Govee WiFi LED Strip Light 5m, Smart RGB Strip, App Control, Works with Alexa and Google Assistant, Music Sync, LED Lights for Bedroom, TV, Party

I installed this Govee 5m LED strip behind my sofa to create an uplighting effect, and it dramatically improved the atmosphere in the room. The light spread is even and soft, perfect for evening and accent lighting without being harsh. ✅ What stands out • Simple Alexa + WiFi setup – Connected quickly to my WiFi and integrated with Alexa and the Govee app without issues. • Responsive app control – Brightness, colors, and scene changes are instant via the app or voice commands. • Strong brightness for indirect lighting – More than enough light for decorative use behind furniture. • Good quality colors – The shades look rich and not washed out. ❌ Things to know before you install • Adhesive isn’t forgiving – Once you stick it down, removing and repositioning weakens the adhesive. • Plan before peeling – Do a dry run and mark the route first. • Clean the surface – Best results on smooth, dust-free walls or furniture. 🔍 Usage experience The strip reconnects automatically to WiFi after power cuts and hasn’t dropped connection so far. Alexa commands work reliably, and the app scheduling is useful for daily automation. ✅ Should you buy it? Buy it if you want smart ambient lighting that just works and integrates well with Alexa. Skip it if you plan to move or reposition the strip often. ✔ Overall: Great value smart LED strip with excellent app control. Install carefully and you’ll love the result.

LED Review This review applies to the Govee 5-metre RGB (multi-coloured) LED strip with Alexa/Google home capability, plus remote control via the Govee Home app. In the box you’ll find 1 x 5mtr rolled LED strip, 1 x white power supply, 1 x white LED controller with 1 x Strip connector, along with basic Installation Instructions. Everything looks to be of good quality. This kit Does Not include a handheld remote control – everything is done through the Govee App. This set has been installed in a converted loft which my son uses as his bedroom. I had already worked out where the strips were going to be located and installed a dedicated 13amp socket close by. The power supply has an approx. 100cm lead and the LED controller an approx. 50cm lead. So, you need to ensure you have a 13amp socket within 150cm of where you want to locate the start of the strip. As I needed to split the LED strip into two separate strips, I also used a splitter (purchased from Amazon) to connect the two strips to one controller. The LED strip is quite thin, so needs to be handled carefully – this isn’t a negative statement, just an observation. Installation was quite straightforward. After rolling out the strip and cutting to length, I began sticking it down, starting from the end closest to the power supply. I found it best to reveal approx. 2 inches of sticky tape at a time and use a single finger to carefully apply pressure to the strip, avoiding the electrical components. The adhesive felt strong to the touch and has bonded with the painted wooden beam very well. It’s imperative that the area has been cleaned and prepared prior to sticking (I used strong alcohol wipes and a soft cloth to remove any excess moisture. Once installed I then connected the strip to the controller. I found the weight of the connector was enough to slowly start pulling the strip away from the beam. Therefore, I used some double-sided tape to also stick the connector to the beam. When you turn everything on for first time, the LED strip flashes through several colours. There is also a button on the controller that lets you scroll through the main RGB colours. To get full control of the LED stripes, you need to download the Govee Home app from the appropriate app store. The app requires you to create an account and needs location permissions to work. Once registered, you then connect to the LED controller. This can be done by either WiFi (2.4g only though - there is no 5g WiFi connectivity) or Bluetooth. The instruction booklet gives clear instructions on how to connect. For some reason you get a wider range of controllers & effects when connected via Bluetooth. I was very surprised at the Govee app’s comprehensive functionality. As well at the obvious single colour & brightness options, there is also a full spectrum colour wheel. Unfortunately, dragging your finger around the colour wheel doesn’t automatically change the LED colours. You can only tap on the colour you want & then the LED’s will change. The app has a vast range of different ‘scenes’ that you can choose. You can also choose scenes with an accompanying soundtrack eg. Thunderstorm, running water, campfire, etc. The ‘Rainbow’ scene was used for the video demo. Overall, I am very impressed with the whole kit – very straight forward to install with plug & play simplicity. It would’ve been nice to include a handheld remote control, but the impressive functionality of the app easily makes up for this small omission. For a stress free and successful installation, I’d definitely recommend planning things out before hand, make sure you got access to a 13amp socket, clean the surfaces thoroughly and just take your time when sticking down the strip. I had to reduce the LED brightness down to around 40% for my photo’s. Any higher and the brightness was too overpowering for the camera. Update 25/10/21: I have installed a second set in the same room. Using the 'Same Device' option in the 'Smarts' section of the Govee app I was able to sync & link both controllers so they work in tandem. The short video demonstrates the 'Rainbow' & 'Fire' scenes from within the app. I also managed to connect both controllers to Alexa. Once both controllers were added to the same group, they would both respond at the same time to the usual voice commands. However, I did find that you could only select single colours via alexa. There is no facility to activate multicolour sequences in the same way as the 'scenes' section of the Govee app.

These lights are great. I've had them for a year or 2 now, and they are still going strong. Very easy to set up no other items need to keep them in place. In the time i've had them not once have they slipped out of place or fallen down. Took me minutes to set up the entire thing. Only recently have a couple of the lights stopped working properly but I believe it is due to a fault of my own. The price is fantastic and the app is super easy and simple. I recommend a lot especially if your not looking to spend a ridiculous amount on LEDs.

