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Crashes within seconds of opening

Unusable. Crashes within seconds of opening

The light is okay

I like the Illuminati bulbs when I get the app to work. The old app was much better.

Crash all the time.

Crash in couple seconds. This app is a disgrace!

Crashes every time

What happened to this company? I’m so disappointed I ever bought these expensive light bulbs

Best lights

I’ve owned five of these lights for a good number of years now and we use them every night! We have one in our bedroom and three in our living room and one in our spare bedroom. We love that they can be lit in a great numbers of different colours and also that they can be dimmed down very low in red or such other colours that help to promote getting drowsy and ready for bed.
All in all FANTASTIC LIGHTS thank you Ilumi!!!
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Lights work great after 8 years, but app is horrible and will never get updated again

App is seriously out of date and only functions correctly sometimes

Setting default colors should include the set power percentage

Instant environment creator

While this isn’t a perfect app, and sometimes the lights don’t trigger perfectly, I still love these lights. I have about 15 lights in my recording studio, and I change them according to playing, mixing, or if I need a ton of brightness for working on gear or anything complicated. Instant vibe and workflow changes at your fingertips.
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I love it

Super !!!

Always logs out of Facebook and doesn’t let you log back in

Trash service

Still working like new after almost ten years.

Still working better than the cheap Chinese knock offs.

Trouble with app

I wasn’t able to log into the app with my Facebook account (got error message) but when I try and log in with my email address and password it is stuck at 0% forever. You can’t change the color of the bulbs any other way but through the app. I think my husband might be able to change the color on the app on his phone, but I’m not able to. Functionality could be a lot better.
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Abandoned App

I have a troubled history with ilumi. The concept was so cool back when it was starting out, but now the app (a 2nd generation rework) has clearly been abandoned. Bulbs no longer pair, sign-in is required to manage bulbs but the authentication portal doesn’t work as expected, and the last update was 6 years ago.

If you’re going to enforce auth or have an opaque bluetooth pairing (compared to LIFX where wifi connection is explicit to your phone, ilumi obscures bluetooth availability to the app), you should at least maintain the base functionality of your app.
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Very glitchy and stressful

I have had multiple times where the app just randomly stopped working completely and wouldnt let me sign into my account for weeks. I tried contacting and getting help but they just told me the app is glitchy. I use the illumi as my main source of light in my rooom and when it stops working all the time it’s so frustrating. If it’s not too late I would get a different brand and not illumi. the bulb is great and i love it, the app is just glitchy and too stressful to deal with and not worth it.
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Ilumi app login not functioning…

Hello, I am curious as to what happened to Ilumi app? Is it now non existent? It’s in the App Store but will not allow you to log in. What’s happening? I have 9 indoor bulbs and one outdoor and they all cycle thru Red blue green start up and stay bright day light and cannot reset to custom function setting because app is not responding? Anyone having same problem?
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Doesn’t work

Only opens up to a screen telling me to turn in Bluetooth. Despite Bluetooth being on. That’s it. That’s all it does.

Illumi Bluetooth LED Bulb

Love it great effects go get asap easy to set up. 1 bulb for average size bedroom 2-3 for big living room

I can’t stress how much NOT TO BUY this product

I’ve had my Ilumi bulbs almost since they first came out yet no matter what no matter the updates I cannot ever get the two of them to work together. I’ve only ever tried to use them in my bedroom thinking what an easy way to turn off my lights or set the mood. But the two have never worked together in a group, EVER. They are set in the same group but I can never get them to both turn off or change color or pretty much anything together, it’s always one or the other. No matter how many times I reset either bulb or what version of the app I’m on. Thank christ they were a gift and I didn’t spend my own money on them.

New update!

App still useless. Haven’t used it in who knows how long but after surgery need to stay in bed so figured hey maybe I can turn it on and off with the app finally.

Not so, can’t sign in it just sticks on 0% loaded or whatever and the message that comes up at the top is UNDER THE CAMERA BAR for the phone, so no idea what that says.

Please please please do not buy this product. If you have box up and save it for a white elephant party gift to shift the curse onto someone else.
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No Longer Working

Do not buy this light. I’ve used this bulb for years and it was working great until September 2023. All of a sudden the app no longer recognizes my log in and there’s no other way to control the light bulb! I received one customer service email in September saying they were aware of the issue, they asked us not to contact them further, and they said they’ll reach out with a solution. No word since then. Now it’s a very expensive regular bulb. Such a shame. It was such a great alternative to Hue.
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Worked perfectly until recently

I’ve had the lightbulbs since the kick starter and they have all worked perfectly. but recently the app has been unable to call home so it logs you out and then you cannot sign in. this is for both the iOS and android app. If you’re going to close up shop at least make the app work locally.

Update - September 26: app works again

-suggestion: to keep observer maintenance. If you guys had a donate button somewhere on your website, I think it would be a smashing hit put a goal for the month. for a server costs, and I think it would be filled.

I love your guises product. The app works exactly like it should when it does work and I honestly don’t feel like I can live without it. Phillips Hughes, and the rest are pretty terrible replacements
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Garbage company throw your bulbs away

You can’t sign in to control you lights. That’s the most stupid thing a company would do is lock away a feature to use your light in which you paid for. Disgusting taste in my mouth luckily it was a gift that I returned and bought back because the hues were expensive and so I thought this guy wasn’t bad at all. Guess what it’s garbage. The company abandoned the app and now we can’t even use it. Excuse me but that’s a law suit waiting to happen..
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