Hueblog: Firmware update to version 1.122.2 for almost all Hue lamps

Firmware update to version 1.122.2 for almost all Hue lamps

Four new effects are activated

Over the past few days, I’ve received more and more messages from you and when I was in the shower this morning, my switched-on Hue lights also flickered briefly. I immediately realized that this could only be the firmware update that some of you have already received.

A look at the Hue app confirmed this: Almost all my light bulbs have automatically updated to software version 1.122.2. However, a look at the official release notes from Philips Hue is still sobering, as the update is not yet listed there.

These are the four new effects in the Philips Hue app

However, I can already tell you about at least one new feature. With the firmware update for the Hue lamps, the new effects announced at the beginning of September will be activated. Specifically, it’s about these nice animations:

  • Cosmos
  • Enchant
  • Sunbeam
  • Underwater

These four new effects join the six existing effects:

  • Candle
  • Fireplace
  • Glisten
  • Sparkle
  • Opal
  • Prism

To start an effect, simply select the desired lamp in a room or zone. Then tap on the small icon with the three twinkling stars to open the effects overview. If you want to start several lamps in a room with an effect at the same time, you have to make the desired settings once and then save the current light settings as a new scene. As soon as you call up the scene, the effects are automatically activated on all lamps.

Another new function that Philips Hue has already officially announced has not yet been activated: The effects editor. It should make it possible to edit the color, brightness and intensity of the effects. For example, you could create a spooky green flickering candle for Halloween. I can imagine that this feature will be released with the next app update in the coming week, but we still have to wait and see. All compatible lamps should then also be equipped with the new firmware 1.122.2.

In den letzten Jahren habe ich mich zu einem echten Experten in Sachen Hue & HomeKit entwickelt. Mittlerweile habe ich über 50 Lampen und zahlreiche Schalter im Einsatz. In meinem kleinen Blog teile ich meine Erfahrungen gerne mit euch.

Comments 9 replies

  1. Hello Fabian,

    The firmware update page has been displaying this message for a while now:

    “Preparing the new updates. Make sure your devices are reachable and please check again later”.

    There is no way to force the installation that I could think of.

    So’, either Signify is rolling out the new firmware region-by-region or given that that there are no release notes pertaining to 1.122.2 that there has been a hold off after some users like you have received the update.

    1. Same here, no new updates yet in Australia. Also, does anyone else have version 1.116.5? There are no release notes for it, despite being installed on all my lights.

  2. Hey Hayden!

    All my lights are running 1.116.5 FW as well.

    Hope this helps. I’ll keep you posted here in the comments if the update emerges after all.

    KR,
    Konstantin

  3. FW still 1.116.5 in Czechia, all my various 56 lights, so 1.222.2 pending here. Seems like they are rolling it through the world pretty slowly this time for some reason.

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