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UPDATED: How to: Reset C by GE Light Bulbs

GE Lighting, a Savant company · 2.6M views · 2019-01-03 · 3:02

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Overview

GE Lighting's official how-to for factory resetting C by GE smart bulbs, using a long sequence of precisely timed on and off cycles.

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HN cites it as a prime example of absurd, user-hostile IoT reset procedures.

Discussed on HN; no positive recommendation is recorded in this export · HN mentions 2019–2023

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robswc · 2023-09 · Criticism

Not to high-jack but I too would like to lament (and hopefully humor HN) about "smart home" gadgets and the companies behind them. I bought a "Cync" bulb from GE and had to reset it, I couldn't for the life of me. This is their official video on how to do it: [VIDEO] You have to repeat a sequence with near perfect timing, that takes about a minute straight. Since we moved, I had to do this for 4 lights and wanted to tear my hair out, lol. I've found that for whatever reason, "smart home" stuff is some of the worst designed and managed products out there.

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runlevel1 · 2022-02 · Criticism

> turn the car on, stick the first key in the one port, remove it, open the driver side door as an indicator and then finish with the second key I'm reminded of the farcical firmware reset procedure for C by GE Light Bulbs: [VIDEO] Though, in GE's defense, light bulbs do have a pretty limited interface.

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undersuit · 2020-09 · Criticism

> How did you go about even initiating that? This video about reseting a GE bulb shows how you reset a device with "one" button. I love it. [VIDEO]

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