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Nanoleaf Essentials Holiday String Lights

How to install your Holiday String Lights

Nanoleaf Holiday String Lights can be used indoors and outdoors. They are made up of two connected string segments with color animations flowing along the extended length (from one string light segment to the next) in one continuous direction. To get

How to control your Holiday String Lights using Button

While you can control your Holiday String Lights through the Nanoleaf app, it also comes with a button on the controller that allows you to perform various actions with just pressing or holding it. Single Press When Lights are OFF → Turn ON Lights. P

Pairing your Holiday String Lights

We strongly recommend pairing your lights in the Nanoleaf app first as we are able to ensure that this is the smoothest experience possible for getting access to Nanoleaf-exclusive features and firmware updates. We also provide a slick handoff to sup

Sharing your Holiday String Lights between ecosystems

One of the features of Matter is Multi-Admin which lets you share your Matter-compatible smart home device between ecosystems. Using this feature, it can be controlled by any or all of Apple Home, Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and Samsung SmartThings si

Which Smart Home Ecosystems support Matter?

Apple Home, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Samsung SmartThings have all made commitments to support Matter. The information below summarizes each ecosystem’s current support for pairing and control of Matter over Wifi devices (Holiday String Lights!)

How do the Nanoleaf app and Smart Home Ecosystems connect with your Essentials Holiday String Lights?

TL;DR: Nanoleaf app: Bluetooth and Wifi. Smart Home Ecosystems: Wifi only. The Nanoleaf app uses a proprietary protocol separate from Matter to communicate with Essentials devices. Using this protocol, we are able to support pairing and control via b

Matter Controllers to Control Your Device using Smart Home Ecosystems

Matter controller is needed when it comes to integrating Matter devices into your home. Matter Controller, often referred to as Matter Hub or Ecosystem Hub, serves as the central orchestrator for your smart home setup. With the inclusion of a Matter

Nanoleaf Essentials Holiday String Lights Release Notes

1.6.21 March 18, 2024 What's Changed: 1. Added support for Screen Mirror, Gaming Mode and Razer Chroma on Desktop Apps 2. Bug fixes and Performance Improvements