Nanoleaf Essentials Lightstrip Starter Kit - 2M, Multicolor (Rgbw)

This lightstrip is absolutely fantastic! I bought these as they work with all of my HomeKit devices, such as my homepods, and they work flawlessly with thread, they respond instantly! The brightness of these is absolutely fantastic as well, more than enough to light up a room and quite efficient too, the rated brightness of 2200 lumens for whites is 100% accurate, maybe a little blinding at times. They stick quite well, although don't expect them to stick as well if you move them around as they lose a lot of their adhesion. These are second to none especially considering the price of competitors like Philips Hue or Eve, which also have inferior brightness from my experience. These also don't require a hub like most other competitors, which is quite nice and adds to the cost benefits. Overall, 10/10 from me, one of my best purchases in the last year!

I’ve tried several light strips including Hue, Osram and cheaper versions and this is the best I’ve found for Apple HomeKit IF you connect via thread (I use a mini HomePod)The first thing you need to do when you get these is to upgrade the firmware via the Nanoleaf app, it’s simple to do and makes a huge improvement to their functionality. Nanoleafs bulbs are also very good and (with thread) much better than the Hue equivalents, I just wish Nanoleaf would make GU10 lamps so I could replace my Hue lamps which are slow and unresponsive.

Recently had 7 of these installed as part of a media wall installation. From a tech space, they are great. They are easy to install, rugged in design (except for the connectors), and the splitter (that's extra) allows you to connect three sets to a single power supply and control all three at once via the app. I use Apple Homekit which is fine to turn on and off, but if you want a greater depth of colours, the Nanaleaf app is better. So far, they appear reliable and have not had to reset them like my old Meross lights.There are a couple of downsides which I hope next gens fix. First of all, the connectors. They are way to fragile. You need to connect the light to the power source, and its thin pins. And you need to push them together quite hard. Problem is, you can't see what your doing because the connector covers the female end and there is a risk that you bend or break the pin making the lights useless.Secondly, the pictures they use to advertise the lights are dishonest; They look like the light is natural, but in reality, each individual light lights up so it looks like lots of little dots. I can find anything that blends it out. They should use more genuine photos so people know what they are getting. That said, I still prefer these to Meross, and they, I would buy again.

Adhesive could be a bit better but other than that, easy to setup and connect to homekit with good brightness.

Honestly a brilliant light strip with zero complaints. Purchased one a few months ago as part of my HomeKit setup for under my kitchen cabinets, and was so good I’ve purchased another for my TV unit. Highly recommend, and definitely worth the price.. don’t waste your time with cheaper, I did.. and came straight back to Nanoleaf!

Very easy to install and work with Apple home / siri

Great value for money and no need for a hub as they work of the thread protocol so this makes them very responsive. Very bright, work great behind my tv and integrate easily into Apple HomeKit.

I’ve installed these as a backlight for my desk. The effect I get is fantastic and the fact that I can control the brightness and colours from my phone is great.However, these lights are a nightmare to keep connected. I use them later on at night with the ‘bedtime’ scene to help me wind down, but I’ll have to disconnect Wi-Fi and mobile data on my phone then reconnect to try and turn them off. I’ve reinstalled the app, reconnected the lights to the app and it’s the same thing. I’ll also be sat directly next to them throughout this process.I purchased a Philips Hue lamp to accompany this for phone controlled RGB lighting and it connects instantly! Every time! I want to like these lights, but for ease of connection and reliability I’m most likely going to commit to the Hue system.So to summarise, great lights but the connectivity is a real bummer. 3/5 stars.