This is the second generation of the Wiz smart lighting app and it is nicely designed, responsive, and easy to use. Being able to assign a preset to a quick double-press of the on button would be really useful.Īll that said, the Wiz app works well. Come back into the lounge the next day, press the on button and you’ll be taken back to the previous setup, with no way to turn the lights to a more suitable daytime setting. Say you have set the lounge lights via the Wiz app to a nice soft, warm glow in the evening, then use the Smart Button to turn them off. Disappointingly, this so-called smart switch can’t even do that, and instead can only turn the lights on to their previous state. Turn the switch on for preset one, or quickly turn it on-off-on for the second preset. This really limits the accessory’s usefulness and makes it feel rather expensive, especially when the Hue equivalent is around 25 percent cheaper.Ī neat feature of Wiz light bulbs is how you can assign two lighting presets to them, then pick between them with a regular, non-smart light switch. Why the Wiz Smart Button can’t be programmed to cycle through lighting presets with repeated presses of the on button (as the Hue dimmer switch can) is beyond me. This is especially strange given Wiz is owned by Signify, which also oversees the Philips Hue brand, whose own wireless dimmer switch can be configured to do much more. Sadly, the button cannot be configured to change the color of your lights, or even flick between a handful of presets.

The previous section might sound like I’m extracting every possible detail from the Wiz Smart Button because, well…there’s really nothing more to say.

No features beyond on/off and brightness control.

Can be set up with or without the Wiz app.

(Image credit: Future) Wiz Smart Button smart switch: app

Opening smart switch