FabianThe Hueblog readership also experienced the problem that I had to report on at the beginning of the week: dimmed Philips Hue lamps can suddenly light up with 100 per cent brightness. Signify, the manufacturer of Philips Hue, had pointed out an error in the communication with the smart home standard Matter.
A bug fix update was promised for the coming week, and this promise has been kept. New firmware for the Hue Bridge has already been rolled out for two days. The description of the software version 1965053040 states: “Fixed an issue with the Matter interface that occasionally caused lights to switch to full brightness at low brightness.”
So just have a look in the settings of your Hue app to see if the update is already available for you there. If not, you will probably only have to be patient for a few days, as Philips Hue also writes: “The firmware will be delivered to all Bridges in stages over the next few days.”
I haven’t noticed any problems myself, as all my Hue Bridges are still running without the Matter link. There’s still no advantage for me, so I’m just leaving everything as it is for now. In general, there are two main advantages thanks to Matter: Multiple Bridges can be linked to Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, and third-party light bulbs can also be used with the Apple Home app.
