Where Does LIFX Store Lights and Schedules?
Where the LIFX app keeps lights and schedules on Android and iPhone, plus cloud versus LAN roles. Exact folders are covered below.
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LIFX is WiFi direct with cloud assist. Bulbs join your LAN and link to your LIFX account. Schedules live in the cloud with bulb backup. The phone holds login, cache, and onboarding state.
Moves need same account plus same WiFi. Discovery is LAN based, so VPNs and guest networks hide bulbs. Exact cache names vary by release. For stubborn bulbs, power cycle in place rather than factory reset. Reset wipes WiFi and forces full onboarding, while a patient rediscovery usually suffices. Check the in app storage readout when sizes look wrong on different releases.
Where LIFX stores this, by platform
/sdcard/Android/data/com.lifx.lifx
Lights follow your LIFX account plus LAN bulbs. Phone holds cache only. Use 2.4 GHz WiFi for discovery. Cache names vary by release.
On My iPhone/LIFX (settings only, lights in cloud)
Schedules live in the LIFX container plus cloud. Bulbs keep WiFi on hardware. Sign in on LAN to restore groups and effects.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move LIFX lights to a new phone?
Lights, groups, and schedules follow your LIFX account plus LAN discovery. Sign in on the new phone on the same WiFi. The phone holds cache only. Bulbs keep WiFi credentials on hardware, so healthy bulbs reappear without re-pairing.
Does reinstalling delete my LIFX schedules?
No. Schedules sync to your LIFX account with bulb backup. Clearing phone data logs out but leaves bulbs and cloud schedules alone. If bulbs vanish, check power and 2.4 GHz WiFi first. Most cases are network trouble, not deletion.
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