Govee Smart RGB LED Strip Lights 16 4ft WiFi LED Strip Lighting Work with Alexa and Google Assistant

I have to preface this review with I am a “Smart-home” wifi app controlled junkie. What I have indeed learned along my journey is not all Smart-home products do that, and in some cases can be more work than one that isn’t, a lot of that has to do with the demand and rushing of products out the door for the $ ignoring or bypassing the technology that’s available at the time…. And being that it changes rather rapidly it’s a don’t miss the boat game. I have learned to not jump at items for the cost. Sure it would be nice if things you want are cheaper but in the end longevity, quality, and reliability should be your goal. Now I don’t want to knock on wood or curse myself but I started with GOVEE in search of some air purifiers for my home, impressed with the quality, the ease of setup, so far reliable usage of the GOVEE home app I moved right on to all other available products and while much of them are in my cart and out of my price range right now, I’ll wait until money is good and purchase… so I have moved on to the wifi/Bluetooth LED Light strips, this one the 32’ which are 2 16 footers run off a single power pack one remote through one wire to a short Y splitter before it connects to the lights, so keep in mind as is and with no modifications there will be only one foot between the two strips…. Which is important to know if you are not going to modify them and simply want plug and play and further separation or even two independently controlled 16’ strips. I plan on modifying mine prior to installing to provide more separation between the two for my setup of this section of lighting. The picture only shows you them fresh out the box and already linked and controlled by the GOVEE home app. That leads me to my second recommendation, which is DO NOT pull them out of the box, go through all the trouble of installing them or any similar product without first ensuring it works properly via the stand alone remote and the App only to find out they don’t work… yes, I’ve done that before. The instructions, simple as they are, are adequate. I did see they recommend using a hair dryer to warm the tape if your ambient temperature is below a certain range, DO NOT skip that part (plus proper cleaning of surface) as that goes for any product you are applying to any surface via adhesive… a TIP… you don’t really need the hair dryer for this step, simply leave the lights rolled up and them to their brightest setting for a bit and that will heat the entire strips adhesive and accomplish the same thing. I did read and see reviews of bad LEDs or strips going bad in certain sections etc. and now I do not want to discount these reviewers but I also take these with a grain of salt knowing how mostly all LED strip lights in this category from every brand use the same tried and true methods…. Unfortunately what you have to know if you’re not familiar with these types of light is the wiring and contacts that piece all of these together are in some cases hair thin and it does not take much for anyone of us experienced or not to apply the wrong pressure at any of these points wether intentionally or by mistake so it is very IMPORTANT to install these lights with absolute finesse, take your time and be careful not to bend any of the joints at awkward angles, don’t let it fall out of your hands and bounce off the floor… because truth be told it doesn’t take much to make any of these joints super weak, and subsequently simple expansion and contraction From the heating up and cooling down from the lights turning on and off is all it takes to make a weak joint give, or short. I don’t want to assume that’s what happened with these particular users experiences but in all actuality it probably did. The bright side is if you are gentle during installation, and successful you will have lights that will more than likely operate for years to come. And in defense of these users No manufacturer as well is immune to defects in its products. So far I’m batting 1000, and I have a total of 29 of their products, a few on the way, and not one crash or error with the app. So overall I am absolutely pleased with the quality of GOVEE’s products and their GOVEE HOME app. I do look forward to owning all of their products and I hope they’re currently working on many more! I haven’t had to use the customer service at all so I have no comment on that… but I can only assume that’s a good thing ! I’ll update this review once installation of this first set is done with more pics as well any encounters along the way. Until then I do want to at least say to GOVEE, thanks for for the awesome products, I’m truly enjoying them ! And to any of you that read this, have any questions about these lights or any of the other products and I happen to have them I’ll be more than glad to help walk you through it… good luck, and don’t hesitate to buy these lights or many of their other products available! Read more

The best in terms of LED light strips for the price. Can adjust to any color on your phone and the quality & adhesion was easy. Clean the area your going to apply to first with alchohol and make sure it’s a fully flat surface. I love this product. WILL be buying again. Read more

I used this strip to light up a stained glass piece of art in our hallway. I originally did this with a strip from another brand, but eventually, they stopped supporting their app, and a year or 2 later the strip died. So far, I'm thrilled with how strong the adhesive was for the strip, how well the app works, and how easily it integrated with Alexa. I now have routines set to turn it on at sunset, and off at sunrise. Highly recommend! Read more

UPDATE 7/7/20 - Since my last update, even more lights have become stuck, pretty much the entire length of the strip at similar intervals. However, Govee did contact me and quickly sent out a replacement. Since I have the original LED strip installed in a location that’s tough to get to I haven’t yet installed the replacement strip. However, I’m adding a star to my review because of Govee’s excellent customer service. - - - UPDATE 5/15/20 - In the day or two since I posted this review, another section of lights as gotten “stuck” on green, as can be seen in the photo. Anybody else have this problem??? - - - I bought these in September of 2019 and finally got around to using them a few weeks ago. I added them to the backside of my daughter's new platform bed, to serve as a sort of nightlight. This is my 2nd purchase of this style of LED strip lights, first of the Govee brand. Off the bat, the adhesive on the Govee brand is way better than the other. I installed the other brand on the back of my TV and even after thorough cleaning, the lights just peel right off once the ambient temperature from the TV starts to rise. I was worried these Govee lights would do the same because they slid around a bit during installation. Once you give them a firm press though, they are locked in and don't move. Setup was simple with the app, although I wish they used an easier identifier when selecting the lights during setup. You're supposed to choose your lights from a long tiled list, but the icons are too small to be of much use and the text are just the model numbers, which are all similar. Once selected though, connecting to my wifi network and adjusting the settings on the lights was very simple. I initially added the lights as a skill to our Echo Dots, to be used as part of a routine that automatically turns off and on the lights at a set time. It worked for a day but then became unresponsive to the whole Alexa environment. Turns out the lights just needed to be added to our wifi network again. Rather than adding back into the Alexa routine, I'm instead created a Scene in the Govee app that automatically turns the lights on and off, and it works fine. The reason I'm knocking off a couple stars is because as you can see in the photo, after only a couple weeks' use there appears to be LEDs "stuck" on green at a couple portions of the strip. I don't know if they're necessarily stuck at that color though, because if I change the lights to red or green, those sections of LEDs adjust accordingly. But my daughter insists on the light blue/cyan color despite the few off color LEDs so that's what we're going with. I find the off color LEDs way more annoying than she does, and I urged her to switch to a different color; but it is her room and good luck reasoning with a 6 year old. I like the strips, the price is decent when compared to other offerings. But I'm peeved at the stuck lights. They didn't arrive that way, they worked fine for the first week or so. They just seemed to get stuck at random, no rhyme or reason. Moving my daughter's bed to fidget with the lights will be a pain so I'll probably just live with it. Read more