Ratings & Reviews for Google Smart Light Starter Kit Chalk

An easy way the start the home automation journey!

With regards to my background, I have setup every room of my house with Google Assistant devices, smart lights, outlets and/or switches. I used this kit to extend that automation into one last room that was not previously in range of any of my existing voice assistants and had a lamp that I wanted to be able to both turn on/off and adjust brightness. The setup required to get this kit up and running was negligible for my situation and would be very easy for those that had no previous home automa...

Flawed product

Setting the smart bulb up was a breeze. Under Google Home app, select add new device. Device shows up without requiring the set up of wifi. I assume it's using bluetooth. Once it's added to the Google Home app, the light can be turned off via voice command. The Google Mini on the other hand, does not want to connect. This is the same problem as the Google Home Max. I do not understand why Google doesn't test this before they release. I am setting it up with an iPhone 11 Pro Max and it doesn't...

My First Hub Product - Nice!

Google Smart Light Start Kit I am new to hub managed technology and this is my first item. The box comes complete with a GE dimming smart bulb, a Google Hub, and a simple “quick start instructions” which I followed even though there was another set of instructions inside the box containing the hub. Set up was simple: 1 Plug in the hub to a wall socket. 2 Install the bulb in a lamp in the same room. 3 Download the Google Home Ap to a Smartphone. 4 Turn the light on. 5 Follow the setup in...

Great addition to your smart home devices

Google Home is a great multi-purpose device that let's you seamlessly integrate your devices. Tell google to lock the door, set an alarm, add to your shopping list, close the garage door, play music, find information, and in this case, turn on/off or dim the lights. It has tons of useful features, and I discover new ones all of the time. Not to mention, it's one of the most inexpensive smart devices you can get. i highly recommend google home to anyone looking to make their lives a little more c...

Speaker is great, bulb not so much

First, the initial setup of the google home mini with an iPhone was a nightmare. Turns out there is a known issue between iOS 13 and Google Home (can't connect to WiFi error). After two weeks of waiting for this to be resolved, I finally gave up and got my brother to come over and set it up using his android phone. Once set up I was able to add my ecobee thermostats and a few other devices. It took a few tries to get the bulb recognized, but now that it's setup I'm able to control the light. T...

Google Smart Light Starter Kit

Good product. Need to take some time to study all the features of this device. Will be looking of other devices that can be setup to operate by this device.

easy automated lights!

Setup is super easy. Just plug it in, let it boot up and use the app to setup. It will find your google mini home and then you can start catering it for your experience. I mainly use it as a speaker for music. The music isn't bad for the mini speaker, so don't have high expectations for sound quality. The google mini software is surprisingly good compared to the other smart speakers out there. I frequently use it to ask google for weather, traffic news, and daily headlines. Occasionally I wil...

Good Entry to Home Automation

Got this device to start automating our home for the future. Started with the included smart bulb. Purchased a second cheaper bulb from a different brand and got them both working easily. Next I tied into our Pandora account to voice control our music. Looking into getting a smart lock for our front door. Thermostat controlled through the Internet is on the horizon.

Love it!

I just installed this in my home and I couldn’t be happier. It was easy to setup and I enjoy the functionality of being able to control my lights through the device. I’m on my way to the store to get more light bulbs so can can do the rest of the house!

Requires a smart phone

Works great. Easy setup. Requires the user have a smart phone however. Without one there is no way to set it up.

Exceptional value

The Google Smart light starter kit is a great deal. You get the Google Home Mini along with a smart bulb. The set up was extremely easy and took just a few moments. The light will dim all the way to ten percent and you just have to ask. The voice recognition is great. Google understands even when I use different wording for my requests. Setting alarms, calendar appointments or even playing music are all very easy to do and the sound quality is surprisingly good for such a small device. We like i...

Simple & Handy

This Starter Kit requires that you load the Google Home app onto your phone or other device. If you already have Google Home installed, you're set to go—otherwise, there'll be a 10-25 minute setup (depending how comfortable and experienced you are with such things). Google Home can not only control this light, but can use the Bridge Home Automation Hub to deliver music, launch web queries, and more. One thing that was missing for me—or perhaps I just overlooked it—was how to dim the light rat...

Great starter kit for smart home.

The set up was very easy and it integrates easily with other Google products and the bulbs dim from 1% to 100%. I use to stream music and get the weather just by asking Google. The jokes it tells sometimes can make you laugh.

Unique Device

This is my first device of this type and I was pretty impressed. Very easy to set up. Had it running in a few minutes. Controls the one bulb that came with it. I can see expanding the system to control many other devices.

Good Combo Starter Kit

Great kit to start small creating a smart home, it's easy and the price is good for both items. Even if you don't want to use the light bulb you can always use the mini to tell you the weather, time, be an alarm clock and all kinds of other things. If you don't like the mini (which I doubt) you can always just use the light bulb. The set up was easy just plug in the mini and download google home app to complete set up. You will need to install in same room. I did not have any trouble with res...

Easy Install!

Exceptionally easy install to get it up and working!! Very intuitive and a great starter kit for someone looking to slowly get started in the "smart" home products!

Google Smart Hub

The installation was very easy. I plugged in the hub first into the wall. Then I inserted the bulb into he light. Next I installed the Google home app. Once I had the app downloaded I went through the simple steps to set up the device. I do have the capability to connect it to my TV and add other smart light devices like the Hue phillips. I'm very pleased with how easy it was to set up.

Great Smart Home entry

Whether you're looking to take your first step into adding smart home devices or looking to expand your existing smart home profile, this is a great choice for you. The kit contains two essential smart home items, an assistant speaker and a smart light bulb. The bulb itself is very nice, I love the control options you have with this bulb. It's great being able to dim light by my voice or phone, and set scenes to automatically adjust based on the time of day. The ability to control these through ...

Smart light is a Bright Idea!

I have familiarity with this brands main competitor. There are things i like better and things i do not. All in all id say this package is better than its main competitor. One major pro is that the set up is a breeze. I had these bulbs installed and running in about 3 minutes. Secondly, i enjoyed the in app adjustability to the bulbs, some other apps do not offer this. Bulbs are hard to mess up, but these bulbs have been outstanding, and so far (fingers crossed) long lasting. One thing I ...

Good product

Ok so I put this in my bedroom. It works great in the room. I can ask it to turn my light on/off or dim it if need be. It can't do quite a few small convenient things to make my life easier. The only drawback was the set up. Not everyone is tech savvy. Being a seasoned elder the directions of just down load the app and set it up. It's very confusing to set it up. I gave up after a couple of weeks trying on and off. Finally my daughter came over and got it up and running. If the directions were m...