@claytonjn
Circadian daylight is interesting app! I was expecting the app to have more
parameter for adjustment, but still it is pretty good.
Thanks!
Let me know in that thread what additional adjustments you would like added and Iāll look into it!
Hi all
I just wanna give you all some short experience I have had lately. I have Osram bulbs over most of my house (both E27, E14 and GU10).
Within the past 2 months I have had 4 E27 RGBW bulbs broken 
1 bulb got a black star shape on the inside of it as if the electronics exploded inside it.
1 bulb had the metal tip in the end, melting off, meaning brown iggy and very smelly stuff came out it (and this happened during my wife had a study meeting with people over, sitting right where this bulb was, what are the odds)
2 bulbs just went dead, not responding
This has been very ennoying of course, returning them, getting replacements, update my CoRE rules with the new bulbs and so on.
Other than that Iām happy with the bulbs 
I just hope no more bulbs will brake on me
If Iām the only one with this, well, thatās on me
If others have had similar, it could be interesting to hear your experience
If this is not the right forum for this let me know, but when they say that the Osram Lightify will work with Alexa are they just talking about pairing it with ST and then adding it to Alexa as a authorized device? I think I saw that you are able to change the dim percentage, but itās not working. Is there a different setup to do that?
Had the same experience - 4 went in the past several weeks - just over 8 months old
Out of interest how did you get on with replacements - iāve been in contact with lightify@osram.com - but they hardly ever respond and still no signs of replacement bulbs. Going down the Hue route now as house is getting a bit dark !
Thatās wierd, almost same story. I dont know if I should gry or laugh
But I didnāt contact Osram. I returned to the shop I bought them from, and they have been very kind replacing them with no trouble.
That shop will then send them to the middle man which they bought it from, who will then probably send them to Osram.
In many countries there are at least 1 year warranty, and in my country we have 2.
So if yours are still just 8 months, shouldnāt just make complaint to the shop you bought it from?
Got a small issue:
I just bought some Osram Lightify A19 bulbs that are non-tunable (i.e., fixed at 2700K).
One of the bulbs had been previously opened and (I think) paired to an Osram hub. I do not have an Osram hub, and have the lights directly connected to SmartThings v2.
It pairs fine, along with the 3 other bulbs of its kind. However, I think the Osram hub was able to change the dim rate of the bulb. The bulb that was opened fades on and off over 1 second whenever itās toggled, whereas the 3 other (unopened) bulbs are instant on and off.
The stock ZLL White Color Temperature Bulb DTH doesnāt let me change the dim rate, and neither does the Lightify Bulb v2 DTH in this thread. Does anyone know of a SmartThings custom DTH that will let me change the bulb dim rate to Instant?
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Quick question and it wasnāt clear to me:
I have two Osram Lightify Tunable white bulbs. I wanted them grouped together.
I added them separately in devices
I created a virtual switch from this DTH: Virtual Device for Osram Lightify Bulb.
Which smartapp should i use setup the simultaneous control of these bulbs? Smartlighting just controls on and off but not the colors.
Thanks in advance!
Iāve had a series of adventures with my BR-30s since Christmas as they stopped working (losing color setting and turning to a bright white) was able to get the replacements quickly. (If you need warranty replacement make sure you attach an invoice showing proof of purchase).
So now Iām getting super slugish results when using the Osram app. Dynamic Scenes arenāt working at all, except for the super useful plant lifeā¦ Just curious if you guys have a better solution or have encountered any similar problems?
Suddenly our OSRAM LIGHTIFY LED A19 RGBW randomly turns on at night. I checked the event list and at the time it randomly turns on there is a poll and ping command. Anyone know what is causing this and how to control or delay these? There is no specific smart app but the light is involved with a turn on/off automation routine controlled by an iPhone widget and Google Home.
Check and see if that was also the time it was checked for a firmware update? If so, theyāre working on it.
I have 3 E27 RGBW burnt within 1-2 months only, and when I mentioned that in one of the forums here, and complained about the quality of the bulbs, everybody thought itās odd as they didnāt experience similar situation! I finally replaced my table lamp as the 3 died on the same lamp. I just bought a couple of E27 and GU10 Warm to White to try. I canāt afford burning more RGBW and Iām thinking seriously of moving to hue, but I have no experience with them. BTW, I bought the Osram Hub and updated all my existing bulbs and every time I buy new one, I connect the bulb, update the firmware. reset the bulb and connect to ST. The color wheel was the best but after updating itās replaced by a color bar which is stupid, very slow and sometimes not responsive. I like the old color wheel in the Osram RGBW device type.
I bought them from Amazon and 3 RGBW died within 1-2 months, but never crossed my mind that I can replace/ return them! I have a Prime membership, any ideas/ advices?
Just give amazon a call and get them replaced. Iāve replaced 3 in the last year with no issues. Also Osram provide a 2 year warranty too on all of the lightify gear.
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It seems like the Lightify bulbs have a pretty high failure rate for bulbs that are supposed to last 20k hours.
Loweās had a small sell going on the Lightify bulbs and strip, so I decided to pick a few up for use and testing. So far they are doing pretty good.
One thing I am wondering is if anyone has found a 3rd party power supply and controller for the RGBW strip? I bought the starter kit that comes with three 2ā strips, a controller and power supply. Iāve installed one of the strip sections under a cabinet in the kitchen, but the other two strips are sitting unused since my other cabinets are across the room (and those are split up by the stove). So Iām looking for a way to power and control the other two strips without having to buy two more starter kits which will not only cost a ton, but leave me with six strips I canāt use.
I have two of these bulbs, but I always have trouble getting them connected and making sure they receive commands. Has anyone else had trouble with the range on these? SmartThings will never discover them unless I take them downstairs, pair them to the hub, then put them into the correct fixture upstairs.
I donāt seem to have connect issues, they setup fast and easy, but seem to fade away and loose response. Can only get they to wake up by killing power a few secs and when they power back up they seem fine for a while. Iām guessing a firmware update would help, but looks like I need their special hub and app to do this. Really looking for a workaround to update the over the air. May just return them, very fustrating, probably why Loweās dumped them on sale a few months ago.
OTA updates for OSRAM bulbs are coming! Follow this thread:
ST says:
Current Version: 0x01020189
Target Version: 0x01020189
Last Updated: N/A
The one unit I have the most trouble with says:
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