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@@homekitnews Neat!

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Thanks. I’m aiming to release videos more often. It just takes a lot of time to do the videos the way I prefer, but I’m getting better at cutting down on the parts that take up more time.

Thanks. I’d say comparing the two, the Cololight is probably brighter as the LEDs are more closely packed together. The Cololight has some nice animations too, but at preset it can’t (easily) do custom static painting on the strip like the Onvis can. It is possible in theory, but there’s no way to save your creations.

Sorry to hear that. I don’t use mine since the Aqara T1 came out, but I think mine only disconnected once in the couple of years or so I was using them, and a power cycle was only required to get them running again. If they’re all doing this, it’s unlikely they’re all coincidentally faulty, so it’s very strange they’re acting this way. Did you try contacting Onvis about it?

Yeah, it's strange. Even stranger, after writing this review two of the units reconnected on their own. They never did that before. I always had to default and add back in. Two are still down though. Went through all of the usually trouble shooting multiple times. I recently bought the Aqara T1 myself. So far so good....@@homekitnews

Hi, in the Onvis app you have two options for when power is restored to the strip - Last State, or Fixed. Last State is the one you would want, and it works with all modes, including Preset. Fixed allows you to set a specific (solid) colour and brightness level on power restoration.

You can’t extend these strips unfortunately. However, you can get them to sync via HomeKit or the Onvis app.

thanks, but can i install few of them next to each other separately so it looks like a whole thing?

I don’t see why not. you may have to work out how to hide the wire coming out of one end of the strips, but other than that it should be ok.

As far as I’m aware as this only uses WiFi, there’s no potential Thread capability for this device, and no firmware could bring Thread to it.

Yes, it’s available via the Onvis app. Be aware that this strip is only really fully useable via The iOS version of the app. Apparently the Android version is very limited.

@@homekitnews So in Android I can't turn on/off certain blocks?

I don’t use Android, so I had to double check. It seems there’s no Android version of their app, so if you use Google or Amazon, you still need to use their iOS app. I’m just double-checking with Onvis to make sure that’s correct. It would seem that even if you’re able to set it up, whilst you could control it via the Google or Amazon apps on Android, there’s no way to access the multicolour lighting options via these respective apps. UPDATE: I’ve been told there is an app for Android that can control some Onvis devices, called ‘Cloud Intelligence’. It doesn’t give you the same features for the light strip that the iOS Onvis app does, but it allows you to control the strip on a basic level only.

Hi, yes that’s possible. You would have to create a preset with the relevant sections turned off and save it in the Onvis app.

@@homekitnews thx 🙏

Hi, Is it within reach of your WiFi network? I know it sounds like an obvious question, but it’s best to check.

@@homekitnews Yes it is within WiFi. And at this point nothing is too obvious to ask. Thanks for asking.

@@jdpriode when you scan the HomeKit code in either the Onvis or Apple Home app, what happens?

@@homekitnews ok, I unplugged the strip and set it next to router and now the app has detected it. Now I will move it back into the kitchen I guess 30 feet from router was too far away for detection. Thanks for the prompt to get closer.

Hi, yes you can now deactivate units at the start or end of a strip without cutting the strip. It’s in the settings for the strip in the Onvis app.

@@homekitnews great thank you. Is it only for the start or end of the strip?

Yes, you can only deactivate units from either end, although you can set individual units to be at zero brightness in a custom preset too if you want, which achieves a similar effect.

@@homekitnews thank you for your help and video

You’re welcome, always!

Hi, they’re different products in some ways - the Nanoleaf can only do 1 colour at at time, so the K1 is better if you want multiple colours. The Nanoleaf is a LOT brighter, especially for white light, so if that’s important, then the Nanoleaf is the one to go for. The Nanoleaf also uses Thread, not WiFi, so if you have a HomePod Mini or 2021 Apple TV, you’ll get really fast response times.

@@homekitnews thanks for the response, do you know if Onvis can connect to the tv to show the colors that are playing on the tv?

No, it’s not possible unfortunately.

Hi, I plan to choose the winners at random this weekend, and will contact them on Monday to get their details.

@@homekitnews thanks for the fast answer🙂

@@Torretxx no problem, did you post a comment and specify your preference for the competition?

@@homekitnews yes i did.

No, I don’t tend to get that close. Did you discover something concerning?

I will never use ist indoor, because of the smell.

There’s was no information on the amount of lumens the strip is capable of, so I couldn’t include it. It’s also not RGBW, only RGB, so colour temperature isn’t something I could reliably measure.

@@homekitnews Oh ok didn't know about the RGBW thing, good point For brightness and colors I just expected comparison to other strips you have, like other big reviewer channels usually do

Informative review nonetheless, thanks for replying w additional info!

@@live688 if this was a basic strip, I may have compared it to others, but the two issues there is that I’d have to first have a variety of other strips to hand, which I don’t have, but more importantly, this strip has so many features, it would be a really long video if I included a comparison section. The written review does go into more detail however, if that’s of use.

@@live688 thanks. It’s a great light strip, especially for the features and price.

It works with Apple HomeKit, Google Assistant, and Amazon Alexa, but as I only focus on iOS and HomeKit, I am not aware of whether Onvis make an Android app.

@@homekitnews It works but only when you want to change colour of the whole thing or change the brightness, other than that you HAVE TO buy an apple product...

@@altairacu377 hopefully if you only just bought it you can return it for a refund.

I don't want a refund I want them to make the Onvis home app for android

@@altairacu377 have you contacted them?