They have now been up a week and everyone loves them. Still need to see how long they last but i put them up with a wire clip at every light so that should help. They look amazing and have a ton of features and options. Wish I would have had this sooner!

Having these lights on our house is so much fun. We have really enjoyed having them for the past three weeks. There was not any presets for American Independence Day but using the app I was easily able to create a great-looking red, white, and blue scrolling scheme. Now that the holiday is over, I have set my lights to display a pale yellow to accent my home. My neighbors have commented on how much they enjoy seeing them. I am looking forward to Halloween and using some of the preset schemes. The installation of the lights was tricky mostly because the eaves of my house are high so there was a lot of up and down the ladder. My process I would first spray down the eave with rubbing alcohol and then wipe it down with a rag. Then I took my 2' level which was 2"wide and held it up against my siding and I drew a straight line where I wanted the lights making sure to only draw it in the area I had already cleaned. I found it much easier to install the clips and then go back and attach the 2-sided tape. I would usually do about 4 lights for every clip. Having the pencil line was also very helpful to keep the lights straight. I saw some videos online of other installs and the lights were not straight and I wanted to make sure that mine were. If there was anything I found lacking, it was the supplied clips. I like that they are mounted with 2-sided tape and a screw, but the screw was very small and difficult to work with over my head and on a ladder. I ended up purchasing some other cable clips that had a larger screw and the install was much easier. Also, if you have a lot of ups, downs, and turns you will probably need more clips than what is included. In conclusion, the install was done in about 8 hours total over two Saturday mornings. The lights look great, and we are really enjoying them. I am now looking at other products from Govee to see what else I want to use.

I managed to get two 100ft strands and just finished getting them up and running yesterday. The app installation process and setup was super easy. I installed each strand one at a time and the app automatically set them up in a group. Alexa integration was very easy. The lights simply put look incredible, and are very bright. I have them set at 40% at night which lights up the entire side of my house. The Govee app needs some work. I tried setting up a schedule in the app which wouldn't work. Also, when I select the lighting group (which combines both strands) and pick a preinstalled pattern like Valentines Day, the light colors change to Valentines Day colors but just stay at static colors. I have to select each strand individually and apply the lighting effects to each strand in order for the lights to change colors and brightness according to the selected pattern/effect. I can do this in Alexa Routines however, so it works but this is a quirk. Routines however in Alexa work very well, and once I did the Alexa pairing, the controls work better than using the app alone. I have found that even though Alexa allows you to set up a routine that is supposed to set the lighting plan as well as the brightness at the same time that the brightness doesn't change. I had to set two Alexa Routines - one to change the pattern to solid soft white at 10pm for night lights, and a second Routine at 10:01pm to change the brightness to 10% (so I don't bother my neighbors at night). I want to set up my lights after 10pm using segmenting so that only certain lights would be on, but I haven't figured out a way yet to do that and have it work with Alexa. It would be helpful if there was documentation on how to set up plans and Alexa integrations. You have to just play around to see what works. Also, I would say Govee should have molded tabs with screw holes into the light bases to make it easier to screw them up if desired instead of just relying on the tape. The tape is excellent 3m tape, but it isn't going to work in all situations, and when my feet are 12ft up on a ladder in the tallest eve on my house putting these up, I don't want to be back up there again in case tape fails. I screwed each light up of the two 100ft strands individually using led clips, but molded tabs with screw holes in the bases would have greatly simplified this job. Also, I had to contact support to verify that the two strands needed to be installed in the same direction, i.e. control/lights, control/lights, or lights/control, lights/control in order for patterns to work correctly. Their documentation does not specify this anywhere I can find. Their support replied very quickly. All being said, I am extremely pleased with these, and they are well worth the money. I can't stress enough how fantastic the patterns look, and they function excellently for security lighting also. They do come with a 3 yr warranty per the included documentation (also asked Govee support for clarification on this), not 1 yr like the Govee website says. I installed mine so that at a later date when they start selling extensions, I can easily expand my two 100ft strands so I can light the back of my house also since each controller can handle 150ft. Two 100ft strands was enough to light the front and both sides of my house skipping one 12ft section that doesn't need light. I am so glad I spent the money on these to get the RGBIC and Alexa integration vs just a basic set of LED strips.

They were fairly easy to put up. I think cleaning the surface prior to applying the 3M sticky pads/lights was the key. I only had a couple fall down. Govee supplies extra 3m pads and brackets to secure the wires and lights. The neighbors are jealous, so I like them more.

I feel bad for those who gave a 1-star review based on availability, because it's not a fair representation of the product itself. We just set these up and they are perfect! Our house glows in whatever color or theme we pick, and the presets for different holidays/moods/etc. are great for an easy change-up! We are excited to never have to hang Christmas lights again, but also excited to be able to change the look of our home for every holiday!

I really have a hard time looking for an outdoor lights when christmas is upcoming, when i found out about govee i didnt hesitate to try to buy it but its always sold out last yr, found out that its available we decided to get one we absolutely love it its freaking awesome.. i dont need to take it out and put it back when holiday time is coming. I really recommend it they will love it too

I love the outdoor lights, but I had a problem with the extra strand I ordered to go on 50 ft strip. It caused the whole strand to blink. I tried to reset everything, even took it off the wifi, but I could not get it to work properly. I final just took it off and threw it in a drawer. I could not return it because had already discarded the package. but I'm glad that I will not need to put up Christmas lights anymore. The fireworks setting was great for the 4th of July. So, I'm still pretty happy with the product.

I've had these for a little while now, but I haven't had time to set them up until now. This is a nice lighting system that I definitely need to spend more time learning to customize. My only complaint is they should come with enough clips to support each light.

I want to give these lights a 5 star so bad because they look amazing, they were easy to install, and the app has been very easy to use. BUT the fact that I cannot buy an extra extension to properly fit my house is outrageous. There is (1) in the box, but they do not sell them separately!? Why? Every house is different, and the extensions would allow for customers to custom fit their house. Right now it is incomplete because I have no more extensions. I have had several neighbors and friends ask about the lights since I installed them, but it is a shame that no one thought to sell a simple extension separately.

The process was easy, and they look fantastic! I bought additional clips online to help with supporting the lights, but otherwise they are perfect. App is easy to use, although I wish multiple people could share an account, with user profiles or something.