Most of the time you want to control the group of lights instead of each light individually.
Cheapest way to control lights with alexa.
That is exactly why you need to create light groups in the alexa app.
Being able to control.
You can add on easily and cheaply.
By replacing your existing lighting with new smart bulbs you can control them with either your smart phone or through alexa voice commands such as alexa turn off the lights.
However even the cheapest wi fi bulbs can be expensive so if you don t want to splash out on new lights you can instead buy smart switches that are compatible with alexa.
Works great with alexa.
You can get started with just a few smart light bulbs a smart light hub and your phone.
Scenes are the best you can group lights and dimmer settings.
Tap the devices label in the lower right corner of the screen.
Who doesn t want to be able to control their lights with their voice.
Smart lights are a nice jumping off point for someone curious about smart home tech.
Launch the alexa app on your iphone or ipad.
I replaced a few wall switches.
Tap on the plus symbol at the top right of the screen tap on add group at the bottom of the screen.
You can also control them from a smartphone great for when you are out longer than you thought you d be.
I have around 10 different lights now set up with scenes.