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Smart Lighting that work with SmartThings: the 25 that do, and what each one can't do
25 of the 36 smart lighting in our library work with SmartThings: 18 for everything they list, and 7 with an exception named on each. Every one of them is listed here with the catch that applies on SmartThings specifically — the setup it needs, what stays stuck in the vendor's own app, and where SmartThings's automations can't reach a capability the device has.
Sorted by how much we’ve verified — a statement about our research, not a ranking of the products.✓ works · ◐ works, with an exception ·✗ doesn’t work (verified) · ? not checked yet
| Product | Apple Home | Google Home | Amazon Alexa | SmartThings | Home Assistant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IKEA KAJPLATS LED Bulb E26 1100 lm White Spectrum | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem |
| IKEA KAJPLATS LED Bulb E26 Color + White Spectrum | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem |
| TP-Link Tapo L535E Color Bulb (Matter) | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem |
| LIFX SuperColor Smart Light 1-Pack (1100 Lumens) | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem |
| LIFX SuperColor 40" Lightstrip Kit (700 Lumens) | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem |
| Nanoleaf Matter Smart Multicolor Lightstrip 16.4ft | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem |
| Nanoleaf Matter Smart Multicolor HD Lightstrip 16.4ft | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem |
| Nanoleaf Matter Smart Multicolor Rope Light 16.4ft | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem |
| Govee Strip Light 2 Pro | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem |
| Philips Hue Festavia Globe Bulb String Lights (45 ft) | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ◐Works; brightness unconfirmed — see the catch |
| Govee 21-Inch Smart Ceiling Light Ultra | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem |
| Philips Hue Festavia White & Color Ambiance String Lights (65 ft, 250 LEDs) | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem |
| Philips Hue Festavia Permanent Outdoor Lights (150 ft) | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ◐Works; brightness unconfirmed — see the catch |
| Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights Prism | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem |
| Sengled Matter Smart Bulb A19 (W41-N15A) | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem |
| Govee Smart Edison Bulb G25 (Matter) | ?We researched this and the evidence doesn't settle it — the catch explains why | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem |
| IKEA VARMBLIXT LED table/wall lamp (smart, colour and white spectrum, 12") | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ?We researched this and the evidence doesn't settle it — the catch explains why |
| Nanoleaf Skylight Smarter Kit (3 Pack) | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ◐Works; on/off and color temperature unconfirmed — see the catch | ◐Works; on/off and color temperature unconfirmed — see the catch | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ?We researched this and the evidence doesn't settle it — the catch explains why |
| Philips Hue Essential A19 | ◐Works; three functions unconfirmed (see the note) — see the catch | ◐Works per the maker; details unconfirmed — see the catch | ◐Works per the maker; details unconfirmed — see the catch | ◐Works; three functions unconfirmed (see the note) — see the catch | ✓Works with this ecosystem |
| Philips Hue White & Color Ambiance A19 | ◐Works; three functions unconfirmed (see the note) — see the catch | ◐Works per the maker; details unconfirmed — see the catch | ◐Works per the maker; details unconfirmed — see the catch | ◐Works; three functions unconfirmed (see the note) — see the catch | ✓Works with this ecosystem |
| Govee COB Strip Light Pro | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ◐Works; color temperature and color unconfirmed — see the catch | ◐Works; color temperature and color unconfirmed — see the catch | ◐Partial support — see the catch | ✓Works with this ecosystem |
| WiZ Mobile Portable Light | ◐Partial support — see the catch | ◐Works; four functions unconfirmed (see the note) — see the catch | ◐Works; four functions unconfirmed (see the note) — see the catch | ◐Works per the maker; details unconfirmed — see the catch | ✓Works with this ecosystem |
| Govee Floor Lamp 3 | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ✓Works with this ecosystem | ◐Partial support — see the catch | ✓Works with this ecosystem |
| Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights 2 | ◐Works; brightness and color temperature unconfirmed — see the catch | ◐Works; brightness and color temperature unconfirmed — see the catch | ◐Works; brightness and color temperature unconfirmed — see the catch | ◐Works; brightness and color temperature unconfirmed — see the catch | ◐Works; brightness and color temperature unconfirmed — see the catch |
| Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights Pro (100 ft, RGBICWW) | ◐Works; brightness unconfirmed — see the catch | ◐Works; brightness unconfirmed — see the catch | ◐Works; brightness unconfirmed — see the catch | ◐Works; brightness unconfirmed — see the catch | ◐Partial support — see the catch |
Work for everything they list
IKEA KAJPLATS LED Bulb E26 1100 lm White Spectrum
SmartThings turns it on and off and sets brightness and colour temperature through its own Matter support, which runs locally. IKEA names Samsung among the systems the bulb works with, and Samsung's partner directory lists this bulb by its model number. The SmartThings side needs a hub that can act as a Thread border router.
