Philips HueWhite LED Smart Light Bulb 1 Pack [B22 Bayonet Cap] Warm White - for Indoor Home Lighting, Compatible with Amazon Alexa Devices

Works well

Nice light, controllable via Alexa,

Great product, would recommend.

I got this lightbulb because I wanted to have a light in our entrance way on a timer. When I first got it and downloaded the recommended app I was thinking I’d have to get an expensive Phillips Hub to do what I wanted, but actually it works perfectly with my Alexa’s. I say “good morning” and it turns on. “Good night” turns it off and it’s also set on a timer to come on when we get home in the evenings. Have it set at 50% brightness and it’s plenty bright enough! No more trying to get in the front door in the dark, and now I don’t need to spend a fortune getting an electrician to set up an outside light!!

It’s 2025 and I’ve had mine since the pandemic. I don’t really know how long a lightbulb supposed to last however I love being able to turn on and off the lights from my bed. I can’t stand when my family turn off the physical switch though 😕

Maybe it's my fault but it would have been useful for it to be highlighted that this item requires an expensive Phillips Hue 'hub' in order for the smart features to work.. this was advertised as an 'add on' for £5 deal with amazon Echo. Turns out that was not such a great deal and it is now just a very expensive bog standard light bulb

Thanks

The setup is fairly simple, provided you have the appropriate app. They provide a QR code for you to pick that up. Connecting to a network is no more or less of a faff than it is for other smart gadgets, a moderate faff, in other words. The associated app is less fussy and easier to navigate than some (Tapo) and the whole process is forgettable in a positive sense. I remember all the stuff necessary to set up Tapo blubs (we have more than a few of those too). We didn't want the colour capability for the places where these bulbs are used, so they are pretty much set and forget. We can dim them, which is nice.As a musician I tend to hate any noise injected into the mains circuits in our house (it subtly shows up on audio recordings) and dimmable bulbs are not prone to doing that, so we finally get dimming with no downsides.They work well, they respond to automation very consistently (some Tapo bulbs can be "reluctant" even of the same model - QA) and are generally "set and forget". They get my vote.