Switch For LIFX

Why does the app store allow me to pay for and download an app that does not work at all? This app wont open. The iPhone version is the worst of all lifx apps as well.

I wasted $1.99 on a program that should of control my LIFX color changing LED light bulb on my MacBook Pro. I got no activity on my LIFX light bulb. My iPhone 7 and Siri got it to work. My Google Home got it to work. After failing with SWITCH FOR LIFX, I went to Google Chrome on my MacBook Pro and found an LIFX extension to Chrome web base that works.

When I click on All Lights then adjust the kelvin slider, it switches back to the first lamp I have (Desk Lamp) and only adjusts the shade on that light. When I click on all lights and try the same thing happens. If I adjust only the color and any other setting it works on all lights, but when I adjust kelvin it only changes my Desk Lamp. Also, I wish the sliders would not be as precise as like in the Lifx app the Kelvin adjustments are in 500K increments. I really would prefer that as it is hard to dial in the right Degree when the slider is so precise. Finally, is there a way to add groups as I have the desk lamp and three lights that are in my ceiling fan that I would like to change all together but separately from the lamp. Besides those minor complaints this is a great app. I mostly only use it when I dont want to wake up my Alexa, or if I need to turn the lights off when watching a movie. Works great for those purposes. It is also nice having the preset colors from Apple and all of the colors in the crayon box are great colors. If they could tell me how to fix my issues, or fix them in an update, this app would be the perfect app for my Lifx lights.

We have 8 lights LIFX on our network but this app recognize only 2! I bought that app thinking it would be better tahn the free one that I have on my phone. It is not even comparable.

I have no idea why Lifx itself hasn’t released a similar application. This is perfect for local use — that is, on the Wifi network where the bulbs are installed. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work when you are not on the same Wifi network as the bulbs. It can’t discover remote bulbs.

What a great controller for my bulb. Look in the second image at the 5 different buttons above the color wheel that represent other color selection menus. There are various sliders, color lists, a spectrum box, and a crayon box menu. It is better than I expected. Control the whites by setting the color to white and then going back to the main window and adjusting the Kelvin slider.

Pretty sweet so far, love that the app lives in the task bar. I would give it 4 or 5/5 if you also supported color changing and sound changing support. I have my LIFX bulb in my office and would love for it to change to the computer speakers.