LIDL Home Zigbee Smart Devices Review

In this video I am looking at some of the Lidl Home Zigbee Smart Devices which were released last week as Lidl's first step into the world of Domotics and Home Automation. I look at the SilverCrest zigbee gateway, the E27 color bulbs, the GU10 color bulbs and their 2 meter color LED strip light. They work with Lidl Home app but also with Tuya Smart and Smart Life app. I also look at how to integrate them in Home Assistant.

[@MrNousernameforme]

Thank you! I was looking for more information about them, they just showed up in the next week offer in Romania.

[@zoltar99]

Glad I could help!

[@janorolin8622]

Great review. But what about power cycle (power off/power on) of bulbs with regular switch? Do they remember last state (color and brightness) or do they reset to defaults?

[@zoltar99]

Excellent observation, I can confirm that they do remember last state, both color and brightness are preserved.

[@janorolin8622]

@@zoltar99 Thanks a lot for quick feedback and confirmation.

[@ThomasSlayer]

please make a video from the Lidl smart home adding the remote light switch to the gateway and a lamp.

[@jamesdonnelly8888]

I have tried the Lidl app, works as intended, but would like to move to Smart Life. It won't detect the gw, despite being the same conditions as when Lidl app works, phone on the WIFI network of the router wired to the LIdl Zigbee gw. I've pressed the hidden reset switch on the gw, and the green lights are flashing. Auto scan fails to detect anything, and I've tried one by one adding all the available gw's. Can anyone suggest anything?

[@zoltar99]

That is strange, I would make sure that the gateway is definitely being reset. Lidl app is just a clone of Smart Life app, they both connect to the same server, so you should not have a problem adding it into Smart Life.

[@horatiuslavescu]

Thank you for the review. How did you managed to add the Lidl Zigbee gateway into the Home Assistant?

[@zoltar99]

I used the Tuya integration www.home-assistant.io/integrations/tuya/

[@racheljada]

I have got the same led strip as you do I need to purchase gateway to control the lights??

[@lalisartsandcrafts5343]

Yes you will need a zigbee gateway to control it.

[@thepino2e]

Doe the yeelight connect with the lidl bridge?

[@zoltar99]

I'll test both the yeelight and the ikea bulb tomorrow, but I could not connect the yeelight to the ZHA so I don't think it will work with this one either.

[@SuneKuntz]

I know I'm pretty late seeing when this video was uploaded (great video btw!). I'm curious about whether it's possible to add other Tuya Zigbee devices (specifically temperature/humidity sensors, bulbs from other Tuya manufacturers, flood sensors) to the Lidl Gateway or if I'm locked to the stuff that Lidl sells.

[@zoltar99]

Yes, the Lidl Zigbee Gateway works with the Smart Life (basically the Lidl smart home app is a clone of the Tuya app), so by using Smart Life or the TuyaSmart app, you can add any Tuya sensor that is supported by the App.

[@SuneKuntz]

@@zoltar99Thank you, I appreciate the quick response! :)

[@dekkerma]

@@zoltar99 I assume you would need to add the LIDL Zigbee Gateway to the Smart Life app first right? If so, how to best do this? I'm not being successful in this at the moment.

[@TheCatalin66]

smart termostat?

[@kavelab699]

I tested it. The Bulbs are working with the Philips Hue Bridge no problem!

[@ousamaachahbar3801]

do they work with homekit tho ?

[@kavelab699]

@@ousamaachahbar3801 As soon as the bulbs are connected with the hue bridge, you can do anything with them that you could do with an original hue light bulb. (Razer Synapse for example, which is what I use them for). Sadly, I do not know if Philips Hue supports HomeKit since I'm an android user, but I'm pretty sure they support it.

[@Aperazzo_Salsa_Pics]

I hooked up 4 of the RGB LIDL GU10 to the Hue Hub V2 in seconds. no resetting or anything.

[@zoltar99]

Sadly I'm not a Homekit user, so I cannot answer that for you, but I'm sure someone will have the answer, that's what the community is for

[@Karstensson1]

@@Aperazzo_Salsa_Pics How is the dimming level of the GU10 compared to philips Hue, does it go as low? Does it make humming sounds?

[@AmazingOrange87]

Can this be integrated with Alexa? As in, can Alexa see this and we can speak to our echo dots to change lights on & off?

