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NANO LEAF 4D SCREEN MIRROR + LIGHSTRIP KIT

As the title suggests, I bought the lightstrip + webcam for my monitor but since it was smaller than the minimum size (65") I had to cut it.

So now I would like to know...can I reuse the cut lightstrip? If so how?

Thanks so much to anyone who will help me!!

0 Comments
2024/05/19
00:43 UTC

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More motions?

Posted this yesterday but I don’t think it went through, so let’s try again! I just put up my Nanoleaf hexes and I was messing around with scenes. I was looking at the more motions to see how I could change the light animation, but when I downloaded the different effects a lot of them just made my lights white and flickery. Do they only work with the canvas lights? Or is there a glitch on my end?

0 Comments
2024/05/18
22:18 UTC

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HELP! How does the visualizer work?

I have used it before and loved it. It worked perfectly and was activated by the bass, when music played the light worked how they should and when music stopped the lights stopped… but now the visualizer is not doing that… instead it is flashing the lights randomly and without the music playing. How do i restore the function of the visualizer?

2 Comments
2024/05/18
20:56 UTC

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Nanoleaf 4D video and music sync

Hey guys. I installed the nanoleaf 4d today. But when i watch a video or a straming app. Even though it matches the color. It doesnt match the voices or music in the video. Like it doesnt react to the sounc that much just match the content. But for music it does. Isnt it supposed to do both together? Or all the light strips are like this? Please help me …

0 Comments
2024/05/18
15:55 UTC

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4d and shape setup question

I have both my 4f and my shapes working together but my shapes are on the opposite wall from the TV. It's mirroring from the screen so when I try a red/blue test page, the light behind me on my right is grabbing the color code from the left of the screen and vice versa. I tried messing with the shape orientation but it did not seem to adjust. Is there a setting I'm missing in the 4d config ?

0 Comments
2024/05/18
05:25 UTC

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Considering Nanoleaf Skylights for Entire Home Remodel – Feasible or Not?

I'm having my home partially remodeled this summer, replacing all the ceilings. I'm considering using Nanoleaf Skylights in every room. What do you all think? If this isn't a great idea, what would you suggest? Smart switches or switch conversions are off the table since all switches are embedded in concrete and can't be easily modified.

3 Comments
2024/05/18
01:59 UTC

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Scenes?

Just installed my first Nanoleaf! I’m having lots of fun but I’m curious if some scenes only work for the square Nanoleafs? I was checking out the ‘more effects’ area in the scene creation and some of them just make the lights flicker white.

3 Comments
2024/05/18
01:19 UTC

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Nanoleaf GU10 Essentials high failure rate?

I thought I'd put my experience with the new Nanoleaf GU10 Essentials bulb and then with support.

I got these preorders on Jan 7. Between now (May 17) an when I got them. 4 of 6 bulbs are experiencing defects.

The defects,

  • Color randomly changing
  • Flickering randomly
  • Shutting off randomly

Have a video of it trying to change color, but if I just have it sit there every 5-30 minutes it will do any of the above. Also Epilepsy Warning.

https://youtube.com/shorts/s0XAmq1Fr9E?feature=share

I'm glad I don't have Epilepsy, otherwise, that could be quite dangerous I think.

Also just to be clear, these bulbs were located around the house and not all in this one fixture. I moved it here to demonstrate the effect and that they were all doing different things.

It flickers even while doing the factory reset. Seems pretty clear it's defective. Kinda amazing it's 4 of the 6 bulbs I originally bought to try it out though.

I sent the video to support along with all the symptoms asking for help and got a template response that ignored the information I sent and also no follow-up after I followed up.

I feel like I'm just going to have to write off these bulbs because even if I do get replacements it's kinda crazy 4 of 6 bulbs became defective over 4 months.

From beginning to end it was all sorts of painful it took me 3 hours to pair these bulbs after firmware updates and other things. I found out when I was first pairing it back in January, it didn't like being next to other bulbs while pairing it. So I had to unplug them and pair them one at a time which is a PIA. I don't know if this was fixed with firmware updates later, but there appears to have been a few since release. I chocked it up to early release buggyness and it worked fine afterwards so I didn't think to much on it.

Since then, however, I would occasionally notice a shift in the corner of my eye with the bulbs every so often but it wasn't enough to bother me. I finally decided to track down the issue after a few months and started staring at the light and found out 4 of the 6 bulbs I originally bought have weird flashing issues. They only got worse from then on.

So yeah no response from support. these seem like a $100 waste of time and effort. Feels like I should just write it off since if it's going to have such a high failure rate why bother replacing them.

