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Can Alexa control lights without a hub?
Do You Need A Hub For Your Smart Bulbs To Work With Alexa? No, you don’t need a Hub. Simply say “Alexa turn on the living room light” and she does it. These bulbs have Wi-Fi built right in—so they’re compatible with Alexa straight out of the box.
Does Alexa work as a hub?
Your Echo with a smart home hub can control compatible Zigbee smart home devices. You can also control smart home devices by enabling the Alexa skill for that device or related hub, or moving the device to your Echo smart home hub.
How do I connect my Alexa to my lights?
How to connect Alexa to smart lights
- Open the Alexa app, then turn on the light you want to connect.
- Navigate to the Devices tab, then tap All Devices. Quick tip: If you see a button that says Lights, tap that to connect.
- Scroll down the list to find the light you want to connect. Tap the name of the light.
Do Smart Bulbs need a hub?
Smart lights, unless they state that they are compatible via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, will require a hub to be controlled. Smart lights use radio frequencies to communicate and the hub acts as a translator for controllers. A smart hub is beneficial to large networks and can manage up to fifty bulbs at once.
What does it mean no hub required?
What companies really mean when they say “no hub required” is that the device will connect to your WiFi network, then connect to the company’s servers over the internet. Those servers are running software that would normally be in a hub and are what allow them to be hubless.
Why do you need a hub?
A hub serves as the nerve center of your home automation system and ties all of your devices together. Now, most smart home devices, regardless of the protocol they use, are controllable with their own app—and if they need a bridge or hub, they will typically come with one.
Can Alexa control LED lights?
LED Strip Lights works with Alexa: You can control them with your mobile phone by App and Amazon Alexa, just simply speak Voice command to turn ON/OFF, Changing Colors/Modes, Dim/Brighten the lights.
Does Echo dot control lights?
Just ask, “Alexa, turn on the living room light”. Use your voice to turn on lights, adjust thermostats, lock doors, find TV shows, and more with compatible connected devices. Echo Dot is our most popular voice-controlled speaker, now with improved sound and a new design.
How does a smart bulb work with Alexa?
You simply need to buy smart LED bulbs that can connect to WiFi or a smart hub that’s compatible with Amazon’s Echo. With Alexa and your voice, you can turn the bulbs on or off. (Note: Some of the smart bulbs can work directly with Alexa, and others need a smart home hub to work with Alexa.)
What Alexa devices have a hub?
The all-new Echo Show and Echo Plus include a built-in smart home hub that seamlessly connects and controls Zigbee smart devices, such as light bulbs, door locks, in-wall switches, sensors, and plugs, without the need for separate hubs or a smart home skill.