Customer Ratings & Reviews

They don’t stay connected retuned twice after the 3rd set stopping working I got my money back

Got these bulb for google assistant but died out easily! Unable to use factory reset button as well

I think the package needs let people know it doesn't work for Alexa..

I have one that woks well in my family room, I can’t get the second one to connect to a google nest in a bedroom.

So, first let me say that the C by GE light bulb is an economical alternative to some of the more expensive bulbs that are out on the market today. The bulbs appear to be well made and GE has been in the light bulb industry for a very long time so I think that counts for something. Why only 3 stars? I'll explain. First, let me say I was excited to have the opportunity to expand my smart lighting at home. The bulbs are not cheap at all and I find it hard to justify spending $15-50 on a bulb just for the convenience of controlling it from my phone, having it dimmable, and or change colors. Out of the box, there are exactly Z-E-R-O instructions. I was dumbfounded. Keep in mind, I have two other smart lighting kits already up and running in my home so it's not like I'm clueless as to what to do. Generally, smart bulbs connect to a hub which connects to your wifi network that you can then control from your phone or other accessories. Not the case with the C Life by GE bulbs. I thought maybe the instructions are included on the box. They are! However, it only references connecting them to your Google Home Mini hub. Since I don't have one of those, I was a little perplexed. Surely they would say "No hub needed" if a hub wasn't need, right?? They wouldn't have sent me a product to try without first telling me there was equipment needed? Right. So I decided to Google if these bulbs could be controlled another way. I found an article from over a year ago indicating that these bulbs could be controlled directly via Bluetooth but you would never know it from the box or the missing instructions. Knowing that there has to be some kind of controller, I went to the iTunes app store and did find there was a C by GE app. Once I did that, I simply plugged the light in and opened the app. The light was found and it was quite easy. If using this method, you can't control the lights from across the continent since you do have to be within Bluetooth range. There's no connecting to home wifi or a hub, we're talking direct control from the phone to the bulb. In a way, I like the simplicity. It's just a shame GE couldn't stick a 1,2,3 instruction card the size of a business card in the box to tell people they don't have to run out and buy a Google Home Mini..or was that the plan? I'm sure some people took them back since there wasn't any instructions on how to set them up other than the instructions specific to the Google Home Mini printed on the outside of the box. So, minus 1 star... I wanted to subtract 2 just because it's so basic, but I didn't. During setup, I did encounter another hiccup. I have the Google Home app on my phone for other purposes. The app sees this and assumes you have a compatible Google Home bridge. It will recommend that you use the Google Home app to setup the new lights. Unfortunately, that won't happen unless you do have a compatible Google Home bridge along with the app. So just another unnecessary frustration. Once I made it through setup, the lights can be customized to your liking. They are fully dimmable and can be assigned to different rooms. You can program the lights to do different things at different times of the day which is always nice. Unfortunately, I noticed that anytime the light is dimming or getting brighter, it is choppy. My Philips Hue bulbs have very nice transitions from color to color, from darker to brighter, and from on/off or off/on. It's a smooth transition and it feels like a premium product when your lights gently turn on or off or transition colors. If you don't know what I mean, I'll try to explain it a little more technically. If I have a light set at 50% and then adjust it to 100%, I would ideally like it to transition between the two...meaning it would go 51%, 52%, 53%, 54%.......all the way up to 98%, 99%, and 100%. This would be a smooth and subtle transition. The C Life by GE lights just adjust instantly to 100%. If you adjust the sliding bar for brightness gradually down from 100%, it will dim choppily all the way down. I think this is just a programming issue and could possibly be fixed within the app OR it could be a hardware preset that doesn't allow all the various incremental adjustments that a smooth transition would require. In any case, it cost it another star. If you're going to spend $15 for a smart bulb, the least it could do is transition smartly to give a premium effect. In conclusion, if all you want are some smart bulbs that will be On or Off, this is a good option for you. Additionally, if you don't care about the choppy transitions between on/off and brightness settings, possibly the right bulb for you. For those of us really into the lights being part of the cool environment, this probably isn't a good option. I'm going to find a spot to put these where I won't be as likely to notice any of the annoying shortfalls. I'm also going to say that I wouldn't recommend this to a friend since I think most people will want a more 'complete' product and for a few dollars more, you can get it from other brands. Pros: *Price *Build *Ability to use without a bridge Cons: *No instructions *Choppy transitions

Have to reconnect and sometimes can’t find...........

Have a bunch of these and cannot get them to pair. Possibly user error but has been a huge time suck

I purchased the starter kit with 4 bulbs and a smart plug, it worked perfectly. So I decided to purchase a couple of these. Big Mistake. They stopped responding despite following the instructions for setup. I thought this was a bad pack, so I exchanged it for another pack. I had the same issues. I would not recommend this product.

There was only one light gauge available. It was low and yellowish. Definitely not a white light.

These bulbs are constantly losing sync to Google Home. When one bulb de-syncs, I have to completely remove all of them from Google Home (can't remove just one) factory reset the bulbs, and re-connect all of them. It's happened 40+ times. Not exaggerating.

We were very happy with these bulbs at first. Worked well with our Google Home environment at first. About two months ago the bulbs started to stop responding intermittently. Our fixture has two of these bulbs in it and last night it was so bad that one bulb was responding and the other was not. VERY annoying! These bulbs will be replaced tonight!

I purchased two boxes of which 1 light from each box did not work upon opening. My Google app did not recognize the lights for a few days and once setting up I had to reset all of the lights using a YouTube video. I officially had the lights set up and working for 2 weeks now so all in all a decent purchase.

The app these come with has trouble connecting and logging in. I was able to get it working in a lamp with an iPhone but not my Google Pixel 2 nor Google Home. The whole point of this bulb is that it works with Google! The bulbs are Bluetooth (not mentioned on the box). I do not recommend these for any mixed Apple/Android homes.

The color is supposedly “white” but is definitely more of a tinted yellow and its just horrible look other than the fact that it’s a smart light I think you should go with the Phillips brand it may be more money but you get what you pay for.

Spent half an hour trying to connect them to wifi and eventually gave up

These lightbulbs are good if you just want them to work the their app, however if you’ve got an Alexa you would have to purchase another item that would make them “recognizable” for Alexa to control. Too much money. Will be returning them back to the store as they serve no purpose to me. Also they’re extremely yellow.

Kept having to reset bulbs everytime someone used switch instead of voice. A pain.

Instructions suck. Sometimes works Sometimes doesn't.

Right now not responding, dread reseting procedure. It is ridiculous.

Tried everything but could not get to work. Returned to the store