We have much to say about the build quality, the design, features, and whatnot but all that will come in a later post. The Mi Bedside Lamp 2 just so happens to have not one, but two Xiaomi apps capable of exploiting its capabilities. While the Xiaomi Home app (or Mi Home App) has the more aesthetically pleasing finish, the Yeelight app is just as functional if a little bit dated. Let’s take you through how to set up the Mi Bedside Lamp 2 with either app.
Setting up Mi Bedside Lamp 2 with Xiaomi Home (Mi Home) App
Xiaomi Smart Home basics:
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Setting up Mi Bedside Lamp 2 with Yeelight App
Here’s a video on how you can setup the Mi Bedside Lamp 2 using the Mi Home App and Google Home App.
Which one to use?
Personally, I use both the Yeelight App and also the Xiaomi Mi Home app. Incidentally, they don’t both support the same devices. For instance, my Yeelight smart LED bulb can’t be recognized on the Xiaomi Mi Home app. The Yeelight app is easy to overlook given how it looks. But the thing is, it just works. It’s not pretty, but it gets the job done and that’s all we want at the end of the day. When it comes to the Mi Bedside Lamp 2, I noticed that the Yeelight app has an ace up its sleeve. It has a color picker. I don’t know why but I get excited snapping different colors to see how well the lamp will reproduce them. It’s a nifty feature you won’t find in the more refined Xiaomi Home app for some reason. Why I love the Xiaomi Home app is that it’s just gorgeous. The icons are pleasing to the eye and the app navigation is smooth as butter. The Xiaomi Home App is where all the other cool features reside. You can activate automation, set more mode button options, create light groups, and more features than I care to get into. What you choose to use is ultimately down to preference and ease of use. The Yeelight app is lighter, occupying only 64.84MB on my smartphone. The Xiaomi Home app for its part hogs 383MB. Personally, I don’t care either way, but if you are conscious about your storage space,
