Govee is a Chinese consumer-lighting brand, founded in 2017, known for LED strips, bulbs and outdoor lights. It also sells sensors and small appliances such as humidifiers, and one app, Govee Home, manages most of the range.
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Govee devices connect over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth and are set up in the Govee Home app. Voice assistants and most integrations go through Govee's cloud. Some Wi-Fi lights also offer an optional local network (LAN) control mode, and a small but growing set of newer lights supports Matter over Wi-Fi.
That suits people who want colourful lighting with scenes and music sync and basic Alexa or Google Home control. It also suits Home Assistant and openHAB users, who can control supported lights locally. Many older Govee models are Bluetooth only and cannot join voice assistants or Matter, so check the individual model first.
Source: Govee Home app page
The main app for lights, sensors and small appliances. It covers device control, groups, scenes, music sync, AI lighting effects and Alexa, Google Assistant, Matter and SmartThings setup. Published by Shenzhen Intellirocks Tech. Govee also offers a Windows desktop app, which has no store listing.
A second app listed by Govee on Google Play. We could not confirm what it does or how it relates to Govee Home.
Official supported by the brand Community built by someone else Not found searched, nothing found Unconfirmed sources conflict or could not be opened
| Platform | Status | What it means | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connection | |||
| Wi-Fi | Official | Govee's FAQ says only Wi-Fi strip lights work with Alexa or Google Home. Govee's Matter FAQ adds that phone setup for its Matter lights needs a 2.4 GHz network and that Matter on Govee runs over Wi-Fi. | Govee FAQ Govee Matter FAQ |
| Bluetooth | Yes | Many Govee devices use Bluetooth. Govee's FAQ says Bluetooth-only strips cannot be used with Alexa or Google Home. A news report on the Strip Light 2 says its predecessor relied on Bluetooth. Home Assistant also has a Bluetooth integration for Govee sensors, buttons and thermometers, which the vendor does not maintain. | Govee FAQ Home Assistant Govee Bluetooth HomeKit News: Strip Light 2 |
| Zigbee and Z-Wave | Not mentioned | Neither is mentioned on the Govee Home app page or in the Matter FAQ. | Govee Home app page |
| Thread | Not found | Govee's Matter FAQ says its Matter implementation uses Wi-Fi, not Thread. | Govee Matter FAQ |
| LAN / local control | Yes | Some Wi-Fi lights have a local API that must be switched on per device in the Govee app. Home Assistant and openHAB use it, and it keeps working without the cloud. Home Assistant's page points to Govee's own WLAN guide, which we could not open, so supported models are unconfirmed here. | Home Assistant Govee lights local openHAB Govee LAN-API binding |
| Matter | Official | Govee's Matter FAQ lists only the M1 Strip Light (2 m directly, 5 m with a Matter control box) and says older products lack the required chips. A news report from 11 August 2026 says the Strip Light 2 also supports Matter. The FAQ says a Matter hub or controller is needed, and that supported controls are on/off, brightness, colour temperature and colour. We did not find a full list of current Matter models. | Govee Matter FAQ Govee M1 announcement HomeKit News: Strip Light 2 |
| Voice assistants and ecosystems | |||
| Google Home | Official | Govee's FAQ says Wi-Fi strip lights work with Google Home, and the Govee Home app page lists Google Assistant. The FAQ does not describe the Google setup steps, so supported models beyond strip lights are unconfirmed. | Govee FAQ Govee Home app page Google Home compatible devices |
| Amazon Alexa | Official | Govee's FAQ describes enabling the Govee Home skill in the Alexa app and signing in with a Govee account. Alexa handles on/off, brightness and named colours. Some temperature sensors (H5179, H5051, H5071, H5053) can report temperature through Alexa. | Govee FAQ Alexa Skills store |
| Apple Home | Official | Only through Matter. Govee says its first Matter strip let Govee lights pair with Apple HomeKit for the first time, and the Strip Light 2 report says it adds directly to Apple Home. Non-Matter models have no official Apple Home support. A community Homebridge plugin, which states it has no affiliation with Govee, is the usual workaround. | Govee M1 announcement HomeKit News: Strip Light 2 homebridge-govee README Apple Home accessories list |
| Samsung SmartThings | Official | Govee's Matter FAQ and Govee Home app page both name SmartThings. The route is Matter, so it applies to Matter lights only. A third-party article says there is no direct Govee and SmartThings account integration, which matches what we found. | Govee Matter FAQ Govee Home app page Smart Home Starter SmartThings supported devices |
| IFTTT | Unconfirmed | Govee Home is listed as an IFTTT service with 8 triggers and 13 actions, covering lights, leak and motion sensors, plugs and some appliances. The page does not say who published it, so we cannot call it official. | IFTTT Govee Home |
| Philips Hue | Not found | A third-party article says Govee and Hue are not directly compatible and can only be joined through Alexa, Google Home or Homebridge. We found nothing from Govee or Philips Hue. | Smart Home Starter |
