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Black Friday has started at Philips Hue: secure a 30% discount Save on single items or in a bundle

Save on single items or in a bundle

In just over two weeks, it’s that time of year again: Black Friday is upon us. While this used to be a single big shopping day, the offers are now starting much earlier – including at Philips Hue, of course. You can now save big in the manufacturer’s official online shop.

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This button trick also works with the Hue Go table lamp Simply set your favorite color

Simply set your favorite color

With Twilight, Philips Hue has now launched the first lamp on the market that allows you to freely assign scenes and functions to the buttons in the Hue app. With the Philips Hue Go, on the other hand, the operation is predefined. But did you know that you can also set a color of your choice for the popular Hue Go table lamp?

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Philips Hue is responding slow: the solution can sometimes be so simple The house was already in a bad mood

The house was already in a bad mood

I have quite a few Philips Hue products in my home, I think around 80 lights and at least 25 accessories. I’ve split the entire installation between two bridges and the whole thing has always been very stable over the past six years. Until a few days ago. Suddenly the lights in some rooms no longer switched on properly when I pressed the light switch.

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Philips Hue is working on new 24-hour scenes Alternatives for natural light

Alternatives for natural light

In December 2022, Philips Hue launched its first automatically running scene: Natural Light. This scene uses different shades of warm to cool white light that are automatically adjusted throughout the day. “Start with bright, cool shades to energize you in the morning and end the day with a warmer, golden hue to help you relax in the evening,” Philips Hue writes about the Natural Light scene.

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Philips Hue makes Secure cameras even cheaper After the price reduction comes the sale

After the price reduction comes the sale

At the beginning of October, Philips Hue made its Hue Secure cameras cheaper and lowered the recommended retail price. And not too close, the prices were reduced by more than 30 percent in some cases. But that was not the end of the story. After a sale started a few weeks ago in the USA, there is now an additional 20 percent discount on Philips Hue smart cameras in Germany and Europe.

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Hue Secure: Alexa and Google Home integration coming at the end of November More options for the cameras

More options for the cameras

Philips Hue has been offering its Hue Secure cameras for just over a year. In the meantime, the story has really taken off, with numerous improvements via software updates in recent months. Support for Amazon Alexa and Google Home was also announced at the beginning of September. Now I can finally give you a concrete time frame.

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Philips Hue Tento: Square LED panel now available Much cheaper than Aurelle and Surimu

Much cheaper than Aurelle and Surimu

At the beginning of September, Philips Hue announced that the Tento series, which was only launched in the first half of the year, would also be available in a square shape. After the round models have been available for several months, the square versions are now also available. And they are at least as interesting.

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Philips Hue 5.29: Still without multi-bridge support What's new in the app

What's new in the app

This afternoon, Philips Hue released another update for its app, version 5.29 is now available to download from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Unfortunately, this is still without the previously announced multi-bridge support that so many of us are waiting for. There are still two months to go, as the function is still due to arrive in 2024 – at least that’s what the manufacturer announced at the beginning of September.

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Firmware update fixes problems with Friends of Hue switches Software version 1967054020 for the Hue Bridge

Software version 1967054020 for the Hue Bridge

This week, Philips Hue has released another software update for the Hue Bridge. Version 1967054020 has been rolling out since October 22nd and, as always, will be distributed over several days. It is therefore quite possible that your Bridge will only be ready in the next few days. The minor update, previously version 1967054010 was in use, only fixes a bug relating to the smart Friends of Hue switches.

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Has Philips Hue revised the dimmer switch again? Apparently a new housing

Apparently a new housing

A Reddit post drew my attention to a detail that I was previously unaware of. I’m all the more excited to hear your feedback, especially if you’ve recently bought a new Philips Hue dimmer switch. Apparently, the manufacturer has slightly revised the housing of the popular accessory, but not the bracket supplied.

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