IKEA TRADFRI Smart Lights 2019 Roundup - Worth it?
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- čas přidán 30. 07. 2024
- IKEA is poised to make moves in the smart home market in 2019. This is my review of the existing Trådfri smart bulbs and plugs available in early 2019.
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I just noticed that the boxes for the bulbs indicate that they should not be used in full enclosed luminaries, so maybe don't put them in enclosed ceiling lamps :(
Well IKEA put all these bulbs in an enclosed container for display purpose in their stores and it is on 24 hours or at least full business hours...does not look like an issue
They are much colder than old light bulbs so i don't think it maters much.
Thanks for mentioning not putting them in ceiling lamps. I wondered about doing this for the master bedroom of my home!!
I am very interested in making the house (which was built in 1968) a "smart" home within a few months time. Hopefully, by April/May of 2021, I'll have a newly refurbished Kitchen too.
THX so much for your reviews.
No problem 👍 Ya, it's a little thing, and others have mentioned that IKEA's displays are all sealed, so it's probably not a big deal - but worth noting ✌️👍
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Your video brought back some memories. My husband and I used to live in an apartment like yours. We really enjoyed living there for 2 yrs. It was nice to be able to think back to that time!
Haha, I'm glad you could reminisce ✌️
Very nice clear video! It really helped me to understand how these lights work! Thanks again!
No problem, I'm glad that it could help you!
Ikea have updated the app. It's now called 'Home Smart'. My gateway is on version 1.9.27. I re-connected all my devices and the Ikea app now shows them correctly and operates them too. I had already connected the hub to my Apple TV 4K so new devices I added today show up in Apple home as soon as they re added. I'm adding new devices with the round remote control just by holding close to the bulb or outlet and pressing the little button in the back. The new device then appears in the app.
Setting up Tradfri is not complicated just a little frustrating. Install the Ikea app and the Apple home app. Set up the Tradfri Gateway powered on and connected to your router then set up the remote control. You can then set up bulbs or the wireless smart socket. Once you can see the devices in the Ikea app go over to the Home app and use the devices from there. To get someone else using the Home app invite them from your App on your phone. If you have an Apple hub such as the Apple TV 4K you can connect it to the Ikea hub in settings.
I have two GU10 light bulbs from Ikea in one armature in the study. I'm not using the Ikea hub, but paired them to the smartthings hub and to Google Home. Had to implement a device handler for the remote with some extra pairing, but now I can control the light via the Google Home app, the smartthings app, the Ikea remote and Google Home mini (by voice). And because I created scenes per bulb I can control them individually when necessary as well (the remote can only control the bulbs as a pair). So very happy with this inexpensive Tradfri stuff.
Thanks for sharing Robert, hopefully others can replicate this to expand their experience with the Tradfri system as well 👍
Basic whites were on discount where I live because people didn't know what to do with them and they weren't popular at all so I grabbed a whole bunch of them. They paired very easily with my SmartThings setup although turning it off and on 6 times rapidly to initiate pairing takes a bit of practice. I can group them, dim them as a group and easily use them in all kinds of automations. It's very good value for the price even without a discount.
Nice I'm glad to hear you like them and for such a good deal! Thanks for watching and sharing your experience 👍
Nice review, I’ve got bulbs and plugs from ikea all around the house, set up with homekit and Alexa (dot 3,s in the smaller rooms there a cheaper option) it all works really well, I think once you’ve used the app and steering devices there better of just put away in the bottom draw, really looking forward to the blinds 👀👍
Thanks for taking the time to watch and share your experiances with them!
I heard someone told me that IKEA is working with Phillips HUE to make IKEA smart light bulbs compatible with Phillips HUE - nice!
Yes, they are already compatible with the Hue bridge. I came across a lot of posts demonstrating this as well. I would have demonstrated this, but unfortunately I don't have a Hue hub currently. Another way to get more colour control, etc out of the Tradfri lights.
Are there any other smart home products that you think Ikea may develop? 2019 should be an interesting period for smart home products...
Jake Reeves On their youtube channel, they have a video where they talk about sonos and Ikea. I think we will see the end product of this cooperation this year.
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Do you need steering device for each and every lightbulb? Can you connect lightbulbs directly without steering device to other zigbee hub?
I've never tried other ZigBee hubs, but I've heard that they can connect to the Philips Hue system. You should be able to find guides for that online easily. You only need one steering device for all the bulbs/outlets you get. Once connected through that steering device you can assign them to different rooms using the Tradfri app.
I hope this helps, and thanks for watching!
You meant to say you ordered one of each of their standard ‘E27’ bulb 💡
I am from Australia. I needed GU10 smart downlights. My home mainly consisted of Yeelight & Xiaomi-Philips bulbs with Xiaomi sensors and Aqara sensors etc. Something remarkable happened. Ikea and Xiaomi China signed some kind of major corporate relationship to produce smart home products. Xiaomi/Aqara with the very powerful Mi home app has over 100 different smart home products. This includes the Xiaomi Zigbee hub. In 2019 January Xiaomi showed up in their installation products list in Mi Home Ikea Smart bulbs (mainland China server).
Then came updates to their firmware for all their Zigbee based hubs. As of 12th April 2019, I can confirm immediately after testing, that Ikea GU10 downlights work with the entire eco-system of Xiaomi. The latest Mi Home is the monolithic app that creates timers, scenes, and interoperability. We are beginning to see smart interoperability that was fiction a few years ago. The prices on Ikea smart home are remarkable. As well these Ikea bulbs operate with many other different Zigbee hubs as does the Xiaomi can interact with other Hubs. There even now universal hubs and gateway which has software already written and working that are completely smart home product agnostic. And some of these have Zigbee/RF sending and pairing/learning/IR sending and learning/WiFi/International band Zwave for the univeral smart home all with working software. We welcome Ikea smart home products. It will cause a major shakeup in smart home pricing.
