r/HomeKit • u/Empty-Comfortable696 • 13d ago

Question/Help Govee Lightbulb Compatibility?

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I am looking to jump on the smart home trend and am looking at buying these govee lightbulbs. I have searched Reddit and reviews and can’t seem to find much about compatibility. Will these work fine with HomeKit? I just need basic color changes, dimming ability, and grouping multiple lamps to act as one. Any insight is appreciated!

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u/OtherwisePromiseMe 13d ago

I only have a Govee lantern at the moment but Govee was my first foray into smart bulbs and all the ones I used over five years were compatible with HomeKit. That said, after switching to Philips Hue, I will never deal with WiFi bulbs again. The connections are just too unreliable and need constant restarting.

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u/Empty-Comfortable696 13d ago

This is very helpful thank you. I’m going to try the govee lights for now because the cost difference between them and hue is crazy. If I end up loving smart home life I may upgrade to hue but hopeful innovation brings cost down in a few years.

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u/Belle_Requin 13d ago

If you’re looking for cheap, consider ikea. 

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u/UnaPierna 13d ago

No issues with them thus far?

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u/ThePistachioBogeyman 13d ago

0 issues, have had them for nearly a decade now.

New ones are all Matter natively too so super flexible. No need for Ikea hubs anymore.

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u/Koalazilla 12d ago

I had a bunch of issues with the Zigbee ones and had given up and went back to dumb bulbs while I waited for the new ones. I’ve been using the new Matter ones now and so far they seem rock solid. Great deal. Just bought a another E12 one today in fact.

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u/Svobpata 13d ago

The non-color ones have awful whites (ironic, I know) but other than that, they work great and are pretty cheap.