Welcome to the “Made For Google” simple set up for your C by GE lights and Google Assistant!
"Made for Google" products, like our C by GE light bulbs, are designed to have a simple set up and a direct connection to a Google Home device through the Google Home app.
IMPORTANT: When you set up your C by GE light bulbs with this Made For Google simple setup, your bulbs will solely be controlled through the Google Home app and your Google Voice Assistant. You will not be able to connect your bulbs to the C by GE app.
If you purchased your C by GE lights and Google Assistant separately (not in a Smart Light Starter Kit), follow the instructions below. If you purchased the Smart Light Starter Kit, scroll down to those instructions.
Instructions (C by GE lights and Google Assistant purchased separately):
- Plug in your Google Home Device
- Download and open the Google Home app
- Set up your Google Home device in the Google Home app
- Screw in your C by GE light bulb in the same room as your Google Home device
- Turn on the light
- Open the Google Home app
- Select “Add +”
- Select “Set up device”
- Select “New Devices”
- Choose a “home” where you want to control your lights
- When Google Home finds a device, select “Set up some smart lights”
- Select the “smart light to set up”
- When light bulb blinks, select “Set up”
- Choose the “room” where your lights are located
- Create a unique name for your smart bulb
- Select “Next"
When light bulb blinks, you’re done! Your light is now connected to Google Home. You can control your light through the Google Home app or by voice with your Google Assistant.
If you purchased a Smart Light Starter Kit, the C by GE light and Google Assistant in the box are pre-paired to eliminate a few extra steps.
Smart Light Starter Kit Instructions:
- Plug in your Google Home Device
- Download and open the Google Home app
- Set up your Google Home device in the Google Home app
- Screw in your C by GE light bulb in the same room as your Google Home device
- Turn on the light
- Open the Google Home app
- Select “Yes” when the Google Home app asks you to set up your smart bulb.
- Choose or create a custom “room” where your lights are located
- Create a unique name for your smart bulb
- Select “Next"
When light bulb blinks, you’re done! Your light is now connected to Google Home. You can control your light through the Google Home app or by voice with your Google Assistant.
- Google Voice Commands
Here are some simple voice commands you can use with your new smart light set up. - Lights not connecting?
Check out our Troubleshooting Tips to help you with your set up. - Already have lights connected to the C by GE app?
If you already have lights connected to C by GE app, but want to connect them directly to the Google Home app and your Google Assistant, follow these instructions.