LIFXBeam Smart Light Bar 6 Piece Kit (L3BEAMKITUS), Multicolor, 6 Count, 33 Watts

LIFX always makes top quality lights but god their app and connecting procedures are abysmal. Amazing light other than the app.

I am incredibly frustrated with the LIFX Beam product. I spent hours trying to get these beams to stick to my walls, only for them to repeatedly fall off and crash to the floor. The adhesive is completely unreliable. On top of that, the light output is underwhelming—nowhere near as vibrant or seamless as advertised.What really pushed this over the edge is how poorly designed the assembly process is. It’s so janky and awkward that I actually cut myself trying to put them together. That should never happen with a consumer product.I own other LIFX products and had high hopes, but this experience has left me genuinely angry that I bought into this ecosystem. The quality just isn't there, and this product in particular feels rushed and disappointing.

Perfect amount of light and fun to play with all the colors

This item has caused me multiple headaches ever since buying it over 6 months ago and I held off on reviewing this because maybe I was just dumb and wasn’t making it work properly but no, it’s always some sorta technical issue that revolves around problem solving for a few minutes to hours. There’s also days where it just randomly doesn’t work, the light turns on but it doesn’t connect and change colors a lot.I moved this beam around my bedroom a few times and changing the settings as stated to troubleshoot random problems I was having in order to try pinpointing the problem but then it just randomly stops working.It’s not damaged either. I’m very careful while moving it and it’s in a dry safe environment. Maybe it’s my WiFi box because I have too many stuff connected, nope turns out that it’s still there and authorized on the list and within a couple of feet away from the box.I have to disconnect and reconnect this one repeatedly and at times it just lights up only half the beam with white light and doesn’t connect and stays like that for a day or 2 until it just randomly decides to work again I guess. Weird and I’m still trying to figure that out but it’s not my wall sockets either because I tried multiple and this is a relatively new house just 3 years old. Also the animation option especially is usually very glitchy and another big issue. It doesn’t fully work and it doesn’t always work on every light and doesn’t change the color properly and instead just goes back to standard 1 solid color rotations. I’m sure others have the same problem still.Not a week goes by that I have some issue with this one beam specifically. I bought 2 beams and 4 strips from LIFX. I didn’t drop the item or the packaging either so it’s either very sensitive to disconnecting or there’s some sort of technical issue with the product itself from the very beginning but I’m just very exhausted from giving this product the benefit of the doubt when it causes me a lot of unnecessary headaches each week with some issue.I absolutely love the lights though so this is why it makes it difficult to rate it a lower amount because I generally love it but it’s undeniable the multiple problems this item keeps causing but it also has to be brought to the attention of curious potential customers.Also their isn’t a lot of options available to choose from and they need to change that or bring back that custom option from the old app that’s absent in the new update because these options can get old fast. Maybe that was causing issues too. Also please come out with a version that doesn’t have a wire possibly.Maybe like a removable rechargeable battery pack in one of the beams that transfers that power through the magnets when you line them up but you can still plug it in to recharge from time to time. It would make room placement a little easier and more cleaner looking. Who knows maybe it’s a logistics issue and price per battery per unit it’s not that hard of an idea to think of but quality of life will improve for this I believe.I want it to be known to potential customers that I still do not regret buying this item since it has made my room look so much better and vibrant, but you will definitely have problems with this product and it’s up to you if you want to continue to go through with information from my experience. Room for improvement is definitely there.

Despite all the negative reviews, I figured I would purchase a set and give it a shot because I love the way they look. The installation was simple enough that I was able to install the units without reading the instructions. My advice though would be to install the units as if they did not have those 3M Velcro adhesive strips and treat them like simple adhesive strips. I tried to install a beam by applying the velcro strip to the wall then stick the beam to the strip and it was incredibly difficult and required a lot of force to get the beam to attach to the velcro.As for the multiple comments about the lack of brightness control, maybe they had an older version of the app, but there is brightness control for the app as well as brightness control through google home.Connection to the app and wifi was similar to other smart home setups, nothing overtly difficult or easier than other apps.I purchased the units around black Friday so they were $99, not the retail $150. Even at $99 I would not say they're a good deal. I think $99 should be retail and anything less than that would be the sale.Overall, I love them and who knows, maybe all the negative reviews are right and they will suck over time. But as of under a week of owning them, they're great, fun, and nice to look at.UPDATE: I have now owned these for 4 months, still as sturdy and bright as the day I installed them. No complaints, still in love with them.UPDATE 2: They're still up and running no problem, about 5 years later. My stance on the price still stands, especially since a lot of other competition is making similar lights. Cheers.

Cool looking light, but that's all it ever was while it remained in "setup mode." It is impossibly hard to add it to your Lifx app without the QR code that is supposed to be included on the back of the manual. Unfortunately, mine was missing. All attempts at using resets, the HK code on the controller, and generally attempting to manually add it were fruitless.I could visually confirm that the Beam eventually had a strong connection to my dedicated 2.4ghz network, alas the app would never acknowledge it and continue with the setup process. After a frustrating hour, I've put it back in the box and am returning it to Amazon. Never mind that the next problem would have been purchasing new command strips to actually mount the thing (this one was used and the opposing side that would stick to your wall were all missing).Do not try to save money with a "like new" purchase. Amazon is not ensuring that all components are present. You wouldn't think a simple manual that you can download online would matter, but without that QR code, you're very nearly toast!