How to Connect WiZ Lights to My Smart Home

Authored by: Support.com Tech Pro Team

1. Introduction

In This Guide

You'll Learn:

  • How to link your WiZ smart lights to a Virtual Assistant of your choice.

You'll Need:

  • Your WiZ smart lights to be already installed and set up within the WiZ App.
  • Your Google or Amazon account to use the associated Virtual Assistant.
  • A mobile device running the WiZ App and one of the following apps:
  • Google Home
Google Home.
  • Amazon Alexa
Amazon Alexa.

2. How to Set Up Your WiZ Smart Light

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3. OS Choice

To continue, we need to know what Operating System your smartphone or tablet has.

There are 2 main Operating Systems for smartphones currently available, Android and iOS.

Android SmartphoneiOS SmartphoneAndroid smartphones are produced by multiple companies, such as Samsung, LG, Motorola, HTC, and OnePlus.Apple is the only company that makes iOS smartphones.

Example Android home screen.
Example iOS home screen.

4. Additional Information

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5. Enable Amazon Alexa (Android)

  1. Launch the WiZ app on your mobile device.
WiZ App.
  1. Go to the Menu in the top left corner.
Menu icon highlighted in WiZ app.
  1. Then go to Settings.
Settings option highlighted in WiZ app.
  1. Under the Integrations heading, select Alexa and enable it.
Alexa highlighted in WiZ app settings.
  1. You will be shown an activation code. Make note of this code as you will need it later.

6. Add Smart-Home Device

There are multiple ways to add a new Smart Home device to the Alexa service.

You may need to switch to another method if one does not work. Some devices need more information to be recognized.

Using Voice Commands

  1. Activate Alexa (usually, you can say "Hey Alexa").
  2. Say "Discover My Devices".
  3. The Alexa system will attempt to find any available smart home devices and prompt you through setting them up.
  4. Listen carefully to what Alexa says and respond with the information for your device.

Using The Smartphone App

  1. Open the Alexa app on your mobile device.
Alexa
  1. Select Smart Home Devices.
Smart Home Devices
  1. Select Add.
Add Device
  1. Select Add Device.
  2. Select the category of your device.
  3. Select the brand of your device.
  4. Follow the instructions on screen to connect your smart home device to Alexa.

Using Your Computer

This option only works if you already have an Alexa speaker setup with your Amazon account.

  1. Open your preferred web browser.
Main Desktop Browsers.
  1. In the address bar, type alexa.amazon.com, and press enter or return.
Browser with address typed in and highlighted.
  1. Enter your Amazon account Email and Password, then select Sign In.
Alexa sign in with Email Password and Sign In button highlighted.
  1. Follow the instructions on screen to connect your Smart Home device to the Alexa services.

7. Not Supported

At this time Apple HomeKit / Siri is not supported by this manufacturer or device.

8. Enable Google Home (Android)

  1. Launch the WiZ app on your mobile device.
WiZ App.
  1. Go to the Menu in the top left corner.
Menu icon highlighted in WiZ app.
  1. Then go to Settings.
Settings option highlighted in WiZ app.
  1. Under the Integrations heading, select Google Assistant and enable it.
Google Assistant highlighted in WiZ app settings.
  1. You will be shown an activation code. Make note of this code as you will need it later.

9. Link WiZ Devices

  1. Launch the Google Home app.
Google Home.
  1. Tap Add on the main screen.
Add option highlighted in Google Home app.
  1. On the Add and manage screen, tap Set up device.
Set up device option highlighted in Google Home app.
  1. Under Works with Google, tap Have something already set up?.
Have something already set up option highlighted in Google Home app.
  1. Scroll through the list of smart home device providers and look for WiZ. Since the list is rather long you can also tap Search and enter the name to locate it quicker.
Search option highlighted when adding device in Google Home app.
  1. Select WiZ.
WiZ highlighted in list of devices that work with Google Assistant.
  1. Enter the activation code you retrieved from the WiZ app, tap the right arrow then tap Continue.
Activation code entry field highlighted Google Integration screen for WiZ devices.
  1. You can now give voice commands to Google Assistant to control your linked device.

10. Additional Information

To better assist you, please answer this question.

11. Enable Amazon Alexa (iOS)

  1. Launch the WiZ app on your mobile device.
WiZ App.
  1. Go into Settings.
Settings tab highlighted in WiZ app.
  1. Then go to Integrations.
Integrations option highlighted in WiZ app settings.
  1. From there select Alexa and enable it.
Alexa integration highlighted in WiZ app.
  1. You will be shown an activation code. Make note of this code as you will need it later.

12. Add Smart-Home Device

There are multiple ways to add a new Smart Home device to the Alexa service.

You may need to switch to another method if one does not work. Some devices need more information to be recognized.

Using Voice Commands

  1. Activate Alexa (usually, you can say "Hey Alexa").
  2. Say "Discover My Devices".
  3. The Alexa system will attempt to find any available smart home devices and prompt you through setting them up.
  4. Listen carefully to what Alexa says and respond with the information for your device.

Using The Smartphone App

  1. Open the Alexa app on your mobile device.
Alexa
  1. Select Smart Home Devices.
Smart Home Devices
  1. Select Add.
Add Device
  1. Select Add Device.
  2. Select the category of your device.
  3. Select the brand of your device.
  4. Follow the instructions on screen to connect your smart home device to Alexa.

Using Your Computer

This option only works if you already have an Alexa speaker setup with your Amazon account.

  1. Open your preferred web browser.
Main Desktop Browsers.
  1. In the address bar, type alexa.amazon.com, and press enter or return.
Browser with address typed in and highlighted.
  1. Enter your Amazon account Email and Password, then select Sign In.
Alexa sign in with Email Password and Sign In button highlighted.
  1. Follow the instructions on screen to connect your Smart Home device to the Alexa services.

13. Add Siri Shortcut

This feature is only available on devices running iOS 12.

  1. Launch the WiZ app on your mobile device.
WiZ App.
  1. Go to the Scenes tab at the bottom of the screen.
Scenes tab highlighted in WiZ app.
  1. Scroll through your Scenes and tap Add to Siri on a scene you'd like to trigger with voice control.
Add to Siri option highlighted in WiZ app.
  1. Tap the Record option at the bottom and speak into your mobile device to record a phrase that should trigger your WiZ lights to change to the selected Scene.
Record option highlighted in WiZ app.

14. Enable Google Home (iOS)

  1. Launch the WiZ app on your mobile device.
WiZ App.
  1. Go into Settings.
Settings tab highlighted in WiZ app.
  1. Then go to Integrations.
Integrations option highlighted in WiZ app settings.
  1. From there select Google Home and enable it.
Google Home integration highlighted in WiZ app.
  1. You will be shown an activation code. Make note of this code as you will need it later.

15. Link WiZ Devices

  1. Launch the Google Home app.
Google Home.
  1. Tap Add on the main screen.
Add option highlighted in Google Home app.
  1. On the Add and manage screen, tap Set up device.
Set up device option highlighted in Google Home app.
  1. Under Works with Google, tap Have something already set up?.
Have something already set up option highlighted in Google Home app.
  1. Scroll through the list of smart home device providers and look for WiZ. Since the list is rather long you can also tap Search and enter the name to locate it quicker.
Search option highlighted when adding device in Google Home app.
  1. Select WiZ.
WiZ highlighted in list of devices that work with Google Assistant.
  1. Enter the activation code you retrieved from the WiZ app, tap the right arrow then tap Continue.
Activation code entry field highlighted Google Integration screen for WiZ devices.
  1. You can now give voice commands to Google Assistant to control your linked device.