TLDR: 4 of 6 bulbs are defective in 4 months, Support doesn't exist. Anyone else having issues?

1 Comment
2024/05/17
18:52 UTC

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Nanoleaf Minis

What do you think about them, are they worth it despite being small?

I could get a starter package (9 panels) for 77€ 👀 is that a good deal? (Not refurbished or used).

3 Comments
2024/05/16
09:14 UTC

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Nanoleaf 4D not Pairing

This is the second time I am trying to set up my Nanoleaf 4D tv lights because I have moved homes and it is, again, not pairing to my app. It’s incredibly frustrating. The QR code doesn’t work after saying successfully captured and the pairing code doesn’t work either. I am using an iPhone. Is there another way to pair?

0 Comments
2024/05/15
23:10 UTC

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Where to cut?

I need to cut my nanoleaf 4D light strip. But I don’t know where. Do I cut on the scissors or between the golden brackets with a dotted line between them?

0 Comments
2024/05/15
19:09 UTC

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Nanoleaf completely unresponsive.

My nanoleaf lines recently stopped responding and kept going a dim white so i decided to disconnect and try to re-pair them. This didnt work for both pairing methods. I tried to hard reset but no light would show at all on the stick to reset it. Any ideas to help would be appreciated!

5 Comments
2024/05/14
17:20 UTC

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Circadian lighting on the E27 bulb

Hi all, I’ve been looking at reviews before buying the E27 bulb and been seeing a lot of people saying this particular matter bulb doesn’t support Circadian lighting in the HomeKit app. However, I found a video from 3 years ago saying that this would be fixed later that year. Has this been updated yet so Circadian lighting is on the HomeKit app? If not, should I go with the B22 bulb?

0 Comments
2024/05/14
16:15 UTC

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Nanoleaf light strip doesn't show up on the app

Hi, basically I have a Nanoleaf light strip, I'm trying to set it up but I'm having issues. I downloaded the app from the play store and tried to add a device. I don't have the box anymore so I tried to appair it manually but it doesn't show up when I'm researching devices. However I did appair it via bluetooth with my phone, but cannot connect to them ("an app is required to control this device").

Does anyone have a solution maybe ?

0 Comments
2024/05/11
18:09 UTC

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Firmware 9.5.0 Lines

I have a problem with my 36 lines showing a warning about power.

Currently my lines is set to 77% brightness due to this power warning.

But firmware 9.5.0 should fix this problem but it dident help at all.

My 36 lines use to work with the current required power adapters i installed.

But for some reason it seems like i need a 3rd add power adapter.

They advertise 18 lines and have 2 x 18 lines but im forced to remove 4 lines in order to have 100 % brightness.

Thats false advertise. So now im forced to spend 40 EU on this power adapter...

It should be free for me in this case

5 Comments
2024/05/11
17:54 UTC

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Nanoleaf Lines

So it seems my controller is dead? I have tried soft and hard reset and at no point does the led on the controller light up. Meanwhile the lines themselves are solid white. So…am I right? Is it dead?

1 Comment
2024/05/11
06:29 UTC

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Only sync specific scenes into HomeKit

I have downloaded a whole bunch of scenes in the Nanoleaf app for my shapes. It’s fun to play around with the scenes in the Nanoleaf app. I don’t want all of the scenes to migrate to HomeKit because it clutters everything. Is there a way to only sync certain scenes into HomeKit?

1 Comment
2024/05/10
23:23 UTC

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Qr code doesn’t work

I’ve been enjoying the Nanoleaf a19 smart lightbulbs (without matter) for quite some time now, but recently I had to reset them and now they won’t pair with apple Home anymore. I don’t have the original package with the QR code anymore, and the QR code on the lightbulb itself is not being recognized by the scanner. Also, when I try the 8 digit code, it says „the process was taking too long“ and it resets. Is there a solution for this?

1 Comment
2024/05/10
20:24 UTC

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It keeps saying this may take a few minutes and after 20min it says connection failed

1 Comment
2024/05/10
08:57 UTC

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DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO TALK TO A HUMAN AT NANOLEAF?

I bought the outdoor lights and they broke. I just want a replacement set and I cannot get a response to my ticket. Their chat people keep lying to me and telling me they will reach out after a superior reviews the ticket. This has been going on for two fucking weeks.

22 Comments
2024/05/09
20:28 UTC

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Matter 1.3 release now includes support for scenes!

