HVS Smart Outdoor String Lights LED 36Ft Color Changing RGBW Patio String Lights Infinite Connectable APP Control 2.4GHz WiFi Waterproof 18 Acrylic Work with Alexa Google for Party Outside Cafe

UPDATED:This device does work with Google Home, however the instructions in the box says to search for "HVS Smart" listed in Google Home application. However, after searching other questions on Amazon, you must look for the "Smart Life" application and then login with your HVS account.Setup is straight forward using the Android app. It does require 2.4 GHz WiFi, if your home is only 5 GHz this may not be the product for you. Your phone MUST be on the 2.4 GHz WiFi at the time you configure the lights, if not it will not configure them. Once you do configure the lights, you can then move your phone back to 5 GHz and it will be able to manage the device.Very durable, these are heavier than expected and use much thicker cable. Very happy with how durable these are!Happy with the brightness and the available color options and customizable themes you can do with these. Works great with Google Home and the voice control allows you to control power, brightness, and color. You cannot do any of the advanced themes on Google, however you can still access these using the app.

Looks great. Very happy with purchase

I put these on my front porch so that I can change the colors throughout the year for different holidays. The wire is very heavy duty and seems like it will last a while. I've had these up outside (slightly covered) for 2.5 months and they work every time, I have them set to turn on at dusk and off at 1AM and they've done that every day as expected. To be clear though, I set the timer up through my google home app since I like to keep everything in one place rather than having timers in the 15 different apps I have for all the smart devices.Picture: Halloween purple and orange "pick 2"Helpful Notes:* Despite what people say you CANNOT set the color of EACH bulb, the only manual choice of colors you have is to either set them all to one color or you can edit the "choose 2" option which allows you to pick two colors that will alternate, that's it, the only other options are all fixed. This was a real bummer for me since you know, some holidays you might want more than two colors.* Don't bother with the HVS app if you plan to integrate with Google Home (not sure about Alexa). The HVS app isn't compatible with Google Home. I ended up following a tip from another reviewer and using the app called "Smart Life", on iOS it's a blue icon with a house outline and a WiFi signal coming from the roof. Just add device and select strip lights (There are three options for strip lights, I think it was the WiFi option but not sure off hand now)* Each light has a little notched hole above it so if you want to hang them there are plenty of options from mounting each light or just every couple, etc.

We bought these to use as a lighting feature on our front porch. Our intent was to be able to change the color of the lights and the patterns by season or event. Using the app, changing the colors is easy. They have some preset patterns, or you can select a single color or a two-color change option.While the lights are visible 500+ feet away, they are not intrusive in a dark area or overly bright when standing directly underneath them. The lights just add a pleasant ambience.Installation was not difficult. Each light has a hole along the cord, so it’s easy to hang from a cup-style hook for a nice, even appearance. The lights look classy when installed and the cord is thick and durable. We have only had it up for about a month, but expect this light string will last for years. Very pleased!

I ordered two strands of these lights and installed them around Christmas. The app worked fine At first, as did the switches on the strand themselves. After about a month problems started. the lights now turn on randomly and change colors and glitch out consistently.

The media could not be loaded.  updated with further test: A nice tech upgrade from traditional lights. The beat part is that it can be easily controled by phone/google home/alexa,not only on and off, but also the colors toning It can be connected by wifi (2.4G only) or bluetooth. Connection is stable. It would be great to remote control the lights when I don't wanna go outside. There are 9 display modes already set up, some examples in attached pictures. In addition, it gives you option to set your own color combination (8-bit color I guess). Kids loved to play on the app to find their favorite.The overall quality is great. Bulbs are bright and beautiful. The whole system is pretty solid, much heavier than traditional wire lights.

I love the lights which we use around our back deck. The bulbs look much better than the plain round ones that others use.

The good:- rather bright- extremely heavy and durable wiring- weatherproof controller box- can string many sets end-to-end- app software can group separate strings and apply commands to all at once, or control each string separately.The bad:- both strings defective out of box: one string would not connect to wifi no matter what; other string the first 12 bulbs work fine, the others just do what they please- no hand-held remote - phone app only- wiring is exceptionally heavyOverall:Really not a bad set - nice and bright, relatively easy to use once you battle your way through setup. But I can't deal with two defective strings in the first box!