| Control4 | Unconfirmed | We did not search for or find a Control4 driver. We could not confirm either way. | Searched, no source |
| Open platforms and developer access | |||
| Home Assistant | Yes | Home Assistant has two built-in integrations: Govee lights local (LAN, supports several hundred model numbers, introduced in 2024.2) and Govee Bluetooth for sensors, buttons and thermometers. Both are maintained by Home Assistant contributors, not by Govee. A community add-on, govee2mqtt, bridges devices over MQTT using the LAN API with cloud fallbacks. | Govee lights local Govee Bluetooth govee2mqtt |
| Homey | Community | A community app by an independent developer (forum handle Kaoh), not Athom. It supports lights over the Govee cloud API and over LAN, plus thermometers, hygrometers, humidifiers and some sensors. It needs a Govee API key, and the LAN mode needs Homey Pro or a self-hosted host. We could not open the Homey app store page, so Cloud, Pro and Bridge compatibility is unconfirmed. | Homey community thread |
| openHAB | Yes | The Govee LAN-API binding is in openHAB's official add-on list and controls lights only, with no cloud. LAN control must be enabled on each device, and firewall rules must allow the multicast and UDP ports it names. openHAB maintains it, not Govee. | openHAB Govee LAN-API binding |
| Node-RED | Community | No dedicated Govee node found. The community govee2mqtt bridge publishes devices to MQTT, which Node-RED can read. | govee2mqtt |
| Hubitat | Unconfirmed | One search for a Hubitat driver returned only Homebridge results. We could not confirm either way. | Searched, no source |
| Domoticz | Unconfirmed | One search for a Domoticz plugin returned only Homebridge results. We could not confirm either way. | Searched, no source |
| Govee Developer API | Official | Govee runs a developer platform, currently in beta, for connecting Govee products to other platforms. An API key is requested in the Govee Home app under Settings, where you accept the developer terms. The key is emailed, and each account can hold one valid key, so a new request cancels the old one. We could not confirm rate limits or supported models from Govee's own pages. | Govee Developer Platform Applying for an API key |
| Govee LAN API | Yes | A local UDP API on some Wi-Fi lights, enabled per device in the Govee app. It uses multicast discovery on 239.255.255.250 port 4001, and replies on port 4002 and commands on port 4003, according to openHAB's documentation. It is not subject to the cloud API's limits. We could not open Govee's own guide. | openHAB Govee LAN-API binding Home Assistant Community: Govee local API |
Checked 11 November 2026 against the brand's own pages, app store listings and each project's own page. “Not found” means we searched and found nothing, not that it is impossible. Compatibility changes often. Spot an error? Tell us and we will fix it.
Yes, officially. Govee's Matter FAQ lists only the M1 Strip Light (2 m directly, 5 m with a Matter control box) and says older products lack the required chips. A news report from 11 August 2026 says the Strip Light 2 also supports Matter. The FAQ says a Matter hub or controller is needed, and that supported controls are on/off, brightness, colour temperature and colour. We did not find a full list of current Matter models.
Yes, officially. Govee's FAQ describes enabling the Govee Home skill in the Alexa app and signing in with a Govee account. Alexa handles on/off, brightness and named colours. Some temperature sensors (H5179, H5051, H5071, H5053) can report temperature through Alexa.
Yes, officially. Govee's FAQ says Wi-Fi strip lights work with Google Home, and the Govee Home app page lists Google Assistant. The FAQ does not describe the Google setup steps, so supported models beyond strip lights are unconfirmed.
Yes, officially. Only through Matter. Govee says its first Matter strip let Govee lights pair with Apple HomeKit for the first time, and the Strip Light 2 report says it adds directly to Apple Home. Non-Matter models have no official Apple Home support. A community Homebridge plugin, which states it has no affiliation with Govee, is the usual workaround.
Yes. Home Assistant has two built-in integrations: Govee lights local (LAN, supports several hundred model numbers, introduced in 2024.2) and Govee Bluetooth for sensors, buttons and thermometers. Both are maintained by Home Assistant contributors, not by Govee. A community add-on, govee2mqtt, bridges devices over MQTT using the LAN API with cloud fallbacks.
Yes, officially. Govee's Matter FAQ and Govee Home app page both name SmartThings. The route is Matter, so it applies to Matter lights only. A third-party article says there is no direct Govee and SmartThings account integration, which matches what we found.
Yes, through a community-built integration. A community app by an independent developer (forum handle Kaoh), not Athom. It supports lights over the Govee cloud API and over LAN, plus thermometers, hygrometers, humidifiers and some sensors. It needs a Govee API key, and the LAN mode needs Homey Pro or a self-hosted host. We could not open the Homey app store page, so Cloud, Pro and Bridge compatibility is unconfirmed.
Unconfirmed. One search for a Hubitat driver returned only Homebridge results. We could not confirm either way.
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