New LiFX Smart Switch Coming For US Market
Australian smart lighting company LiFX is releasing a new wired smart switch for the US market, that not only allows smart control over standard lights but can also control smart bulbs too. The new LiFX Smart Switch comes ina standard 1-gang, double ‘rocker’ configuration, to control two sets of lights independently, and is available in both black and white variants.
Like the previous-gen smart switches, these new models also feature backlit buttons to more easily find them in the dark, although the former did also offer 3 and 4-switch versions, which were only really available in places like Australia and New Zealand.
The main difference to these switches compared to products from the likes of Lutron for example is that these switches can also be programmed to control other smart devices in your home, instead of the switches they’re wired up to, which also includes smart bulbs. The switches can also be made to control other home appliances, like ceiling or bathroom fans.
The LiFX Smart Switch is compatible with standard US switch recesses and will fit other standard faceplates, including multiple gang plates if you want to mix and match this with other switches. LiFX is currently taking preorders for the switches via their website, offering a 20% ‘early bird’ discount, which brings the price of these down from the MSRP of $49, down to just US$39. Further discounts are available via other bundles they offer. More information can be found via the LiFX website.
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This is not HomeKit compatible. I have mine sitting here and it only supports Google and Amazon. No mesh, just wi-fi. Dissatisfaction that this site used the HomeKit tag for a device that doesn’t even mention HomeKit.
The press release I received mentions HomeKit compatibility. We can only go on the information we receive if we don’t have the product itself. Here’s what it says on their website;
“LIFX Smart Switch is compatible with Apple HomeKit, Amazon Alexa, Cortana (and more). With IFTTT and smart home system integrations get: visual alters for Uber arrivals, lighting that transitions to match the weather, automatic lighting progression to mimic the sun. The possibilities are endless.”
It also states these switches will be released in August, so did you get sent a review model? If so, maybe HomeKit hasn’t been activated yet.
Update: Here’s a screenshot taken from their website on 22nd July 2021 – https://imgur.com/a/v7TBlhB
I bought the “early bird” offer directly from LIFX. The website no longer mentions “works with HomeKit”—or anything else other than “standards”. The box itself has “works with” Hey Google and Amazon Alexa but HomeKit is conspicuously absent.
I just checked their website now (0845hrs UTC+7) and HomeKit is still mentioned. https://imgur.com/a/eHe1NO5