FabianPhilips Hue usually releases updates for its app every two weeks. We had to wait much longer over the New Year, but now the next update is finally here. The Philips Hue app has jumped from version 5.57.0 to version 5.59.0.
‘Various bug fixes and stability improvements,’ the development team tells us in the update description. I’ve already taken a detailed look at the new version and unfortunately have to tell you that there are indeed no new features.
And that’s a little surprising, because Philips Hue announced several new features at CES earlier this month that are supposed to be added to the app in the spring.
Philips Hue plans to incorporate these features in the coming months
The wired Hue Secure cameras and Hue Secure Video Doorbell are set to receive Apple Home support in the first quarter of this year. This will bring the live view from the cameras to the Apple world, for example on Apple TV. However, Philips Hue will not be relying on Matter, but will also offer a classic HomeKit connection.
Philips Hue’s AI assistant is also set to be expanded in the first quarter. Three new languages will be added: Dutch, Spanish and German.
Automations for lighting products and accessories will be displayed directly in rooms and zones in future. We are already familiar with this from switches and sensors, which also appear in this view.
And Hue SpatialAware will be available exclusively for the Hue Bridge Pro. This feature is also scheduled to be released in spring 2026, which for me means by April or May at the latest. You can get a first impression of Hue SpatialAware in the following video, which I recorded exclusively for you at CES in Las Vegas.
I noticed they skipped 5.58.0. It’s almost as if they have everything ready but just dont want to release it 🙂
Yeah, I think so…