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What is Philips Hue good for?
Use Philips Hue to improve the safety of your home, even when you are not there. Have lights turn on automatically when you arrive in the dark, or mimic your presence with room lights that switch on and off randomly when you’re away from the house. With the Philips Hue app, you can control your lights from anywhere.
How many hue bridges do you need in a house?
How many hubs do you need? In most cases, you only need one. If you have never used Hue before, I would recommend getting the minimum equipment required to make things work before committing tons of money.
How long do Hue lights last?
With an average lifespan of 25,000 hours, a Philips Hue light bulb will not need replacing anywhere near as often. Exactly how often you will need to change a Hue light bulb depends on how many hours a day it is used — but it can last up to 25 years.
Do you only need one Hue Bridge?
In either case, you might be wondering how many Hue bridges or hubs you need for everything to work smoothly. The direct answer is that a single hub can support up to 50 bulbs comfortably and an absolute maximum of 62. Have more devices than that? You won’t be able to use a single hub.
How do I control my Philips Hue lights with SmartThings?
This can be done by connecting your smart locks and Philips Hue lights to SmartThings and using the SmartThings app to set up the task using a SmartApp within SmartThings. You can then program it to have the Hue bulb turn on and change to a specific color when all of your smart locks are in the locked position.
What is the best alternative to Philips Hue?
2. Hue Essentials (Android only) For Android users, the Hue Essentials app is a worthy alternative to the default Hue app. It’s nicely designed, featuring a shelf that houses quick links to other connected lights and their corresponding groups and accessible slider controls for every bulb.
Can I use Caseta switches with Philips Hue?
Try and use a software-based solution to use both Caseta and Hue product, as explored in the next section. Use Caseta switches, but not dimmers. I.e. never try and dim your Hue bulbs with a Caseta dimmer. Use Lutron Aurora, which is designed to work with Philips Hue.
How can I control my Philips Hue bulbs with Alexa?
Open up the Alexa app for Android or iOS, then choose Devices. Tap the Add icon (the plus symbol), choose Add Device, and pick Philips Hue from the list. As with Google Home and Google Assistant, you can then control your Hue bulbs with your voice or though the Alexa app (the Hue app carries on working as normal too).