Customer Ratings & Reviews

So originally I bought a amazon echo dot 3rd gen. And was almost immediately disappointed with it. It told me I needed a membership to listen to music, which also sounded horrible on the echo. It couldn't respond to 90% of things I asked if. So I decided to try out google mini and wow am I impressed, the sound quality alone is 10 times better on this than the echo dot. Google can actually search the web for answers they don't know. And music seems to be free but I'm not sure since I have a premium membership through YouTube already. If youre in between which to get get googles. The smart light was alright but I only used it for a few days before I switched to lifx bulbs.

Technology such as this makes us more efficient. We can focus on other things while this device takes a load off us. I love not having to switch the lights off or on with my wet hands or hands full of groceries. I love to hear this device read the morning news to me while am getting ready for work. I love it reading the bible for me!

Great device to controlled all my google assistant compatible lights and speakers. Love that it has a mute switch for privacy even though we haven’t used that feature.

You get the best of 2 smart home devices in one small bundle. This is the perfect gift for those that want to start getting into a smart home environment. Google home reviews are very positive overall when compared to some of the other competitors. The small speaker really has a good overall sound when playing back music. Being able to sync other Google Home devices to play music in unison is also a big plus for me when I am hosting parties. The Google Home app on android is very user friendly. The light bulb itself is very easy to install with Google Home. Being able to dim the light is a benefit that some other smart bulbs lack. Since I have such a large living room space, this one bulb does not get bright enough and thus I may need to pickup one or even 2 more bulbs in order to have enough lighting for my convenience. You can't go wrong with this starter kit.

This was my second one and the two sync together with no problem. I go to either to stream music and get the weather just by asking Google. The jokes it tells sometimes can make your day.

The google mini is a excellent tool for making things happen in fraction of seconds

---SETUP--- This device requires two items to set up, the included Google Assistant (a Wifi speaker) and the included WiFi light bulb. The lightbulb is installed like any regular light bulb and works with or without WiFi. The Google Assistant needs to be plugged into the wall with the included adapter and requires the download of the Google Home app to complete set up. ---FEATURES--- The key feature of this starter kit is that it turns individual, compatible WiFi light bulbs into smart lights that can be controlled with your voice. Included are one Google Assistant speaker and a regular sized light bulb. ---PERFORMANCE--- The performance of both the speaker and the light bulbs were very responsive. After I learned the specific commands that Google recognizes for the lights, I was able to get them to do what I wanted. ---EXPECTATIONS--- The product meets my expectations. I was able to dim the lights from 1% to a full bright of 100%. The particular light bulb included (760 lumens) only goes to a very bright yellow. I own two other WiFi light bulbs (800 lumens) that are also a bright yellow but all together installed on the same ceiling fan, they didn’t look any different in terms of brightness. The previously installed light bulbs were all white lights, but since these are going in a theatre room, the yellow with dimmable option works better for me. ---VALUE--- The price for the starter kit in terms of value is very good. Even if you don’t end up liking the way the WiFi lights work, which I didn’t think I would but now I can’t stop dimming them constantly because I can, you still get a Google Assistant speaker, which on its own can tell you the weather, the time, be an alarm clock, and do all sorts of other things you ask it to, like search up definitions of words while you’re reading a book. ---APPROVAL--- I highly recommend this product for people who are trying to dip their toes into what a smart home could be for them. It’s an easy and cheap way to see what smart homes are all about and you can start growing your setup over time.

I got this to pair with my Google Home and then I thought this is easily the best “fill in the blank” gift ever. Whether it is a college grad or my next big holiday. The set up was crazy easy and it integrates easily with other Google products. The GE lights don’t have color variation but they do dim quite beautifully and accent my gray walls. I love that I can just ask Google to dim the lights or turn them so that I can read. It brings a warm and inviting feeling to my family just knowing we can ask Google to help with lights when we are too cold to leave our beds. I’ve already added two other lights to the home and plan on adding more!

