OTA updates are being worked on, but no eta at the moment
No, never bothered to get the GE gateway. My Links work pretty well and rarely fall off, so didnāt seem critical to me. Still canāt wait for OTA functionality in ST!
1 Like
OK thanks. I decided to go for it. That one-click, same-day-shipping from Amazon is dangerous.
1 Like
Iām curious, though, about how Iāll know whether the GE Link hub actually updates the firmware on the bulbs. @Benji you mentioned in the thread I linked to at the top that it should be possible to see what firmware version the bulbs are running by looking in the IDE. Iām not sure I see anything obvious when I look. Wondering if you know how to check that? Thanks.
1 Like
I am curious on this too.
1 Like
Looks like I was wrong, unfortunately you canāt see the firmware version in the IDE, at least not as far as I can find.
Itās possible @slagle might know a sneaky way or they have access to see it on the backend but there are still more pressing matters for them at the moment 
Well I unpaired my four GE Link bulbs from ST and paired each one to the Link hub. No idea if the firmware on any of the four bulbs got updated, the wink app doesnāt include any details about firmware version # either. I left each one connected to the Link hub for 10-15 minutes, figuring either the firmware update would happen right away or not. Now the bulbs are paired back up with ST, so I guess weāll see whether they drop off the network less frequently with the (maybe) updated firmware.
Anyone want a very lightly used GE Link hub?
1 Like
As I understand it, with Wink hub anyway, as soon as you add the device is checks for firmware updates.
1 Like
Has anyone confirmed this? Just picked up the 2 bulb starter pack and 6 daylight bulbs for $50 on a HD closeout. Wondering if I should pair them to the GE Link hub first,
The GE link hub, which is the little white square that plugs into the wall like a wall wart, does not do any firmware updates. And apparently it is no longer being supported at all, as wink support has been telling people for about three weeks not to expect it to continue to be compatible with the new GE lightbulbs. It will come pre-ā paired with two bulbs, but after that it is entirely possible that any new bulbs you buy of any GE link model will not work with it. See recent Amazon reviews for quotes from wink support on the link hub:
The wink hub, in contrast, does do automatic device firmware updates for devices that are connected to it. But I have never heard of it doing a GE link bulb firmware update, I was not aware that there has been one made available as yet. I just checked today and didnāt see anything on either the wink or GE Link sites about available over the air firmware updates for the bulbs.
New ādaylightā bulbs
Meanwhile, the new ādaylightā models use a different firmware then the older link models. The boxes look almost the same, but the new models will not pair to the GE link hub at all, will only pair to SmartThings if you change the device handler after pairing, and Iām honestly not sure whether they pair to the Wink hub or not. Does the box say āwink compatibleā?
1 Like
Allegedly, according to @Tyler GE had an update but Iāve yet to see anyone out with it in the wild and ST canāt do over-the-air (OTA) ZigBee updates (yet).
I really donāt want to plug my Wink hub back in to check, itās not just because I hate Wink but because I actually hate GE Link bulbs more and I am in the process of switching them all out for GE 127xx Z-Wave switches.
No more āsmartā bulbs for me any more, chalk this one up to Home Automation lessons learned. People might not believe me about the power going out so often but it happened at 4am last night with all lights on.
I am with you about just smart bulbs and dumb switches. Itās just a pain for sure. Smart switches and color bulbs together is not so bad just the cost is quite high. Also there are less fortunate people out there with no choice because of their wiring configuration but definitely go with smart switch if you have a choice.
1 Like
Yeah I think the people who built my house have a switch fetish since there a LOT of single bulbs on separate switches which could have easily been put on another circuit grouped together.
Once you have two or more bulbs on a circuit though it becomes more cost effective to just by a smart switch instead of individual smart bulbs.
I took the plunge and bought a Wink hub to see if a firmware update would fix my bulbs. none of my bulbs updated past the revision that was already installed.
which should be the latest as of today since the Wink hub downloaded a bunch of firmware updates when i set it up.
So in theory if your Ge Link bulbs are reporting
That should be the latest and they dont/wont/shouldnt need an update. (which is sad considering the issues i am having)
On the Wink side of things the revision shows up as
2 Likes
So it seems like there never was an update to fix the firmware. My lights still drop off occasionally. I checked the firmware on my bulbs and they are all the same as yours. Most of my bulbs were bought back in 2014.