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Change the app interface to dark for easier viewing—especially late at night.\n\n\nOur patented TrueImage technology\n•\tTake a picture of your lights and experiment with colors and brightness from your smart phone—from a different room or away from home.\nAdvanced color control\n•\tAdd RGB values to match your light color with your paint or décor. \n•\tUse the double color wheel to pinpoint the perfect color for your space.\n\n\nGroup devices within Rooms\n•\tAdd products to a group within a room to give you more control of your devices without creating new rooms in the app. Example: In your “Kitchen” room, separate “Island Fixtures” from “Ceiling Fan” for individual or paired control.\nImproved stability and speed\n•\tConnect to your products faster than ever before and get a much more reliable connection compared to the C by GE app. \n\n\n\nWhat can you do with the new Cync App? \n•\tSet a light schedule so you never come home to a dark house\n•\tChange the colors or your space without painting\n•\tCreate multiple profiles and share control with more than one person at a time\n•\tSet the perfect sleeping scene with one touch by pairing smart bulbs, smart plugs, and more.\n•\tAdd our Indoor Smart Camera to your entryway to make sure your kids got home from school safely.\n•\tKeep your current C by GE products and connect them seamlessly with Cync products.\n•\tWith our Outdoor Smart Plug, you can turn on your outdoor holiday display with one touch from the comfort of your home.\n\nVoice compatibility\nConnect easily to Amazon Alexa or Hey Google for convenient voice control—with no hub needed. \n\n\n\nNew Cync products:\nWant to build onto your smart home? Add these new products to your home and control everything through our new app. \n\n\n\nOutdoor Smart Plug\n•\tExtend smart control to your great outdoors. Want to activate the perfect patio with one touch? Add this all-weather product to your outdoor string lights and water features.\n\n\n\nIndoor Smart Camera \n•\tKeep an eye on your home from anywhere. With HD video and 2-way audio, you can keep an eye on your kids from a different room or watch your pets from work. \n\nFor more information about the new Cync App or other products, visit GELighting.com/cync\n\nGE is a trademark of General Electric Co. Used under trademark license.","facts":{"developer_id":1467810771,"developer_url":"https://www.gelighting.com/","first_released":"2016-02-19T21:59:46Z","support_url":null,"privacy_url":null,"website_url":null,"app_version":"6.24","release_notes":"Introducing support for our new Dual-indoor plugs with USB charging and our high output shop light, available later in 2026. 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