Automations SmartThings's Matter page lists this kind of device; its automations can use Brightness, Color temperature and On/off.
IKEA KAJPLATS LED Bulb E26 Color + White Spectrum
SmartThings turns it on and off and sets brightness, colour and colour temperature through its own Matter support, which runs locally. IKEA names Samsung among the systems the bulb works with, and Samsung's partner directory lists this bulb by its model number. The SmartThings side needs a hub that can act as a Thread border router.
Automations SmartThings's Matter page lists this kind of device; its automations can use Brightness, Color and Color temperature and 1 more.
TP-Link Tapo L535E Color Bulb (Matter)
SmartThings turns it on and off and sets brightness, colour and colour temperature through its own Matter support, which runs locally. TP-Link names Samsung SmartThings for this bulb, though SmartThings' own device catalogue lists the Tapo L530E, a different bulb, rather than this one. The Tapo app's scenes stay in the Tapo app.
Automations SmartThings's Matter page lists this kind of device; its automations can use Brightness, Color and Color temperature and 1 more.
LIFX SuperColor Smart Light 1-Pack (1100 Lumens)
LIFX's account-linking route puts the lights in SmartThings with no hub, through LIFX's cloud. The Matter route instead needs a SmartThings Matter-enabled controller. Samsung Galaxy owners get one extra: LIFX documents a SmartThings Music Sync feature that is only available on Galaxy phones.
LIFX SuperColor 40" Lightstrip Kit (700 Lumens)
LIFX's account-linking route puts the strip in SmartThings with no hub, through LIFX's cloud. The Matter route instead needs a SmartThings Matter-enabled controller. Samsung Galaxy owners get one extra: LIFX documents a SmartThings Music Sync feature that is only available on Galaxy phones.
Nanoleaf Matter Smart Multicolor Lightstrip 16.4ft
Same Matter pipe: on/off, brightness, colour temperature and colour. SmartThings needs a Matter-capable hub of its own.
Automations SmartThings's Matter page lists this kind of device; its automations can use Brightness, Color and Color temperature and 1 more.
Nanoleaf Matter Smart Multicolor HD Lightstrip 16.4ft
Same Matter pipe: on/off, brightness, colour temperature and colour, with a Matter-capable SmartThings hub required.
Automations SmartThings's Matter page lists this kind of device; its automations can use Brightness, Color and Color temperature and 1 more.
Nanoleaf Matter Smart Multicolor Rope Light 16.4ft
Same Matter pipe: on/off, brightness, colour temperature and colour, with a Matter-capable SmartThings hub required.
Automations SmartThings's Matter page lists this kind of device; its automations can use Brightness, Color and Color temperature and 1 more.
Govee Strip Light 2 Pro
SmartThings switches it on and off, dims it, and sets its colour and white temperature through Matter, and Samsung lists all three lengths by model number in its Works with SmartThings directory. The RGBIC effects stay in the Govee app.
Automations SmartThings's Matter page lists this kind of device; its automations can use Brightness, Color and Color temperature and 1 more.
Philips Hue Festavia Globe Bulb String Lights (45 ft)
'Samsung Smartthings' named directly on Hue's compatibility list for this product, via the Bridge.
Govee 21-Inch Smart Ceiling Light Ultra
Explicitly named by Govee on this product page, unlike the Floor Lamp 3. Reached via Matter, so the same feature ceiling applies. Govee's Matter FAQ caps Matter control at switching on/off, brightness, colour temperature and colour changing. A Matter controller and IPv6 are required, and commissioning needs 2.4 GHz.
Automations SmartThings's Matter page lists this kind of device; its automations can use Brightness, Color and Color temperature and 1 more.
Philips Hue Festavia White & Color Ambiance String Lights (65 ft, 250 LEDs)
Listed by Signify as Samsung SmartThings, through the Hue Bridge. Signify documents no Bluetooth-only path to SmartThings, so the hubless route is unverified. ⚠ The list this rests on is uniform across Signify product pages rather than written about this SKU, so read it as Hue-range compatibility via the Bridge — which is what this cell claims — and not as a per-product test.
Philips Hue Festavia Permanent Outdoor Lights (150 ft)
'Samsung Smartthings' is named directly on Hue's compatibility list for this product, again via the Bridge.
Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights Prism
SmartThings controls these lights through Matter: brightness, color and color temperature. Neither Govee nor SmartThings names this model for SmartThings; the lights are Matter-certified and SmartThings lists color lights among the Matter devices it supports. The three-zone effects, preset scenes and music sync stay in the Govee app. You need a SmartThings hub that acts as a Matter controller.
Automations SmartThings's Matter page lists this kind of device; its automations can use Brightness, Color and Color temperature.
Sengled Matter Smart Bulb A19 (W41-N15A)
Govee Smart Edison Bulb G25 (Matter)
Automations SmartThings's Matter page lists this kind of device; its automations can use Brightness, Color and Color temperature and 1 more.
IKEA VARMBLIXT LED table/wall lamp (smart, colour and white spectrum, 12")
IKEA names Samsung in its compatibility list, reached the same way — as a Matter controller over Thread rather than through a cloud-to-cloud linked service.
Automations SmartThings's Matter page lists this kind of device; its automations can use Brightness, Color and Color temperature and 1 more.
Nanoleaf Skylight Smarter Kit (3 Pack)
SmartThings lists the Nanoleaf Skylight (model NL64) among the lights that work with SmartThings, and Nanoleaf names SmartThings for the Skylight too, so on/off, brightness, color and color temperature work in SmartThings. Neither says how the light connects or whether a SmartThings hub is involved, and Nanoleaf says the Skylight does not support Matter.
Work, with an exception
Philips Hue Essential A19
Works; three functions unconfirmed (see the note)
SmartThings lists the Hue bridge among the bridges it supports, and Philips Hue says the bridge is required for SmartThings, so this bulb connects through the bridge and turns on and off. Neither SmartThings nor Philips Hue says whether brightness, color or color temperature come across, so those are unconfirmed. Gradients, dynamic scenes and entertainment sync stay in the Hue app.
Philips Hue White & Color Ambiance A19
Works; three functions unconfirmed (see the note)
SmartThings lists the Hue bridge among the bridges it supports, and Philips Hue says the bridge is required for SmartThings, so this bulb connects through the bridge and turns on and off. Neither SmartThings nor Philips Hue says whether brightness, color or color temperature come across, so those are unconfirmed.
Govee COB Strip Light Pro
Partial
Same Matter pipe as the Apple cell: on/off, brightness, color temperature, and color only — COB effects need the Govee app.
WiZ Mobile Portable Light
Works per the maker; details unconfirmed
WiZ lists Samsung SmartThings in this lamp's specifications, in the same wording it uses on its other lights. It doesn't say how the lamp connects to SmartThings or what SmartThings can control, so on/off, brightness, color and white color temperature from SmartThings are unconfirmed.
Govee Floor Lamp 3
Partial
Govee's US product page does not name SmartThings for this lamp, though Govee's own press release does — and Samsung's partner directory now lists the lamp by the model number on the box, which is someone other than Govee saying the two work together. Reached over Matter, so the usual Matter ceiling applies: Govee's Matter FAQ caps control at switching on and off, brightness, colour temperature and colour changing. A Matter controller and IPv6 are required, and setting it up needs 2.4 GHz. Recorded as partial because Govee's own product page still leaves it out.
Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights 2
Works; brightness and color temperature unconfirmed
Works in SmartThings over Matter: this model carries a Matter certificate, and SmartThings controls color on Matter lights. Brightness and color temperature are unconfirmed in SmartThings: Govee does not say this light offers either over Matter. Neither Govee nor SmartThings names this model for SmartThings, so the certificate is the route. The scenes, effects and music sync stay in the Govee Home app.
Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights Pro (100 ft, RGBICWW)
Works; brightness unconfirmed
Works in SmartThings over Matter: this light family carries a Matter certificate from 2023, and SmartThings switches Matter lights on and off and sets their color and color temperature. Brightness is unconfirmed in SmartThings: Govee does not say this light offers dimming. The zone effects and scenes stay in the Govee Home app.
If your home isn’t only SmartThings
Of the 18 in the first group, these counts show how many also have full recorded support in each other system. The remaining products may have limits, no supported route, or unconfirmed support; these counts do not establish what extra equipment would solve the gap.
- Apple Home: 17 of 18 · 1 without full recorded support
- Google Home: 17 of 18 · 1 without full recorded support
- Amazon Alexa: 17 of 18 · 1 without full recorded support
- Home Assistant: 14 of 18 · 4 without full recorded support
Next steps
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