Amazon.com: Customer reviews: eufy by Anker, Lumos Smart Bulb - White, Soft White (2700K), 9W, Works with Amazon Alexa, No Hub Required, Wi-Fi, 60W Equivalent, Dimmable LED Bulb, A19, E26, 800 Lumens

Excellent Smart Bulb at an unbeatable price. They even work as a single group.

Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2018

The Eufy Lumos Smart Bulb is an excellent product that is 100% compatible with Amazon Alexa without a hub. The low price made me mildly skeptical that they would fully function -- especially when using more than one bulb in the same light source -- using the Echo's voice commands. But setting them up was no more difficult than any other Echo-compatible smart devices that I use in my home.

You'll first need to download the "Eufy Home" app onto your smartphone or tablet. Then you'll need to download the "Eufy Home" skill in the Alexa app. I bought four of these bulbs for use in a ceiling fan and as I said, was skeptical that they could be controlled by voice as a unit or group. But they work as a group just as well as they work individually.

In order to get multiple bulbs to respond to voice commands simultaneously, you'll need to do the following:
- Install the Eufy Home app.
- Enable the Eufy Home skill in the Alexa app
- Run the Eufy Home app and add each bulb individually
- Let the Alexa app discover all of the bulbs you want to use
- Open the Settings Menu and select "Smart Home" in the side menu that opens
- Select the "Groups" tab at the top of the screen and select "Add Group"
- Select "Smart Home Group"
- Here you can select one of the default group names or create a custom group name. (I created a group called "Lighting") then tap on "Next"
- Select the Echo device(s) that you want to be able to control the group with, then scroll down and select all of the bulbs you wish to add to the group, making sure that a checkmark appears next to each one, and then tap "Save."

After these steps are completed, you should be able to control the bulbs simultaneously as a group. The Eufy Skill is rather particular about the phrasing of your commands. You can say "Alexa, Lighting on/off." If you want to dim the bulbs you'll have to say "Alexa, decrease Lighting by 50%" or "Increase Lighting by 100%." etc... It will only dim the lights in increments of 10 and only works when using the term "percent."

That's how I was able to set four bulbs to act as one unit. Of course you can give each individual bulb a custom name and control them individually as well and you can turn them off, on, or set the brightness by using the app, as well. I hope this helps.

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Paul Wagner

Absolutely fantastic bulbs. Easy smart home setup, plays great with Alexa and Google Home.

Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2018

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I have to disagree with some of the negative reviews I've come across so far. These bulbs are awesome.

Setup: Super easy. We have both Amazon Echo and Google Home. I started by downloading the Eufy app from the Google Play store. It directed me to set up a Eufy account. From there, you simply make sure you're on your home wifi network and install your first bulb. The bulb will blink a few times indicating it's ready for setup. You then click the '+' button in the app, and you'll see the bulb. Name it, and you're done. Then go into your respective smart home product (Alexa, Google Home) and add Eufy as a skill. It really couldn't be easier.

The Eufy app works well as a standalone. We have a 6 month old, so shouting "Alexa! Turn off the lights" isn't an option all the time. The app makes this simple.

Because they're LED, the sip energy. I found that the bulbs do a good job of outputting light in the 60w range. The color was slightly more yellow than the incandescent bulbs they replaced, but I found it acceptable.

The bulbs can be dimmed easily as well. "Alexa, dim the bedroom lights to 50%." Worked like a charm.

Once we'd installed them, we were prompted to install a firmware update...for each bulb. Did it feel odd to update a lightbulb's software? Of course. Also, if we had dozens of these things, the update process could be rather a pain. Just something to keep in mind.

Everything was smooth as butter. Should that change, I'll be certain to update this review.

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CSkow

Overall, these are really nice smart bulbs.

Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2018

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Pros:
-Easy to set up. The included instructions are clear and concise and anyone can set these up in about 3 minutes.
-Works great with Google Home. The Google Home app works flawlessly with the EufyHome app (more on this in the cons).
-Set up groups. While you can name each one and control each bulb with that name (ie- "Living Room 1" and "Living Room 2"), you can group your bulbs into groups. So after grouping "Living Room 1" and "2", and naming it simply "Living Room", I can simply say "Turn off living room lights", and both will turn off. You can still say each individual name if you want only one to turn on.
-Decent brightness. Keeping in mind these are 60 watt equivalent bulbs and not meant to light up the Eiffel Tower, these produce adequate soft white lighting.
-Dimmable
-Set schedules

Cons:
-Size. These are pretty tall bulbs. If you have lamps or shallow recessed lighting, you'll want to measure to make sure you'll have the clearance first.
-Color. Just a minor gripe, these seem to be really far on the yellow side.
-The EufyHome app. There seems to be room for improvement with the app. While you can set schedules for individual bulbs, you can't set schedules for groups. There's also a bit of lag with the remote, more so while using it off of your network, but also noticeable on your home network. You'll press the power button, but it takes a second to register. Using Google Home eliminates this, but just a heads-up if you're using the app, it's spotty with it's latency. I'm sure this is something Anker, one of the better manufacturers around, will remedy this in the future.