I looked at lots of different LED lights before settling on these. They were not the cheapest by any means but I think you get what you pay for and these are well worth the money. The packaging is excellent they look and feel like a quality product when you open them. I used these lights to go on the back of my sons 32 inch TV. You can see in the picture that I used the entire 5m strip by looping around from the outside to the centre of the back of the TV. It took me about 5 minutes to apply the product. The corners can be a little tricky initially but once you have done one it becomes second nature and you start whizzing around the TV. Once everything was applied I connected the power and put the TV into position. I used the adhesive on the back of the remote to hide that on the side of the chest of drawers that this TV sits on. It's within reach if needed but out of sight as well. Then I downloaded the app and it took a few minutes to set up the lights and connect them to the wifi network. It was really easy to do. Then we tried out the lights and they were fantastic. Super bright! Lots of different colours, and I mean lots. You can use a colour wheel to make almost any colour you can think of. Finally I hooked them up to Alexa which was a fairly quick process. Once I had done that my son was able to control the lights with his voice. It works really well. Just to take it a step further, I also connected his Xbox to Alexa and then I created a routine. Now, when my son says "Alexa, it's game time" the Xbox turns on and the LED lights illuminate at the same time to a colour of his choice. It works really well and looks impressive when you do it. When he is done he says "Alexa, game over" and it turns of the lights and the Xbox together. Very cool. The quality of the lights and the brightness is great. These pictures do not do it justice at all. They were taken in a room with no other lights turned on at all. They are super bright. I'm really happy with them and I will be buying some for our downstairs TV in the near future.

Just installed these on a 60" TV. The 5m strip still left me with spares at the end, which is helpful if you need to make cuts and remove sections to get corners in the right place etc. When you do these be really careful to plan the pattern first. It's really easy to start sticking down a strip and then realise that you'll have to go around a power cable on the back of your TV etc and it would have been better to move them down an inch ;) I've done a few sets of LED strips and these feel like good quality with decent adhesive. The mains plug adaptor is fairly compact and the switch unit on the back of the TV is neat and fits tidily away with its own adhesive. I opted to use additional L-shaped corner pieces for this install (sold separately) which I think are totally worth the extra time for a more professional finish. All the LEDs lit perfectly, and the app picked them up first time and easily integrated with Alexa after installing the Govee Home Skill. The app itself works perfectly, both over bluetooth and WiFi offering a bunch of functionality, but in my case i'm using Alexa routines to control these lights. Alexa works well, the lights respond quite quickly and in routines you can select power on/off, brightness and the normal range of colours (see note further on). The brightness is excellent. At night I found that 65% was more that bright enough. My only slight niggle is that the colours don't match up well with some Philips Hue bulbs in the room. Thats obviously not the fault of this product but be aware if thats important to you. Selecting 'warm white' on both these leds and the Hue lamps produces quite different results, although standard colours like red, blue, green obviously match perfectly. These seem good quality, good adhesive (which is important!), work with Alexa, have a good app and offer great brightness. Pretty amazing price too. Totally recommended.

The 5 meter led strips were just about enough to get from one to the other end of our kitchen. For the price-value I would recommend this product to friends and family and anyone who wants to add some warm colours and style to their kitchen or other room. Delivery time: even during the restrictions of lock down the item arrived within 5 to 7 days which is acceptable to me. Installing: Child’s play. Installing the lights was very easy. Just remove the strips of the adhesive tape and place them on any clean dust free surface and follow the direction you need it to go. Colour intensity: Not the greatest indeed but you do get five meters of led strip with a smart controller you can remotely control with phone or Alexa easily so price value people! White colour: Not really white but has a little turquoise or blue tone to it as you can see in the photo. You can also see the white under cabinet led strips from Govee which are 100% white. Features: Govee really invests in expanding the features of the app. Since I bought this product they extended the app from basic controls like on/off, switch colour to scene settings adjust to music played to more and more scene settings. See photos. I love that it has an automatic on and off based on timer settings so it turns on at 10 pm and turns off at 11 pm in our kitchen. Connectivity: Whether you use WiFi or Bluetooth you have easy access to your LEDs and connecting it with your phone is easy. Also easy to connect with your Alexa, just follow the instructions from the installation manual! All in all, good product!

Will do pros and cons but a bit of my experience first. I have a 5m set and a 2x5m set going around my room. The 5m set is a replacement after my first one shut down entirely after a week or so. Thought it was me who might've messed it up during setup but it just seems to be how it functions overall. About 2 weeks into this new 5m set the colours are starting not to match or have breaks in them. For example blue has breaks in it, whereas white has a different colour through it. Now one of the 5m from the 2x5m set is starting to act up the same way. It's not the end of the world but I mean that's not what you pay for. I use Alexa for my room and they're pretty quick with changing after a voice command. In conclusion, i ended up reaching out to the govee support team who were pretty great but with my newest light breaking down I may not come back to this product. I don't use the remote and it's not really amazing. Just cycle through colours, put on music mode, or power off. Pros: good range of colour, responsive with Alexa, very easy set up. Brightness good. Adhesion good. Cons: seems to have a short lifespan before malfunctions. Could be unlucky with current sets by it's a problem with 3/4 of the strips It's an overall 6/10

So far so good. Easy to install, although had to contact Govee regarding cutting to length as we could not find specific instructions regarding that. (Govee responded very quickly and said we could but at the appropriate cut points). Very easy to use via the app or Alexa.