The new Matter 1.3 spec finally brings scene support! We might see this feature coming later when Nanoleaf and Apple update to the new firmware.

https://preview.redd.it/1fm5bt2rlfzc1.png?width=1060&format=png&auto=webp&s=b6fe69919d66ee86e7196736b8dc83fcd757aa4e

https://csa-iot.org/newsroom/matter-1-3-specification-released/

3 Comments
2024/05/09
17:04 UTC

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4D camera picking up a massive glare in the upper middle of my screen even though there are no other lights on in the room

I have absolutely no clue what’s causing this, or how to fix it. Please someone help!

2 Comments
2024/05/09
07:18 UTC

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Can't connect Bulbs to Thread Network???

Hey gang, I'm trying to connect my new A19s to my new Echo (that I bought because the old one didn't work with this). The bulbs are connected to the app via Bluetooth, and the app is telling me it can detect the Echo as an External Border Router but that seems to be gray? Also the app is saying I can 'upgrade' the bulbs to use Thread but then when i hit that it says no network is detected. I don't know if I have to turn the Thread network somehow or what. Please tell me I don't have to buy something else for this I just want to do dumb RGB stuff when I have people over.

2 Comments
2024/05/09
05:00 UTC

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New Outdoor Strong lights cannot be scheduled?

https://nanoleaf.me/en-US/products/essentials/outdoor/multicolor-string-lights/?pack=smarter-kit&size=30

If this product in 30m size. It is hooked up to the app any functions well, but when I try to add it to the 'Schedules' tab, I am met with 'Your panels are unreachable or have incompatible firmware'.

My app is up to date, as is my firmware (2.0.15). Its all connected to my Google nest hub max to integrate with my Google ecosystem, but I reckon that isn't relevant.

Any help here is greatly appreciated, this is a very important feature for me.

1 Comment
2024/05/09
04:19 UTC

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Secretlab MAGRGB (Nanoleaf) Sync Issues

Hi guys.
I hope you can help me.

TL;DR

I bought an LED strip from Magnus Pro Desk (Secretlab MAGRGB), and It came with a controller with 6 pins. I'd like to know exactly the function of each pin of the controller connector, because I need to connect the strip differently, and on the internet, there's no datasheet. I'm trying to use it without the controller and convert 3-pin directly from the LED strip to 3-pin 5v or 4-pin 12v on my motherboard, but no success.

Context:

I've tried EVERYTHING. I've been attempting each step below on two smartphones:
a) Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro;
b) Samsung S23;

  1. I tried with Google Home, normally. Doesn't work.
  2. I tried with Google Home, works with Google. Doesn't work.
  3. I tried with Alexa Echo Dot 4^(th) with Thread Border Router build-in. Doesn't work.
  4. I tried with Nanoleaf Skills in Alexa Echo Dot 4^(th) , the Skill was installed successfully, but it doesn't work, doesn't show the LED strip there.

I tried everything that I could to make it work and sync. That's why now, just rest me to try the connection directly with my computer motherboard, which has 4-pin and 3-pin connections. I need your help guys, to understand how that works. There are many many complaints of your product on the internet:

1 - Connecting MagRGB to Thread :
2 - Secretlab Nanoleaf MAGRGB is useless :
3 - Brand new Nanoleaf Secret Labs MAGRB XL strip won’t pair :
4 - Secretlab Nanoleaf MAGRGB XL Diffused LED Strip not pairing :
5 - Is there any way to buy the MAGRGB connector cable separately? :

I attached some pictures showing how the Google Home and Nanoleaf App looked like when I tried to make the connection. I've reset the LED strip many many times. Also, I've opened cases with Nanoleaf and Secretlab on 2024-04-27. No resolution until today, they said they are investigating and that's all.

Waiting for your answers.
Cheers!

0 Comments
2024/05/08
18:27 UTC

5

Controller unresponsive and cycling through white lights while panels are on

Controller is completely unresponsive, can’t even use the buttons on it. Have tried hard resetting before but no fix.

7 Comments
2024/05/08
16:54 UTC

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Is there a way to mirror a specific window and not the whole display?

Want to integrate nanoleaf panels in an art-project. So far I only found a solution of setting up a virtual second display and putting the app I need mirrored on it to mirror from.

Is there a better solution?

0 Comments
2024/05/08
11:40 UTC

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Power supply Overheating?

I have my setup for 2 years or so now (17 hexagon shapes), and tonight the lights went out, then back up again, then out. I checked the power supply and it was burning hot. Had to unplug it. Now I worry the thing is gonna burn my house down if I replug it. Anything I can try?? Thanks !!!

1 Comment
2024/05/08
03:28 UTC

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