Overall I really do like these bulbs and plan on buying more when Amazon has them in stock again, and I'm fully confident Anker/Eufy will fix the app issues over time.

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Micah

UPDATE #4: Bulbs have lasted 2 years with barely an issue

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2018

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Purchased two and they worked great with no issues for about a month. They were still working this morning, then after getting home from work, they were no longer responding to Alexa. Followed the troubleshooting directions to reset them. Now they won't connect to Wi-Fi at all, tried two different networks with no luck.

UPDATE: I just got a response from Eufy, apparently there was an issue with their servers that caused the bulbs not to work for several hours. I'm happy they're working again, but rather disappointed that the bulbs apparently rely on Eufy's servers to function...

UPDATE #2: 24 hours later, after bulbs started working again, I'm now having the exact same issues. Bulbs are unresponsive to Alexa and will not connect to Wi-Fi after resetting the bulbs by turning off and on 5 times as instructed by Eufy.

UPDATE #3: Bulbs have been working fine for the past few days, after two days in a row that they stopped responding. I'm not happy that bulbs were useless two evenings in a row, but the customer service has been top notch. Bulbs had issues on Friday and Saturday in the evening. Both days customer service responded through the Eufy app and by email in less than 2 hours. They even contacted me after my review to apologize for the inconvenience and ask me to give them another chance. They stated that the server problems have been resolved and "the same issue will never happen again". This is first of many Anker products I've purchased over the years that ever had a problem. Because of their proven track record of quality products and great customer service, I've decided to give them another chance and keep the bulbs. Updating to 4 stars. Will update again if any future issues arise.

UPDATE #4:
Updated to 5 stars. After nearly 2 years I've rarely had any more problems with these bulbs. Though sometimes Alexa has trouble controlling the bulbs. They still work perfectly with the EufyHome app, so I think that is an Alexa issue, not a problem with the bulbs themselves.

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W. R. S.

Eufy Tunable bulb is GREAT!

Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2017

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A bit warm in light color output for my taste, but usable.

Edit: EufyHome has sent me a Tunable bulb for my review. I have changed my review to 5 star for the new bulb. I should have purchased the Tunable bulb rather than the Soft White (2700K) as the Tunable meets my needs perfectly. I can easily set the Tunable bulb to about 5500K daylight which I find much easier on my eyes as a task light. I find the light output very uniform with no indication of red or blue spots that I've seen on other LED bulbs. I would guess the bulb has a high color rendering index (CRI) which I will test later. The light level output also seems to reach at least 800 lumens across the entire spectrum from 2700K to 6500K. I use the Android EufyHome app to control the lamp. I found the Tunable bulb very easy to connect to my LAN WiFi. It took all of 15 seconds using the Android app.. I really like that the EufyHome LED Smart Bulbs do not require spending more money on a HUB, you can connect them directly to your LAN Wifi. Controlling them with the app works very well. I'd like to see the currently set color temperature in the app, perhaps EufyHome will add that to the app in the future. I will be adding more EufyHome Tunable bulbs to my home in the near future. I'd also like to thank EufyHome for their incredible customer service. I wish more manufacturers cared for their customers like they do.

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Adam

Dimmable light that works great w/ Alexa

Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2017

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Updated review:
I’m changing my rating from 4 to 1 star because the bulb won’t connect to WiFi now. It worked great every day for 3 weeks. Today, it wouldn’t respond to Alexa and the Eufy app was only working intermittently. I reset the bulb, and now it won’t connect to WiFi at all. It shows up on my network, but gets stuck on the final step of the setup and eventually fails. I’m very frustrated after trying all day to get it to work. I’ll be sending it back for a refund.

Original review:
This bulb works great with Echo. It is easy to set up in the eufy app, then the Alexa app. I’ve noticed that Alexa understands “dim x” and “increase x” the best. You can just say “dim” or “increase” to change the level by 25% or specify what % you want. It does confuse 1% with 100% though. The light is plenty bright. I normally only use it at 60% in my living room and dim it for watching tv. I took a star off because it is longer than a standard bulb. I had to change the globe on my ceiling fan to get it to fit. If you have a light without much clearance, consider a bulb that uses a hub, as they seem like they are typically smaller. The dimming feature makes this bulb worthwhile even if you don’t have a smart home device. You can use a smartphone or tablet to control the brightness from any room.

