on/off trick, ive unpaired the bulbs and repaid to the yeelight app. Ive tried firmware updates etc and all fine. Hope this works.

Just checked now, all fine. Maybe try the on/off 6 times reset?

A bit off thread, but does anyone have any Yeelight bulbs by Xiaomi? My Alexa stopped working with them this week, but can't find any updates anywhere. Just wondered if anyone else having the same problem.

How come this bulb comes up when you use the link, but not when you try searching for it on the gearbest website?

I am just wondering if it works with Home-Assistant.io the same way as Yeelight does :thinking:
Has anyone tried it?

Do you have to install the MiHome Android app for this? If so, which country do you select on initial start up when it says "Select locale"?

The world replacing all its bulbs with 'smart bulbs' is not a smart move. .I've on an environmental basis. I just mean surely it's better that converters not bulbs with this functionality become popular, otherwise it's going to generate an Everest sized mountain of waste. Well almost.

Heat added + :stuck_out_tongue: better value than hive bulbs

Hi there do these work with Smarthings now, as I cant see it does form searching the web

​Yes unlike other Chinese stuff that simply bursts into flames, these just softly smoulder.

Soft fragrance?

Thanks, ordered. Never used or needed a smart bulb but might as well give it a try for that price.

works with Hue?

‌ :smile:‌ Previous stuff they've done

I wonder if Philips know about their collaboration.