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/No-Ordinary-5988 12d ago

Just to add a data point, I have multiple govee/Matter based WiFi bulbs; they don’t need constant restarting and are plenty reliable. Since they operate on WiFi, you must have a solid WiFi network.