NanoleafSmart LED Ceiling Lights (4" Downlight (4PK))

Got this to replace some retrofitted cans I had in my place, turns out the driver is giant and doesn't fit inside a standard recessed light can. So if you are not planning to remove the can you have, or drill new holes, it probably won't fit.

These are the only downlights I was able to find that support Matter over Thread. They are great as lights, but unfortunately connectivity on thread leaves a lot to be desired. Oftentimes lights far away from the hub fail to respond, letting down the Thread expectation of a reliable mesh network connectivity among devices.

Update 08/19/2024: lowering to 1 star, would lower to 0 if it was an option. Trying to sleep, but the light right above me will not turn off and has no connectivity. I will have to eventually replace these with Phillips Hues.Update 08/03/2024: lowering this to 2 stars. These are actually terrible and I do not recommend them. I was able to connect them to a physical Hue remote to turn them on/off or set to different colors, which now gives me an alternative to just having to use the Apple Home app or Siri. But they have not improved at all, as far as connectivity or responsiveness. There is a significant delay when turning them on/off, dimming, or changing colors. Even within the set of 4, 2 will change, followed by the third, and maybe followed by the fourth. They are right above my appletv and linksys mesh node, so its not a connectivity issue.I occasionally have these types of issues on my Philips down lights, but with these, it’s every time on both sets of 4 I installed.Original Review:I give this a 3/5 stars because they installed quickly and paired with Apple Homekit very smoothly. Biggest negative is there is a significant delay when changing colors or dimming, unlike my Philips Hue downlights. The other negative is that the colors don't really match what I expect. For example, purple looks blue and there seems to not be a true purple. Generally look for warm yellow light and having a hard time getting a nice warm yellow. Its either very white or too yellow.The 4” size and flat format worked out really well for install and look way better than the big 6” cans. The main reason for purchasing these was because of the 4” size and matter compatibility.My install has them permanently powered on and not using a switch. Right now I can only change them using the Apple Home app. Need to find some sort of wireless remote that I can dim or change colors.

I purchased 20 of these Essentials Matter down lights. I’ve got 4 units installed in 3 rooms, then a hallway with 4, and two other areas with the rest. After I began, I found out I needed to update my Apple TV 4K to the current version and I purchased a Home Pod mini to test in one of the rooms so I would be able to walk into the room and tell Siri to turn the lights on and off, etc.. It worked perfectly and now I have 2 rooms with home pod mini’s and I plan to add some other commands with some new scenes. One of the main reasons I bought them was to be able to change the color white throughout the day. Warm at night, bright white during the day time and so on.At first I had issues with delayed responses and some long delays waiting for the lamps to connect to Home Kit when I tried to set them up first through Apple alone. Prior to installing any of them in the ceiling I set up one unit on a countertop with a hardwire Edison plug which I tested until I was willing to put 4 in the ceiling and try to sync them up once installed. After a considerable amount of effort here is my findings and the 4 steps I did which got them working really well and incredibly quickly. What the directions won’t tell you…Step 1 - Once I installed all of the lights in the ceiling I turned them on and off 5 times at the light switch. 2-3 seconds on / 2-3 seconds off until they all flashed a few colors and reset back to factory. (I found this step to be the most important) If you only get a couple of them to reset (by flashing), I suggest come back in 5-10 mins and try again.Step 2 – Add each device one at a time using the Nanoleaf app BEFORE setting them up in Apple Home Kit. It will automatically detect them through Bluetooth. I tried it the other way around (Going through Home Kit first) and failed miserably with massive lag and connection issues that were aggravating. Even if you don’t use the Nanoleaf app in the future this is super important. And I bought these so I could use them exclusively with the Home Kit App, but you must go through this step first.Step 3 – Update all the lights to the latest firmware using the Nanoleaf app, which will minimize the lag time, disconnections etc… And get them working the way they should be working. It will also allow you to check that each device is connected to thread. When you look under the setting of each device it will show the thread connection and say “Connect to Matter”.Step 4 – Add each device by clicking “connect to Matter” and they will be added into the Apple Home Kit.Pro-Tip – When setting them up in Nanoleaf app, there’s a setting that states “power loss recovery”. I enabled that on all my devices so that it would return to the last setting once power is restored.Anyway, these lights are unbelievably awesome, the color rendering is excellent and the dimming sets them apart from a lot of others at this price. I’ve tried about a half dozen smart switches and think I may have found an excellent one to go with these lights that never actually turns the power off but rather “blacks” them out.

These are the absolute worst lights in the world. You get what you pay for. Updating all the lights via BlueTooth!?!?!? When it’s connected to WiFi and Thread over Matter!!! Light go out, change color unexpectedly, react slowly and are all around a bust. I say this a lot, but you get what you pay for. And forget customer care, more like customer forget! Now I am replacing all 45 in ceiling lights, I really wanted to like these!

Constantly lost connection to either the official app or the Apple home app, despite the Apple HomePod mini is right next to them. Don’t not buy.

These downlights are amazing! Been waiting to change out old lighting for a quality smart might to hit the market and its Nanoleaf!!Like any product using mesh technology over wifi there are always a few small gremlins to work out of the network.Definitely need to have network up and running for lights to connect - loss of network just a simple power reboot of lights after network restores.No major inconsistencies, color issues or any noticeable or annoying lag in command responses. While playing around with different scenes and color hues within a small time frame and then returning to normal schedules I have only experienced 1 or 2 lights in a network of 8 to 15 needing a color/intensity reboot.In the end I’ve switch my entire house over to Nanoleaf downlights I Highly recommend the Nanoleaf Brand!