For the purposes of this review, I'm sticking solely to the lighting kit - I've previously reviewed the C-Life bulbs and quite frankly, I find their strategy of limiting controlling the lights to either a Google Home or App premise severely limiting. So this review will be written from the stance of what I believe this kit to be - a practical gateway into building a smart home. The kit comes with a chalk white Google Home mini and a single light bulb. Google's Home mini is their smallest device that also boasts the full power of Google Assistant and home automation. Depending on where you are in your smart home journey, you might find that some smart home devices work better with Google Home than others do. An important item of note is - just because something works with Google Assistant does not mean it'll work seamlessly with Google Home. For example, my GE C-Life, Wemo, Hue, Sengled lights all work with the Google Home. So too, does my Simplisafe alarm system and Logitech Harmony setup. However, the one that doesn't play nice out of the box is my Ring video doorbell. Not really surprising since Amazon bought Ring. I also have a Chamberlin garage door opener, but they want me to pay to link my accounts... no thank you. I added the smart light to my existing setup in my home office as well as the Google Home mini. I honestly have nothing but good things to say about Google's platform. The AI is intelligent and always learning, and you can also mute the microphones when company comes over. If you're feeling paranoid, you can also log into your Google account and verify nothing's been recorded when the mic is off and you can also delete your request history. I set up the bulb that came in the kit to be controlled by my Google Home mini in my office - so now, when I walk into my office, I can simply tell Google Home mini to turn on the light and it works! A key difference from Google and Amazon's management system is that Google Home currently does not support creating custom groups - but, it's totally easy to work around. For example, if I'm speaking to the Google Home we have in the family room and I tell Google to "Turn off the lights", it'll only turn off the lights in the family room. If you're on the fence about getting into home automation, then this is a painless way to get started. As always, if you're adding this to an existing setup, you need to do the research and see if it'll work with what you have or if you'll have to make some compromises.

I have familiarity with this brands main competitor. There are things i like better and things i do not. All in all id say this package is better than its main competitor. One major pro is that the set up is a breeze. I had these bulbs installed and running in about 3 minutes. Secondly, i enjoyed the in app adjustability to the bulbs, some other apps do not offer this, these do. Bulbs are hard to mess up, but these bulbs have been outstanding, and so far (fingers crossed) long lasting. One thing I didn't care about the hub was the speaker, it was a little faint and pushed out too much trebble in my opinion. Only a slight negative. All in all a pretty decent starter package for the novice and above

Setup with Google home app is straight forward. First, I screwed in the bulb and opened up Google home app to add and setup a new device "make sure Bluetooth is on" less than one minute and light bulb was discovered and added. control light by Google voice assistant is simple and easy. I tried using GE app on smartphone but its disappointing and needs more improvements. With Google home app last update makes it very simple to control lights and devices in an elegant UI.

Tapping the power of Google search, this Google Assistant kit is more fun than its main competitor. Why? The priority is getting you information and action. Specific to the kit, one of the jobs is to control your GE smart life bulb. I installed it and was controlling the light within 5 minutes. Easy for anyone. I get the answers I’m looking for quickly and I love that it’s easy to play free music. My less tech-savvy friends like it too.

If you're invested in the Google ecosystem and just starting out with smart devices this combo is a great introduction, and if you already have Google smart devices in your home then this could be a convenient way to extend coverage into additional rooms. These are Google Assistant devices so people who are already using other Google products and services will get the most out of this combo. Set up and integration between the Home Mini and the Smart Light is quick and painless - surprisingly painless, in fact. I tend to have low expectations when setting up new devices but I was glad to be proven wrong in this case. Within minutes I was controlling the light through the Home Mini, listening to my music, and playing content on a Chromecast. Prior to purchasing this combo I had used my phone to stream content from Google services and I can unequivocally say that using the Home Mini to control content selection and playback is a clearly better experience. Interactions are quick, accurate, and consistent and the default voice has a pleasantly personable quality without falling into the uncanny valley. I had been using a Gen 1 Echo Dot before purchasing this combo and I'm impressed with the quality of the Home Mini compared to the Dot. The build quality feels more substantial, I prefer the industrial design, and to my ears the Home Mini produces better sound. I've also found that the responses to general questions from Google Assistant tend to be more accurate than the responses from Alexa. Also, when using Alexa I felt as though purchases were suggested more frequently and forcefully. For example, if a specific song requested was only available through a subscription, Alexa would inform you that the song required a subscription, play a snippet of the song and then continue with a related playlist. Google Assistant, on the other hand, only made a note of the subscription requirement and went directly to a related playlist. The Smart Light is... well, it's a dimmable smart home connected soft white light bulb. It paired quickly to the Home Mini and works consistently. As far as negatives - any concerns one may have with connected home devices as a product category certainly still exist with the Home Mini. You're sending a lot of information to a third party, and your feelings about that are going to depend on how you feel about that third party. If you don't trust Google then a speaker puck and light bulb combo aren't going to change that. This is just more Google in more places, for good or ill.

