Nanoleaf Essentials Matter Bluetooth & WiFi Smart Multicolor LED Lightstrip 200" Smarter Kit (5m) - RGB & Whites, Controller, App & Voice Control (Works with Apple Home, Google Home)

We have bought Nanoleaf products starting 5 years ago. They have worked exactly as advertised and are easy to operate using either the Nanoleaf app or Apple Home kit. They look great and have offer a great variety of colors and patterns and it is very easy to adjust the brightness. Although the lights are small they are bright enough to light a medium sized room. The lights are very thin and the adhesive was easy to apply and sticks to a variety of surfaces.

So I want to start off and say I have had a bunch of LED strips, I started with the Cync by GE light strips that kept disconnecting and we’re super unreliable, I replaced those with some Govee light strips that were cheap and reliable but they were dim, didn’t have real white LEDs, and were slow to respond. I have hue bulbs all over my house but the Hue light strips are just too expensive.I have an Apple TV 4K to control these lights over Thread, and these lights are just as responsive and reliable as my Phillips Hue bulbs for a lot less money.They are really bright, the box said each strip is 2200 lumens. The colors are also very vibrant but not as bright as the white. The white is also adjustable from a warm tungsten white to a cool daylight, they can also change with the time of day through homekit. So automatically during the day they will be daylight balanced, and at knight they will turn warmer and reduce their blue light output.Homekit integration was super easy, just Sven the weather code in the package or the code printed on the bottom of the controller.They are very well built, the actual hardware feels premium, and they are really sticky.My complaints would be that they are short so you will need a lot of them. Also the cable from the strip to the controller is short also it is flat and stiff making it a little tricky to hide the controller box if you need to.Anyways I would highly recommend these lights, they were easy to set up, cheaper than the hue light strips, far more reliable than the Cync light strips, and are brighter than the Govee light strips with real white LEDs unlike the govees.

The whole system was rather good. AT FIRST. The app on IOS adds into the HOME automation app and then to adjust colors it isn't completely intuitive. But that's a nitpick. I would have given 4.5 stars.I had the lights and puck rather well secured and nothing was moving. But then after a few weeks there was some sporadic flicker and blinking. Then a few weeks later they wouldn't change color or were stuck on a color I hadn't picked. A videoconference where I was redfaced. I was amused ... but then nothing would change off of red using the software. Turn out the connector was weak. A little re-seating and back ok for a little while. THen the connector just failed.. a little more than a week after the return policy expired.So if you only want to use this product for a few weeks, this may be the purchase for you.if you want to use it for longer, look elsewhere.

Really nice LED product. Colors are true and vibrant, brightness is bright and good diming without color loss. BUT be aware this is not a thread product, unlike their original single color light strips. Had this up and running for a week and have not had any issues with it dropping out/connectivity with homekit. For homekit users, you can not share/export group scenes into homekit and this appears to be a matter limitation. Only exports the scene as a solid single color and not gradient.

Over the last year, I have become a big fan of Nanoleaf products. I find them very reliable, easy to install and use, and wonderfully functional. I recently changed to a dual-monitor setup for work and I wanted to add some lighting to them. Because my monitors are mounted to the wall and I don’t move their position, I decided to opt for the 5 meter Nanoleaf Essentials Matter light strips to wrap around the back of both monitors. The length was more than enough so I brought it down to light the back of my desk as well, and these lights are meeting all of my expectations. Wonderful color selection, brightness adjustment, super smooth gradients. I love the “scenes” function because I was able to create my own gradient that matches the gentle, smooth rainbow gradient that is on my keyboard so everything looks very cohesive. The biggest winning factor for me is the significant reduction of eye strain as my desk is in a darker corner of my home and staring at the screen for nine hours can get difficult. I have tried other cheap RGB strips in the past and all of them left me wanting, especially when they come with those tiny remotes that always get lost, so I am now a loyal customer to Nanoleaf. I love the app, easy installation, hassle-free beautiful lighting that makes my house feel like home. 5/5.

I was going to give it 5 stars despite the warnings that the strips can easily peel the paint off the walls. Thankfully I followed recommendations to use command strips to attach the lights in order to avoid damage in my apartment since I'm a renter. Since putting them up and programming them with my apple Home it's been great. But after 4 months of use one of the strips is no longer working, i've tried redoing the connectivity but nothing. I'm very disappointed since the light strip doesn't move at all and I'm just wondering how they're not working anymore

Okay I don’t often review something unless it truly amazes me or piss me off. These lights are amazing. I don’t even know why I had hue lights to begin with. Easy set up. No need to pay extra for a bridge. Paired fast to my home pod (older version) and has amazing features that I had to buy extra or find free crappy apps to make it work. Example: fading, music pairing etc. and surprisingly bright! I honestly thought my hue was bright but wow (have I said wow a bit too much?nah this thing is great!) and the price is fantastic. I highly recommend this! Only downside so far is I can’t seem to get my Alexa to pair to this one. But I feel I will figure this out eventually.

Worked perfectly with the app and paired to my HomeKit great! Matches the rest of the lighting in my daughters room