Nice video. I am planning on buying some smart lights, and the IKEA ones seemed like a good and affordable option.
But I have come into a few problems, first is that I saw that the remote can only connect to 10 lights, a remote which you need to connect the lights to the remote itself and the hub. However, in the room I will definitely have more than 10 lights. Does this mean I need serval hubs/remotes?
Second I wonder if all the different lights will appear in the Google Home app, or will there be groups made with the Ikea app and are only groups shown in the Google Home app.
Hi Ruben, when you bring the lights into Google home they come in individually, not as one big group. Having said that, you can then group them all together in one 'room' in the google home App, and trigger them together or individually by calling out the bulbs specific name (I have a video showing how to link Tradfri devices to Google Home - that may help).
Also, I haven't tried linking more than 10 bulbs to a single remote, so I actually wasn't aware of that limitation. In any event, unless you only want to use the remote to control the lights, you could buy one hub as well, then just use the remote as a steering device to connect them to the hub. If it won't let you put them all in the same 'group' as the remote, you can create a second group independent of the remote and move them all in there. I wouldn't be surprised if the 10-bulb limit is only for direct connection between bulbs and the remote, as opposed to bulbs-hub-remote. So it may be worth trying that.
Either way, if you use a hub, even if you can't use the remote, you could use the Tradfri App on your phone to control the lights, or use your savings on the bulbs to buy a Google home mini, then just use your voice to control them.
I hope this helped. If you want to speak more directly, look me up on Instagram or Twitter @JakeReevesVideo and direct message me and I'll try to help. 👍
Could you sync the montion sensor they also offer with the smart mains plug?
Hi Rick, I haven't had first hand experience with the motion sensor yet, but in looking on the Reddit Tradfri page, it seems that others have been able to group the motion sensor with the Tradfri smart plug. I hope you can get them working! Let me know how it goes 👍
I have bought two difrents sets of remotes and bulbs but I can not get them to pair. Holding the pair button I the remote for 10 seconds or more does nothing.
I had that issue for a little while and had to replace the batteries in the steering devices. I also reset the communications hub.
I'm really over the fence when the subject is smart lighting. Have you just ditched the Ikea app completely?
I primarily interface with the Ikea lights via Google home speakers, or the assistant app. But I do occasionally use the IKEA app.
Thanks for this video. I've been looking at these for a while, but unfortunately IKEA doesn't sell a lot of this stuff in Australia.
No problem, thank you for watching! Hopefully they will expand their offerings there for you soon! All the best!
Gotta use it with the Philips Hue bridge and the Philips app. Just buy that and use Ikea bulbs and switches.
Pretty sure the problems with the app can be avoided after pairing the bulbs with the Hue Hub.
Matthew Reid Yes, another good point. Thanks!
You can also use the Hue Essentials app, that supports both Trådfri and Hue
The problem with Hue, is that it does not support RGBW fully. Atleast I didnt get it to work, so I chucked the Hue-hub as far as I could, and got a Smartthings-hub instead.
Спасибо - очень помогли! Коннект - 10 сек.
Thanks! I'm glad it could help you.
Can you connect the hub to the smart life app?
Based on what I've seen online Tradfri is not compatible with the Smart Life app. Sorry.
@@JakeReevesVideo thank you, than i get an other system.
Fair call. It's important to make sure everything works together if your smart home is to actually make life simpler 👍
Do you need to use the remote?
Unless they have changed the system since I bought it, you do. You need one in order to 'steer' or connect your bulbs and plugs to the system. Then once in the system you can change which room they are assigned to, and you no longer need the remote or dimmer.
Will these bulbs protect me from Skynet? Asking for a friend.
None of these can protect you from skynet. But in early 2020 ikea is launching a new smart bulb which will add the feature to protect you and your loved ones. But it clearly states in the term of use that it can’t protect you from a series T-800 and up until the next update in late July
Subliminal message at 2:21 Media Offline?
My camera was in the shop while filming this one and the backup Cam had issues with matching the standard framerate of the rest of the clips.
Great Video!
in which countrys they sell the color ones?
Thanks! I purchased mine in Canada, but I also know that they are available in the US, and they have been expanding in different countries throughout Europe. Do you have one in mind? The colour bulbs were just rolled out in the fall of 2018, so I suspect if you have access to the other Tradfri bulbs, that the colour ones will be coming soon.
Jake Reeves im from Germany and bought the white bulbs last year and have some Phillips hue color bulbs
So I wanted to test the ikea version
Vincthen It looks like you should be able to get the colour ones in Germany (I think... Full disclosure, I can't read anything on this page): www.ikea.com/de/de/catalog/categories/departments/lighting/smart_lighting/
In Europe we can get LED lighting panels from Ikea. They're spectacularly good.
Ya, I haven't been able to find them in Canada. They look awesome!
Too bad pairing the bulbs is a huge hassle
Tristan Ramos DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT!!!l
What a nightmare this has been to try to get working. Now I can’t even get the gateway to be recognized never mind trying to get bulbs into Apple HomeKit.
If they can’t make something that works they shouldn’t be selling it!!!
I feel like I got screwed over by ikea and am still waiting for them to get back to me.
@@walleyeye I have 4 bulbs, gateway and remote, and more stuff coming..
WORKS PERFECT!
@@User100mil 7 Remotes, 23 Bulbs and the hub. Works great
I have bought 2 sets of remote and bulbs can't get them to work....
I had that issue for a little while and had to replace the batteries in the steering devices. I also reset the communications hub.