TECH EXPERIENCE= Advanced Computer Knowledge, Smart Tech Knowledge of connecting 2 Devices prior to this experience = ZERO!! COST = I decided to buy this combination Google Mini and Smartlight Combination, because individually, the Google Mini Cost + a Smart Light Bulb Cost = Was MORE than the combination price cost, and I figured that if I ended up not wanting or not needing the Google Mini, I could just give it away to a family member. Plus, really, you can’t be the combo price. It’s like buying one or the other of them, and then get the other half free. I mean they are both completely stand alone products, that are worth it on their own. === THE SMART LIGHT === Another Great thing about this Smart light, You can immediately use Your Google Device with it, and You don’t have to download any special software App like many of the other Smart Devices. This Smart Light is so easy to install, really, just screw that puppy into your light source and you’re pretty much done. It’s dimmable (or maybe it’s dimmable, because the lamp was dimmable? I don’t know, all I know is that it works! & it Thankfully was a Breeze to install and get coordinated and running with my Google Home. === THE GOOGLE MINI === Here’s a bit of Honest, I elected to use my Smart Light from my Combo Kit with my Google Home that I had recently finally installed after it sat around my home for a good 6mths, almost a year! So, I had finally installed it and fell completely in Love with it. I’m saving my Google Mini to install it in my bedroom after I’ve completed some decorating renovations. I’m going to stop here and point out to those that may not be familiar with Google’s range of devices that a Google Home, is in essence the Same thing a Google Mini is..it’s a little mind boggling when you eventually figure out that be it a Google Home, Google Mini, Google Home Hub, Google Home Max, the software that runs it! Meaning, that everything EXCEPT the visual “Look” of it, are all the SAME!! Ok, one more caveate the Google Hub, unlike the other devices has a the added bonus of having a tablet like screen so it also has the additional functions One would expect of a tablet. Such as, Playing Videos like YouTube, or Slideshows of Family Photos, Watching your Favorite Streaming Service NetFlix, Hulu, Crackle, Crunchyroll, Tubi.TV whatever! THE BAD NEWS= The one thing the Google Hub can’t do (& this makes ZERO Logical sense), is that You can NOT hold video calls! (I mean it’s basically a big phone that you can’t use as a video phone, Seriously?!) So, Basically, all the Google Devices can do the same thing, and use the same software and Apps, Google Home and Google Assistant. And what CAN Your Google Device “DO?” The number of things is simply Amazing! You can: • Play Trivia Games • Check the Weather outside any where in the World! • Track Your Grocery Shopping list without ever having to write anything down! • Listen to Podcasts • Turn On/Off various Smart Applicances and/or Appliaces thanks to Smart Plugs • Turn Up/Down Your Smart Thermostat • Make Phone Calls without Dialing Your Phone • Listen to Audio Books • Listen to Your Spotify, YouTube Music • Make Reservations without lifting a Finger • Hear the Traffic Report for Your regular route to Work & Alternate routes • Listen to White Noise, Falling Rain, Thunderstorms, sounds of the Forest, or Sounds of the Ocean, Etc., all to help You fall softly asleep. • Talk to Symptomate and try to diagnos whatever may be medically wrong with you • Keep Track of Your recent purchases, and their expected delivery dates • Check Your stocks • Control Your Home Security • and so many other both Useful and Useless other activities and actions! SETUP = Took under no time at all! Something like 5 minutes, and that had more to do with my never having used a smart light or another BLE smart device with my google previously. Having now connected multiple devices to my Google, I could install this light in less time it took me to screw the actual light bulb into the lamp. OVERALL REVIEW= I genuinely Love my Google Mini and Smart Light Combo! First, the lamp in which I placed the bulb, is not very easy to reach on a regular basis, so this is a great convenience item for me. I simply say, “Hey Google...” and Ta-Da!, my light is the perfect brightness or a proper darkness, I wish. Also, I can either come in or out of the house completely buried in groceries, packages, or whatever, and all I need do is call out, “Hey Google..” and Wha-La, I can see perfectly in this cave we call a home. To tell you just how much I’m Love both my Google and my Smart Light, I now have Google either installed or waiting to be installed in each room, and I’m currently working on switching out every lightbulb in the house with either smart light bulbs, or smart camera enabled light bulbs! So, Yes! I absolutely RECOMMEND this Fabulous Smart Light and Google’s Devices to Anyone!

