meross Smart Light Bulb, Smart WiFi LED Bulbs Compatible with Apple HomeKit, Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant and SmartThings, Dimmable E26 Multicolor 2700K-6500K RGB, 810 Lumens 60W Equivalent

The media could not be loaded. I got these via free promotion from meross after using a couple other meross products (outdoor outlet, garage door opener). I've had them for several days. The price is good enough that I will buy more if they last. They were dead easy to set up in Homekit, which I did out of the box before installing the meross app. In the Home app (click +, Add Accessory), scan a bulb's code (see images) and screw it into a live socket. It takes a minute but mine both paired without incident.I moved both bulbs to a two socket lamp behind my iMac to use them as ambient monitor lighting (see video). The non-primary colors were the worst offenders for accuracy, but I was mainly concerned with the 6500K color temp (ideal ambience to minimize eyestrain). The Homekit app doesn't indicate the temp by number, unfortunately, but the meross app does.A reviewer said the bulbs don't stay connected to both apps simultaneously. For me, both apps kept the bulbs connected just fine. I set the color temperature in the meross app, switched to the Home app where it registered the change which I then saved into my "At Work" Automation. As reviewers have noticed white settings can be much brighter than multi-color settings. Both modes were adequate for my ambience purposes, but readers will appreciate the brighter white levels. Overall a very good product for the price, but color accuracy could be improved.

I don't use Alexa or anything Google but I do use Apple HomeKit for security reasons. Unfortunately not a lot of products support the Apple HomeKit ecosystem. These bulbs do indeed work with HomeKit which is great.These are replacing Bluetooth enabled bulbs I am using that are giving me issues recently. I am glad that I went with these bulbs as they are quite good. I have not had any issues as of yet (about a month of using them). The bulbs do have their own iPhone app which I would download even if you're going to primarily use them through the Apple Home app. The Home app dumbs down the interface and the colors you can chose are not very nuanced. Using the Meros app you can really tweak the infinite amount of colors to your liking. Where the app really shines is the ability to tweak the temperature of the lights by actual warmth category. Using the Home app you just move a sliding ring around for the temperature and I don't think it is choosing a temperature but really adjusting the amount of orange and blue light from the bulb. The Meros app allows you to click on 2700k or 5600k warmth or coolness and it reproduces your warmth settings perfectly.They connect very easily to the both apps. They respond fairly quickly to inputs as they are WiFi enabled. The fact that you get two bulbs at this price point is great. I may just order a few more for around the house!

It all started easily and innocently enough, I bought a couple of these bulbs to add control to a couple of areas in my home. It’s a week later and I’m waiting for my fourth delivery! My bulb count is into the dozens and I’m now a HomePod owner in multiple rooms,The devices were pretty simple and straight forward to install. The QR and manual install code need to be printed darker, I had a tough time working with them at first, I was able to sail through this and future installations after I stopped trying to scan the bulbs while they are in fixture, as the process would suggest is correct. Screw the bulb into the socket and power it up. After the blinking sequence, remove, scan and replace the bulb into the powered socket. Tap through the rest on your device and you’re done.Apple Home will muscle in on the install and will be the platform you can use to control and integrate stuff, but I’m not 100% satisfied with the way things interact sometimes. Make sure to keep the Meeros app and also make sure that all of your devices are labeled correctly there, as when Home takes over the install process, sometimes things like labels and locations don’t make it back to the native app. The app feels like it provides better colors than Home but I may be mistaken.These bulbs appear to be fairly middle of the pricing road, which is great, as they do seem pretty solid and capable. I can’t speak for other systems, but there is no other equipment necessary to begin using these bulbs with their own app or through Apple Home. It’s good to finally put Siri to work around here! Yes, more of these bulbs will be arriving at my door today!

Setting up to homekit is probably the only issue. Make sure your phone is connected to 2.4ghz network. Than install the bulb turn it on and try adding accessory in homekit. Have patience! Unless you get the dreaded cannot connect to accessory just keep waiting. The bulb will flash and cycle through colors when it finds it. Im sure homekit is downloading all kinds of stuff hence why it takes so long.Now if you do get the cannot add accessory you need to reset the bulb and try again. Turn it on and off three times (and chant theres no place like home). It should add now to home kit. I than suggest adding it to the meross app. Its the only way to update the firmware if there is one is in the meross app. Again have patience. The bulb will blink during the adding process. I have also found that if it looks like it is stuck on the adding screen forever try exiting the app and reopen. Sonetimes it has added it but not given any confirmation!Color and brightness selecting is easier in the meross app. There is a color wheel or a color temperature that actually shows the value. Remember you can group multiple bulbs inside the homekit app if you want several to be controlled in unison.Wifi reception can be spotty so be aware you may need to add wifi extender or upgrade your wifi setup. You can check the reception inside the meross app.