FabianVersion 5.72.0 of the Philips Hue app has been available on the Google Play Store for a few days now, and the update has since arrived on the Apple App Store as well. Unlike recent updates, however, there are no real new features this time around. The update description in the App Store simply states: “Various bug fixes and stability improvements.” The usual, in other words.
Survey on Energy Consumption in the Philips Hue App
After updating and launching the app for the first time on my iPhone, however, I noticed something. A small pop-up directed me to a survey on the topic of energy consumption. Among other things, it asked how important the topic is to my household and how much I engage with it. The survey is in English and may also appear for you in the coming days.
The sister brand WiZ—which is currently being rebranded and will operate under the name Philips Smart Lighting in the future—already displays the power consumption of many devices in its app. Philips Hue doesn’t currently offer such a feature.
I’m not even sure if the bulbs and lamps have a built-in feature from a technical standpoint to measure power consumption directly. In my opinion, though, that isn’t necessarily required—it could also be handled on the software side. It would simply need to be programmed with how much power a specific product consumes at a certain brightness and color.
The survey currently running in the app at least suggests that Philips Hue is addressing this issue in some way. Feel free to leave a comment below sharing your thoughts on this and how valuable an energy display in the Philips Hue app would be to you.
