![]() ![]() ![]() Once you’ve created a scene, you can tap Perform to trigger it manually, or you can incorporate it into a Routine (which I’ll cover next). For scenes, you first name the scene and add a “cover” (basically a variety of images representing bedrooms, kitchens, entertainment rooms, and so on), then you program “actions,” which involves adding various lights and/or light groups and then setting their brightness, color temperature, and power status. Returning to the app’s main interface, the Automation tab lets you create both lighting scenes and routines. You can fiddle with the color of the Sylvania A19 Smart+ Full Color bulb by swiping the circular slider in its app. Finally, the Schedule tab lets you set basic on/off schedules that can be repeated on a daily or weekly basis. The Color tab features a circular color palette, while the Effect tab lets you pick a white light or color preset, or you can create your own, adding strobe or fade effects. The Basic tab lets you tinker with the bulb’s white light, with one slider controlling the brightness while the Warm/Cool slider lets you adjust the color temperature. To manually control a light or a light group from within the app, you just tap it, then tap one of the four tabs at the bottom of the screen. Sylvania’s A19 Smart+ Full Color bulbs can be grouped together and used in lighting scenes or routines. Once you get the hang of it, though, you’ll be able to turn the grouped lights on and off, change their brightness, and adjust their color temperatures, all in unison. The process of adding lights to a room or a group is somewhat confusing. I ended up with two bulbs in the “Master Bedroom” and one in the “Kids Room.” Confusingly, simply adding some bulbs to a room won’t let you control them simultaneously for that, you’ll need to add them to a separate lighting group. With the bulbs added to the app, you can begin moving them into “rooms” in your home. The pairing process went smoothly once my router was in 2.4GHz-only mode, and afterwards, I turned the 5GHz back on without encountering any further hiccups. The app quickly found the three A19 Smart+ bulbs I’d installed, but it refused to add them until I’d switched off the 5GHz band of my dual-band Wi-Fi router-unsurprising, given that almost every Wi-Fi smart bulb we’ve tested is compatible only with 2.4GHz wireless networks. Once you’re signed up, you press a “+” button in the top-right corner of the interface to add a new bulb, assuming it’s screwed in and switched on. The first step after installing the Sylvania Smart WiFi app is to register for an account you’ll need to enter your email address and create a password, as there’s no option for signing in with Apple, Facebook, or Google. Still, we should note that the brightest A19 smart bulbs can achieve lumen ratings in the 1,100 range. Capable of emitting up to 800 lumens of brightness (about equivalent to a 60-watt incandescent bulb), the A19+ can easily light up a room or a workspace installed in a lamp on my bedside table, the bulb did a fine job of illuminating my bedroom. ![]()
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