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Brandon & Steven

Worked less than 24hrs. Not very seamless.

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2018

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UPDATE: Well the lights have been working for almost 3 days now totally flawless. I initially rated these a 1 star but I'm slowly becoming more happy with them. I feel like everyone who gave them a bad review had every right to. Its a lightbulb and to have these types of problems seems silly. Now that they have been working I will give them a try for a few more days.

I bought 3 to pair up with my echo dot. When they FINALLY connected to my wifi they were awesome and integrated with alexa pretty darn good but now less than 24hrs after having them work, I came home and told alexa to turn my lights on but she couldn't connect. I looked at the eufy app and had intermittent use of the lights for about 5 mins. Now I am unable to connect them to my router at all. So I have 3 smart bulbs, none of them work, theres no info from the company on their site as well as I dont recall ever being told that they connect to a eufy server. had I known they were that complex I would have purchased a different brand. when you have that many things in the chain of a lightbulb working there is bound to be issues. If they don't work soon I'm returning them all.

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boomer2

Excellent Alexa enabled bulbs

Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2019

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I purchased another Eufy Lumos Smart Bulb to go with my existing one I had. This was my first endeavor in using an Alexa driven lighting application.

I set two of these up in my living room. Using the Eufy app I was able to configure them and get them on my WiFi. It was pretty easy. I also found that I could schedule times for the lamps to come on at a certain time during the day. I liked this, so that when my family started their day, they would awake with the lamps already on in the living room.

Another function I liked was that I could set a time of day where the lamps would turn on and off randomly. I use this so that during the early morning hours, so that while we’re in bed, the lamps make it seem that someone is awake by turning lamps on and off. I really like this for when we’re away from home. I can schedule a dusk to dawn timing; so people might think someone is home while we’re all gone.

You can also set Alexa with voice commands, to set the bulbs completely on and completely off. But you can also set commands where the bulbs change to a lower power setting and will dim. For instance, if you’re about to watch a movie and you want the lights dimmed a little, you can set Alexa to be told “Alexa, I’m about to watch a movie.” And she’ll set the lights to the dim level you set it to.

I really like the bulbs. They were a good purchase and they work well with my Eufy Genie. I think you’ll like them just as well as I do.

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Mr. Amusing

Inexpensive, Easy Set Up, On/Off is Unreliable, Poor User Interface Choices

Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2017

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UPDATE: Dec 13, 2017 - new App (1.4.0) fails to reliably start on my tablet.

I think this device is probably better than the (3) LIFX bulbs that I have - it is certainly less expensive, but there are some usability issues - mostly related to the Eufy Home app and bulb reliability.

After getting past my inability to create an account (sign up doesn't allow a "+" character in the email address, so I created a new email address on my private domain). Sign up also doesn't validate your email address, so if you mistype it, someone else may get a notice about the new account and perhaps may be able to control it!

It was pretty easy to add the new bulb to my new account using the directions built into the Eufy Home app (version 1.3.2 as of 12/13/2017 the version is 1.4.0). I used an old Android tablet for this exercise (in part because I did not want to leak any personal information by using my Android Phone - some competitive apps are extremely nosy to the point of invasion of privacy).

NOTE: I have a multi-band Nighthawk Wireless router. I run both 5g and 2.4g frequencies and have it set to use WPA2 PSK authentication on both. All setup occurred in the same room with the bulb about 8 feet away from the router.

Plugging in the bulb, I notice a new Wireless SSID of "eufy Lumos T1011 Bulb-0840".

ADDING THE BULB - EASY

After adding the bulb - which was simple and required me to select from the available networks (SSIDs) and supply the password, the first odd thing was that after adding the bulb it suggested I "upgrade" to the latest release of the firmware: 1.3. But the current version was 1.3! I let it do it's thing and it took quite a while to upgrade. At the end it suggested I "upgrade", so I ignored it by dismissing it. Why it asks to upgrade when it's already upgraded is annoying. When I upgraded to 1.4.0 and added a new tunable bulb it did not suggest an upgrade when one isn't necessary.

Next I gave my bulb the name "Lamp" since I wasn't quite sure where I was going to put it. I played with brightness adjustments and they worked fined.

CONTROLLING THE BULB - FAILURE

Switching to the "Devices" view I see "Lamp, 75%" with an on/off button - 75% reflects the brightness setting.

This is when it goes south. The "on/off" button at the right of devices doesn't actually turn the bulb on or off... it takes me to a screen showing all the details, including a brightness slider. The brightness slider works great, but the On/Off button (which is unnecessarily small) does NOTHING. Can't turn the bulb on or off... but brightness works fine. I do not understand why I'd want the "on/off" button on the devices screen to take me to ANOTHER screen. Meanwhile pressing on the lamp name itself does nothing. This seems exactly backward.

