The color effects also change, like a lava lamp, ebbing with color and intensity.Įffects allow you to create different color effects, just as the name suggestions. Some are blends - we loved personally the 'mellow' option under 'Create.' Others are tied to holidays, like Halloween. While each Tile can be its own color - or all five the same - you can actually create variations within the Tiles on their own to create truly beautiful light displays. The way you can paint within each Tile is a big selling point. That happened to us - and we had to remove the Tiles twice from the wall to reattach cables before they were settled, connected and working. Hanging the Tiles with them pre-attached runs the risk of one cable coming loose. So you can't slide a cable into the back of its neighbor once it's mounted. Why? Because the input and output ports are on the back of the Tile and up, hidden, against the wall once you've installed it. The main problem is each Tile needs to be connected to the next one - all five together - before you start to hang them.

We never really got them perfectly flush - and even our attempts took two people working in tandem: someone to attach them with the Velcro stickers, while the second person held the remaining tiles. The basics, however, are as follows.Īll in all, we re-hung our Tiles three times to get them so they stayed connected, and worked together. In any event, to get the Tiles to actually respond to the app, and change colors as they're meant to took multiple attempts on our part. Maybe you're throwing a Super Bowl party and want to give some props to each team. You can also assign each Tile its own color as well. The goal is to make the Tiles work in tandem, and have them change color in unison. Put those aside, because you're going to want to make sure the Tiles actually work together before you put them up. These Velcro stickers are what you'll use to attach the Tiles to your wall. You need to connect them to each other in order: This is key to the Tiles working properly, and you want to make sure you attach and connect them this way. The one to start with has a green round sticker on the back, so this helps. (You don't have to drill holes in the wall to install these.) Each square Tile is marked in order. Lifx Tiles comes in a large box, and inside you'll find five square lights, micro USB cables, and 3M Command Strips with Velcro for the wall.

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