# SwitchBot RGBICWW Light Bars (EU/UK) Worth the small premium over SwitchBot's RGBICWW Strip Light when two movable light sources suit a desk, monitor or television better than one fixed adhesive run. The stands, magnetic mounts, wired controller and built-in microphone make the pair flexible, but the conflicting light specifications and undocumented Matter effect depth keep it from being an easy room-lighting recommendation. Canonical page: https://matterhome.io/devices/switchbot-rgbicww-light-bars Markdown page: https://matterhome.io/devices/switchbot-rgbicww-light-bars.md Author: Matterhome Editorial Team Author profile: https://matterhome.io/authors/matterhome-editorial-team Editorial lead: JC Martinez Editor profile: https://matterhome.io/authors/jc-martinez ## Device Facts - Brand: SwitchBot - Model: RGBICWW Light Bars (EU/UK) - Product type: Pair of multicolor and tunable-white light bars - Category: Lights - Connection: Matter over Wi-Fi - Matter status: The exact product and manual document direct Matter over 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi with no SwitchBot hub. The page names Apple Home, Alexa, Google Home and SmartThings, but SwitchBot has not published an exact cross-platform control matrix and Home Assistant's current SwitchBot Matter list does not yet include Light Bars. - Launch date: 2026-09 - Thread border router required: No - Brand hub required: No - Typical price range: €55.99 EU / £55.99 UK direct; checked October 2, 2026 - Markets: Europe, United Kingdom - Review status: Buying review - Product image: https://assets.matterhome.io/content/devices/switchbot-rgbicww-light-bars/product.14cc098115d9edee11e3/source.webp - Product image alt text: Two SwitchBot RGBICWW Light Bars glowing in a multicolor gradient, one upright and one horizontal ## What we like - Two movable bars can stand, lie flat or attach to magnetic mounts - Dedicated warm and cool white LEDs make the pair useful beyond color effects - Built-in microphone and wired controller do not require another accessory - Direct Matter over Wi-Fi needs no SwitchBot hub ## What could be better - The store and manual conflict on brightness and the bottom of the white-temperature range - Both bars wire back to one controller, so placement is not completely cable-free - SwitchBot has not documented which 12-zone effects leave its own app - Home Assistant has not added the exact product to its SwitchBot Matter list ## Buy the shape, not the effects list SwitchBot RGBICWW Light Bars make the strongest case beside a monitor or television where two separate pools of light are more useful than one long strip. One bar can stand at each side of a screen, lie horizontally on a shelf or move onto a magnetic surface. That flexibility is worth paying for when an adhesive strip would be awkward or too permanent. The pair cost €55.99 in the EU store and £55.99 in the UK store on October 2, 2026. The five-metre [RGBICWW Strip Light](/devices/switchbot-rgbicww-strip-light) was €49.99 or £49.99. A €6 or £6 premium is reasonable for the two finished fixtures, their stands, mounting brackets, wired controller and built-in microphone. Choose the strip instead when the goal is a broad concealed run behind furniture. ## Two movable bars still share their cables Each bar is 28 cm long and can sit upright or horizontally. The magnetic brackets make rearrangement easier on a compatible metal surface, while adhesive-backed brackets cover desks and cabinets that are not magnetic. This is a more forgiving format than cutting and sticking a five-metre strip in one attempt. It is not wireless decoration. Both bars connect to one controller, which then connects to the power adapter. The manual lists about 1.1 m of cable at each bar, and the controller adds about 1.2 m before the adapter. A symmetrical screen setup can look tidy, but only if there is somewhere to hide the controller and the two cable runs. Dedicated warm and cool white LEDs make the bars more useful than color-only effects, while the RGBIC hardware gives each bar six color zones. The current store page says 2200K to 6500K, but the manual narrows that to 2700K to 6500K, another specification that SwitchBot should reconcile. SwitchBot advertises 26 effects and six microphone-driven music modes. Those are manufacturer features, not observations from Matterhome; we have not tested the microphone, transitions, color quality or low-level dimming. ## The brightness number is not settled SwitchBot's current store description says the pair reaches up to 800 lumens. The exact product manual lists 510 lumens. That is too large a difference to quietly choose one number, and neither is an independent measurement. Treat the bars as ambient light around a screen, shelf or bedside rather than the room's only work light. Buyers who need predictable brightness should wait for SwitchBot to reconcile the specifications or choose a fixture with a clear output figure. The strip's published 1,200-lumen maximum also makes it the more plausible choice when a wider wash of light matters, though Matterhome has not measured that model either. ## Matter is ready before its documentation is complete The Light Bars use Matter over 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi and do not require a SwitchBot hub or Thread border router. The exact manual says they enter Matter pairing after their first power-on and documents how to restore pairing mode. SwitchBot's regional product pages name Apple Home, Alexa, Google Home and SmartThings for the exact product. The limits are less clear. SwitchBot has not published an exact controller-by-controller feature matrix for the new bars, and its general Matter table has not yet added them. Do not assume that a Matter app becomes the editor for all 12 zones, music modes and custom effects. Home Assistant's current SwitchBot Matter partner list also omits the Light Bars, so exact support there remains unlisted rather than promised. That lag does not erase the released pairing path, but it changes the buying decision. Buy these for the physical format and the ordinary convenience of direct Matter control. Treat the richer SwitchBot effects as a separate layer until the company documents exactly what each home platform receives.