If you’re like most homeowners, you probably have a few LED light strips hanging around your house. They can be handy for adding a little extra light when you need it, but they can also be a pain to control. Fortunately, there are a few ways to control LED strip lights with Alexa. Here are three tips:
- Use voice commands to turn on and off the lights. You can use voice commands to turn on and off the lights using the Alexa app or by saying “Alexa, turn on light strip” or “Alexa, turn off light strip.” You can also use voice commands to change the brightness of the lights using the “Alexa, set light strip brightness to [level]” command.
- Use smart home devices to control LED strip lights. If you have a compatible smart home device such as an Amazon Echo or Google Home, you can use voice commands to control LED strip lights from those devices as well. For example, you could say “Alexa, turn on my bedroom light” or “Google Home, turn on my living room lamp” to activate those devices and then use voice commands to control the LED strip lights from those devices using the same commands that work with Alexa.
- Control LED strip lights with an app like IFTTT (If This Then That). IFTTT is an app that lets you create chains of simple actions between different apps and devices in your home so that you can automate tasks that you do frequently without having to remember multiple different passwords or user IDs for different apps and devices. For example, if you want to automatically turn on your bedroom light when it gets dark outside, you could create an IFTTT recipe that uses the Google Home device as part of your chain of actions. The recipe would look something like this: When Google Home hears “dark outside” spoken aloud by someone in ..
Which LED Strip Lights Work with Alexa?
There are two types of LED strip lights that work with Alexa.
The first type is smart LED strip lights that support Alexa. The lights will either say “Compatible with Alexa,” “Supports Alexa,” “Works with Alexa,” or something similar. You can usually find these labels on the product packing or in the product description.
The second type is regular LED strip lights that don’t support Alexa. However, this doesn’t mean that they won’t work with Alexa. You’ll just need to connect them to a smart plug that supports Alexa.
So what’s the difference?
To keep it simple, smart LED strip lights have been designed to work with Alexa to provide users with more features and a better user experience. We’ll show you how to control the various features soon.
Regular strip lights plug into outlets and are usually controlled with a remote—you’re usually limited to the features on the remote. Thankfully, with the help of smart plugs, we can make regular strip lights work with Alexa, too (but with fewer features).
How to Connect Your Lights to Alexa
To get your strip lights to work with Alexa, you need to connect them.
If you have regular lights, you need a smart plug that supports Alexa. Follow the instructions provided with your smart plug to set it up. Then, connect the smart plug to Alexa through the Alexa app. Once it’s connected, plug your strip lights into the smart plug.
Technically, your lights aren’t connected to Alexa—your smart plug is. You’ll be controlling the smart plug, which controls your lights.
For smart LED strip lights, simply plug them into an outlet. Follow the instructions provided with the lights to set them up. Then, pair your smart lights by registering them as a new device in the Alexa app. Follow the instructions in the app to connect the lights.
How to Control Regular LED Strip Lights with Alexa
There are three ways to control your regular strip lights with Alexa.
The first method is through the Alexa app. If you connected your lights to Alexa using a smart plug, you can control the plug through the app. First, open the Alexa app and tap the “Devices” tab at the bottom of the screen. Then, tap “Plugs” in the top row of devices.
Find the name of your smart plug and press the “On” or “Off” switch beside it. Your lights will turn on if the switch says “On,” and they will turn off if the switch says “Off.”
The second method to control your lights is with your voice. You need to be close enough to your Alexa device that it can pick up your voice. Say, “Alexa, turn on [plug name],” or “Alexa, turn off [plug name].”
The last method to control your lights is by scheduling your smart plug. You can create a schedule for your smart plug to turn on and off—through the smart plug’s app or the Alexa app.
How to Control Smart LED Strip Lights with Alexa
There are three ways to control your smart strip lights with Alexa.
The first method is through the Alexa app. If you connected your lights to Alexa, you can control them through the app. First, open the Alexa app and tap the “Devices” tab at the bottom of the screen. Then, tap “Lights” in the top row of devices.
Find the name of your smart lights and press the “On” or “Off” switch beside it. Your lights will turn on if the switch says “On,” and vice versa.
If you tap the name of the lights, you could find additional features, such as the ability to control the brightness and change colors. Some smart lights might have more features than others.
The second method to control your smart lights is with your voice. You need to be close enough to your Alexa device that it can pick up your voice. Some common commands include:
“Alexa, turn on [light name]. ” “Alexa, turn off [light name]. ” “Alexa, set [light name] brightness to [0-100] percent. ” “Alexa, change [light name] color to [color]. ”
Some smart lights will have more voice commands, but it depends on the brand.
The last method to control your lights is by scheduling them. You can create a schedule for your smart strip lights to turn on and off—through the smart lights’ app or the Alexa app.
And there you have it. You can now have fun and control your LED strip lights with Alexa.