[@zoltar99]

According to the information on the box the devices came with, the bulbs only work with Google Assistant. I will do a test later today with my Echo Dot. I am mainly a Google Assistant user, but since you asked I will check, unless someone else has already done it and can confirm it.

[@AmazingOrange87]

@@zoltar99 thanks I appreciate it. No there isn't anyone else, I've googled, Reddit and KZbin. Very limited info. We're discussing it on HOTUKDEALS.com and your video is helping us 😂

[@zoltar99]

@@AmazingOrange87 I added Smart Life skill to Alexa and it discovered other devices I have in smart life but not the bulbs, unfortunately. I will do some more testing tonight, but for now I don't think they work with Alexa. I'm sure it is a matter of time before they add the support.

[@AmazingOrange87]

@@zoltar99 You legend! Thanks so much for doing this. Have a sub kind sir :)

[@yanev81]

i have philips hue bridge and when i turned the Lidl light on, Philips hue found it then, alexa found it as well i renamed the light in the alexa app and i can turn it on and off, but all of the work is done by Hue bridge, on the background, Alexa doesnt know wthat kind of lights are connected to the bridge, But i dont think it will work with lidl bridge, i hope this will help

[@thepino2e]

Doe the ikea bulbs connect with the lidl bridge?

[@zoltar99]

Unfortunately at the moment they don't

[@thepino2e]

@@zoltar99 to bad thank you

[@mrtorch485]

Yes they do..

[@zoltar99]

@@mrtorch485 I'll try again, but yesterday it did not see my Ikea bulb

[@6DZJ]

@@zoltar99 so, can IKEA lights connect? Thanks

[@erik7853]

Hi, do the lidl bulbs connect to a hue bridge?

[@zoltar99]

I would dare to say most likely they don't, although I don't have a hue bridge to test

[@jonh6671]

According to Facebook users, yes

[@erik7853]

I'll probably get some bulbs today and a bridge so i'll try it!

[@digitalbob]

Hue bridge picks up the lidl bulbs no problem. Impressive considering the price. Only issue is that the colour settings are very dim compared to the hue bulbs.

[@erik7853]

@@digitalbob yeah i had the sane thought! The gu10 rgb leds are pretty good but the e27 not so much! I got 4 hue e27 bulbs to replace the lidl ones!

[@connor1ightning215]

Can I use my led strip with a different router?

[@zoltar99]

You should be able to use it with a different Zigbee Bridge, yes. Maybe not all.

[@DominicOwen]

Can these bulbs work with amazon echo ?

[@zoltar99]

Dominic Owen: apparently yes, I have not yet tried it, but see the response from Tania Vega down in the comments.

[@Techonsapevole]

Graet video, does it work without internet? Only with wifi?

[@zoltar99]

It won't work with the original firmware, but the bulbs will work if you connect them with Sonoff zigbee Bridge flashed with ZHA

[@Metalogic_90]

I'm trying to connect lidl home to Google home app so I can use the voice commands! But it just says wrong password and account don't exist!

[@zoltar99]

Are you using the Lidl Home app? I wouldn't trust it to work flawlessly. I use the Smart Life app instead and it works without a problem.

[@Metalogic_90]

@@zoltar99 I downloaded that too and connected everything but still can't link to Google home app...

[@zoltar99]

@@Metalogic_90 then it's nothing to do with the gateway itself, must be an app or server issue. If you can log into smart life with that email address, then it should work.

[@Metalogic_90]

@@zoltar99 ye it just says wrong username or password, I've tried everything and it's not incorrect in anyway but I still csnt login 🤣 tho I can't change to Swedish language.. That could be the problem perhaps, seeing the gateway and me are located in Sweden.

[@zoltar99]

@@Metalogic_90 one last thing I would try is to create a new account and check if I get the same error.

[@DavidMos385]

Has lidl bridge GSM port?

[@zoltar99]

It has an Ethernet port and a micro-USB port for supplying power.

[@Beeshez]

@@zoltar99 unfortunetaly mine doesn’t connect Is there a support line?

[@zoltar99]

@@Beeshez Just return it to the shop where you bought it from for a replacement, like I did.

[@TheCatalin66]

4:07 Temperature humidity sensor?

[@TheCatalin66]

Sonoff?

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