Smart Color Night Light

Love these night lights! I've had them for some time now and am pleased to report, this product is definitely solid modern tech.I will edit & elaborate later, but quick tip for Apple users: If you wish to change the icon but thought it was locked to the light bulb, good news: You can!From the Home app home screen, open the device page, scroll down and open 'Accessories', then open 'Light'. Now that you're on this 'sub page', the icon is now boarded. Tap on it and now this is where the a user can choose the icon for the device. Choices are limited to the 15 [currently] portraying typical lights, but at least it can be changed.Personally, I chose the outlined rectangle. In other cases I select that one to indicate items regarding a Tv, but in this case it's more accurate to the device's physical appearance IRL than the light bulb.More to come

As a HomeKit user since pretty much the very beginning, I saw this neat accessory and I had to pick it up; 2 sensors and an RGB night light all in one for the price is a great deal. I did have some setup hassle, but I knew how to handle it. Please read carefully and I will tell you exactly how I got mine working!1. When I opened the box, my home was still using the old HomeKit architecture, as I have an intel iMac that I didn’t want to update (for performance reasons). As it turns out, YOU NEED to be running the new home architecture. If you don’t, the device will successfully add to your home, but it will immediately become unresponsive. I decided to upgrade my home, I will use my other devices to control my home now…2. The device ships with factory firmware. There is much better updated firmware. To install it, you need the 3R-Installer app by the manufacturer. You first need to add the device to that app BEFORE adding it to your Apple home. When you add it, you should see the firmware update. Say “Yes” to update the device. Once the firmware is updated, you need to remove it from the app, then reset the device by using a paperclip and inserting it into the hole on the side of the device while it is plugged in. THEN you can add it to your Apple Home with the new home architecture and it will work very smoothly. Here is the App Atore link to the correct app:https://apps.apple.com/us/app/3r-installer/id6464381752NOTE: If the device is power cycled, it will take a few minutes to come back online to your Apple Home. I found that this device took a little longer than my other ones to come back online, but it does eventually come back online. No need to reset the device with a paper clip for this.Overall, this IS in fact a good product, it does work. But it is a bit of a hassle setting it up. I hope this is helpful!

The Matter version of this Smart Night Light has a firmware bug that causes the “local routine” to be reset and re-enabled. The local routine automatically turns on the light when there’s motion, with no way to *permanently* disable this “feature.” The reason why this matters is that I only want the light to be turned on by my own automations. The Matter version is stuck on v1.00.51 and ThirdReality appears to have only fixed the local routine firmware bug for the Zigbee version despite numerous complaints stretching back 6 months.

Nice gadget for my smart home, managed to add it to HomeKit and Tuya Smart no issues, the Motion sensor works great in the bathroom, as any Motion lamp you have to check for false positive triggers like curtains and moving objects when installing, adding different brightness and color automations depending on LUX and Occupancy is great, the light color is pastel-like.

I originally ordered this to test out the concept with the intention of ordering a bunch to use as night lights, motion sensors to trigger various automations, and as notification indicator lamps that would trigger when something was happening in my Home Assistant instance, such as when the garage door is open, the alarm is arming/armed/disarmed, when the doorbell rings, etc.Unfortunately, I was unable to get these to stay online for more than a few hours without having to hard-reset and entirely set up factory fresh. I believe it's due to an issue with our XFinity router and the requirement for the 2.4GHZ network, but it made the devices entirely unusable. Our internet and router are free through our condo, so there is no cost savings associated with upgrading the equipment, so there was no path forward with this unfortunately.THAT BEING SAID - I returned this and ordered the Zigbee version instead. They are SPECTACULAR for the use cases I mentioned before. I have customized the nightlights to have a smooth transitions, light heartbeat color pulsing for notifications, WITB-based room occupancy lighting automations, and a bunch more things that these made possible. SO. The verdict is that these are, in concept, fantastic, and what will make or break them for you is whether you are able to run a special separate 2.4Ghz network of wifi just for your smart home. If you can't (e.g. you have Xfinity), then you're better off with the Zigbee version.