If you want to get started with home automation and don't know where to begin. This bundle is for you. You get the GE c-life bulb and the Google mini bundled at one incredible price. One makes this bundle appealing is that the GE C-Life bulbs do not require the use of a hub. You set up the Google mini using the intuitive Home app and screw in the included light bulb. Finish the setup in the Google Home app resulting in a voice-activated bulb. The lights are bright and relatively inexpensive. The C-Life series is growing with other types of bulbs and accessories which makes the whole purchase very worthwhile and a worthy competitor.

I purchased the Google - Smart Light Starter Kit with Google Assistant as my first introduction to the smart home lifestyle. I couldn't be more pleased. This starter kit was so simple to set up, right out of the box. I plugged in the Google Assistant, screwed in the bulb, turned on the light switch, and installed the Google Home app to my Samsung cellphone. It recognized my device instantly and I completed the set up instructions from my cellphone. (I did not have to install the C by GE app) I named it as "Living Room" so Google could determine which light I wanted to turn on or off. I have since purchased 2 more of these kits (as Christmas gifts), 2 more Google assistants for other areas in my home, and more bulbs. I have named the other rooms as "Office" and "Master Bedroom". I just say "Hey Google....Turn on (or off) the Living Room light" and the closest Google assistant will respond to my command. In the Google Home app, I have set up different commands in the "Routines" setting so when I'm not at home, I can still turn on lights from my cellphone. Aside from the light features, the Google Assistant is really awesome. I will ask it questions and it responds with the answers. It will give me the weather reports, the temperature, the news, etc. It will even tell me a joke or play music. Google has been around for several years. It has "learned" answers to many things. That's why people "Google it" if they need to know an answer. Now I can just verbally ask Google and don't need to get on my computer. I love this new lifestyle.

I love the Google Mini, it is a great addition to my Google Home. The GE smart bulbs work great and they are a terrific price compared to some of the other smart bulbs. I have had GE bulbs since December and have had no issues. They are very easy to set up and add to your Google app. I love that you can dim them.

If you are planning to get these light bulbs to add to your Alexa or Homekit smart homes, these are not for you. If you have invested in Google Assistant, these are pretty good value when they are on sale. They don't require a hub (if you're using Google Home) and they don't use Wi-Fi. Instead, these pair up with your Google Home Minis. I say Minis because it's not just paired with the Google Home Mini that comes in the box, these smart bulbs will operate so long as you have at least one Google Home Mini operating. In a sense the Minis act as a mesh hub. If you are thinking about using the C by GE app for these bulbs, don't. It's terrible and you're much better off just pairing these bulbs through the Google Home app. If you want to schedule these bulbs, you can do so through "routines". Overall, if you can get these on sale, it's a no brainer. They're very easy to set up with Google Home. You could use them with Alexa if you buy the C Hub, but I would advise against this. The hub doesn't maintain connection with the bulbs very well.

What better way to add another google home device to my smartphone platform than the bundle that was offered here. You will not find and easier way to automate lighting than the C by GE. You screw them in, download the app and sync. That's all. I even bought another pack of them because then price was great. No hub needed and integrates so easily. Great for beginning any smart lighting in your home. Just remember, google has to turn them off or the app. If you flip the switch they turn on but if you flip to the off position the app cannot reach them (of course with no power to them, it's not possible).

I got this primarily for an end table lamp next to our living room couch. Instead of uncomfortably stretching to reach the on/off switch, I can now use my voice to control it. And it's a nice bonus to be able to dim it with voice too. The package included two other smart bulbs, one of which I put out on our front porch. That works too - even in the 20+ below 0 weather we've been having frequently - however, probably given the farther distance from the google mini and that there's a wall between the signal, I noticed it sometimes doesn't work. It generally does, though after a couple tries. Now, my wife has had more issues with the setup not responding than I have. My suggestion to her has been to slow down and speak clearly when requesting the google to do something - and of course it helps if the background noise - like a blaring TV - is kept to a minimum.