Sylvania Smart+ Bluetooth Mesh 60W Equivalent A19 LED Light Bulb, Full Color and Dimmable White, Compatible with Alexa, 2 Pack

[Updated] My Review — the Pros and the Cons with Alexa
I’ve now installed these bulbs in two different houses with five different Echo devices. My experience has been a bit of a mixed bag. Here’s what I’ve learned:————————————PROS:————————————1) The bulbs connect directly to the Echo device, so you don’t need to use the manufacturer’s app to manage/install the bulbs, nor do you need a dedicated hub. For a while, every time we got a new bulb I had to download a different app to install it and connect it to Alexa.2) Because they use Bluetooth instead of Wi-Fi, these lights continue to work even when the internet is down (if the Echo can also function without internet).3) Setup is super-easy. The pre-registration feature makes it even easier.4) Great for Echo Dots which don’t function as Zigbee hubs.5) The mesh functionality appears to work okay, giving a farther range than regular Bluetooth.6) Once I started using these bulbs, I immediately switched to using them exclusively.————————————CONS:————————————[EDIT #2: Nearly all of the bugginess (#2 below) appears to have been caused by having bulbs on different Alexa systems within Bluetooth range of each other. I’m assuming the mesh functionality of the bulbs was the culprit. We moved a bulb in one system to another (more distant) fixture and suddenly the problems with the other system disappeared (for the most part). They still occur, but now only once or twice per month versus every few days. Note that this was for bulbs on two separate Alexa systems, each connected to a different Amazon account, and not two connected Echo devices on the same account. Still buggy but not nearly as often as before.][EDIT: ]1) After initial installation, the whole Alexa system will often have issues with recognizing devices. I’ve often found it necessary to reboot the Echo device after installing these bulbs. But once things get going, those problems tend to disappear.2) They can be a bit buggy. I’ve had intermittent issues with certain bulbs becoming unresponsive. Sometimes it fixes itself and works after another try. Other times I have to toggle the wall switch to turn the bulb off and on, which seems to always fix it. It’s weird how it only happens with some bulbs, and I’m beginning to suspect that random manufacturing errors [] may be the cause. I also think this may be the reason for the one-star reviews where people say it won’t install or connect to Alexa.3) The options for this type of bulb are very limited. They only come in 800 lumens, and I prefer something higher. Also, the single-color bulbs only come in soft white, and I prefer regular white. The color version of this bulb can be set to five different shades of white, including regular white, but it’s more expensive.————————————CONCLUSION:————————————Despite the intermittent bugginess and lack of selection, I heartily recommend this bulb for an Alexa system because it’s so much better than the other ones I’ve used, in terms of setup, dealing with network outages, and having to use the manufacturer’s app to connect it to Alexa.That being said, if you prefer your lighting to be on the brighter side, I suggest the color version of this bulb with its multiple shades of white. Even though it’s still 800 lumens, it seems brighter when set to regular white.

Wasted my money
I wasted money on two of these that will not connect to anything. The only light changing they do is when they first get turned on. They go through the colors and end on warm white and that is what you are stuck with. They won’t connect to the app, so they are just regular light bulbs controlled by the switch, in a hue I don’t like. I have over a dozen smart bulbs so it is not the operator in this case,. I have wasted hours trying to set them up – no luck. I set up a tp-link bulb in less than 5 minutes. It’s the bulbed. You would think Sylvania could do better. Very disappointed. Oh, and the QR code on the box doesn’t work either.

Works well with Alexa. The Sylvania app did not work for me
I have have Echo Dot 3…a little bit older Alexa device. These lights work great with the echo and the thr Alexa app. I put the two bulbs in a lamp that is kind of hard for me to reach where I have it. The white bulbs are in the lamp and I should be receiving the multicolored bulbs for my bedroom ceiling fan later this week. The Sylvania app did not work for me. I think you will be disappointed if you don’t have Alexa or something else to pair the lights with because none of the Sylvania apps worked for me. I tried the one it said to use first and it didn’t recognize the bulbs. I’m just glad it works so well with Alexa which is what I was going for anyhow. These lights are way cheaper than the other ones that my brother put up in other rooms and I think it worked just as well.