I continued to play with it, switching between modes. Once, briefly it said "Your smartphone and the bulb are not on the same network so operations may be delayed" (or something like that - the message appears briefly then disappears).

Mashing the on/off button does nothing at all - though the brightness slider works fine.

After much, much disappointment, I was able to turn the bulb off... but then i couldn't turn it back on... for quite a while.
Pressing the on/off button would do nothing.

USING FEATURES of the APPLICATION

I played with the "Favorites" for a bit. It doesn't make sense to me. You click the "Heart" to add it Favorites, but then you have to give it a "Favorite Name". Why?

After creating the Favorite (with the useless name), the only way to get to Favorites is by finding the bulb, clicking the Favorites -> link where you see the bulb name and "applied". There is help, but it really doesn't make sense. If you accidentally touch the Heart icon, your favorite is lost and you have to do it all over. As best I can tell the idea here is to create "lighting scenes" where you add the SETTINGS you would like for a SPECIFIC bulb. LIFX has "scenes" where you can add all the bulbs with their current settings to a scene. E.g. I have a "Night Light" setting which turns all three of the bulbs to 10% brightness. This does not seem to be possible with the Eufy App. I only have one bulb at present... Also you can't set a favorite with the bulb "Off".

And then there are "Groups". Apparently you are not allowed to make a group of ONE bulb. And you can only group bulbs of the same model. That's a shame, I was hoping I could reduce my taps to ONE by turning on or off the group (of one or more bulbs) rather than clicking Device -> Lamp -> On/Off. Indeed my LIFX bulbs are all in the group "Night Light" can all be controlled via Google Home App, or Alexa by saying "Alex Turn On night light" or "OK Google, Turn on Night Light".

Bottom line is that it will take three clicks (or more) to get to and select a "Favorite" and you'd have to do that for every device you want to change.

One thing I appreciate about the app, despite it's clunkiness, is it doesn't appear to be laden with misspellings and evidence of a bad translation from another language.

LINKING WITH AMAZON ALEXA

After I added Eufy Home smart home skills and linked the Lamp to Alexa, I was able to fairly reliably use voice control to turn the Lamp on/off and change brightness - more reliable than using the app on my Android. If I change the brightness to 5%, tell Alexa to turn the lamp off, and then back on, it comes back on at 57% brightness. That's because there is a "Default Light State" setting of either "Last On" or "Current Light Status". But the latter is a confusing name. When I selected "Last On" and pressed Save, I got a "problem accessing server". After repeating the operation it saved, and the lamp would come back on at the last brightness level I had set. Note that adding additional devices after importing requires "Add Device" in the Alexa app, but nothing else. Compare that with Google Home. But it also seems you can ask questions like "Alexa, what new devices do I have" and it does a discovery without using the Alexa app. Nice.

LINKING WITH GOOGLE HOME

Linking with Google Home is more difficult. The problem is the app you need to use to create the link between the Eufy and Google Home - Google Assistant - only runs on the "latest and greatest" hardware. You won't even find it in the Google Play Store if your device isn't "good enough". This is, of course, a problem with the way Google Play Store works - not the fault of Eufy, but boy is it annoying. You may need to find a "recent/updated" device just to get the linkage. One short coming that is likely in Google, not Eufy home is that if you add a device AFTER you Import Eufy Home devices, it appears the only way to get it recognized is to UNLINK the Eufy account and re-link it. Unfortunately that means you must also reconfigure all of the Google specific settings.

GOOGLE Home vs Alexa:

Google home vocabulary is richer than Alexa. With google I can say things like "Hey google, turn off all lights in the living room" and it will find every "Light". Mind you that's in part because google home allows you to specify which room a device is in. Ask "alexa, turn off all lights in the living room" and it will say 'sorry I didn't find all lights living room'. To give you an idea how google is better, if I have devices "lamp" and a smart plug called "Christmas Tree" saying "turn off all lights in the living room will only turn off the lamp." However if I call the smart plug "Christmas Tree Lights" google controls the christmas tree. Neither google or alexa is able to answer "List my smart home devices" or "how many smart home devices do I have".

SUMMARY:
Easy Setup.
Unreliable Operation
Poor User Interface for controlling the device(s)
More reliable with Amazon Voice Control than with the Eufy Home App.

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Miguel M.

Stopped Working For A Time

Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2024

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The light works well and was worth the money I spent for it. Just know that Eufy had some problems getting their act together for the voice assistant integration. They did something to the echo skill, and lights stopped working for everyone using an Alexa device. Instead of rolling back the changes they had made and fixing it behind the scenes, everything just stayed broken for a week.

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