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Schedule function for Hue Secure appears in the Hue app Not yet functional

Not yet functional

Last week, Philips Hue released the first update of the year for its app. Version 5.33 officially brings a small improvement for Gradient lamps. Under the hood, however, a little more seems to have happened with this update, especially with regard to Hue Secure. If you tap on the small plus symbol at the top right of the Automations section of the Philips Hue app, you will find a new type of automation at the bottom of the list: “Arming schedule – Automate your Secure system to arm and disarm at specific times.”

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Philips Hue 5.33: More options for gradient lamps Scattered effect with even more options

Scattered effect with even more options

Shortly after the announcements about Hue Secure and Hue Sync, Philips Hue has delivered the first app update of the year. Version 5.33 of the app is now available for you to download – and there is at least one new function. This revolves around scattered mode, which was originally introduced with the Hue Festavia and is now also available for all other gradient lamps from Philips Hue.

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LG televisions get Philips Hue Sync TV app Light synchronization without Sync Box

Light synchronization without Sync Box

Almost exactly two years ago, Philips Hue presented the Hue Sync TV app for Samsung televisions at CES in Las Vegas. Since then, an integrated app has made it possible to synchronize up to 10 Hue lights with the current screen content of the TV, regardless of which input source or internal TV app is used.

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Six stunning New Year’s Eve animations for Philips Hue Now available in iConnectHue

Now available in iConnectHue

If you have downloaded the popular iConnectHue application to your iPhone or iPad, you can now look forward to a nice extra. The developer Stefan Göhler has released an animation package for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, with which you can light up your Philips Hue lamps in a particularly impressive way.

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Philips Hue: Many new features in app version 5.32 All-day scenes and secure improvements

All-day scenes and secure improvements

Late yesterday afternoon, Philips Hue released another update for its app. Version 5.32 is now available to download from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. The update includes numerous new features, only one of which is not really new. In the update description, Philips Hue once again announces multi-bridge support – but this has been available since version 5.31.

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Hue Essentials: Version 4.0 with a new design and 50 percent discount App for control and configuration

App for control and configuration

If you’re not satisfied with the options offered by the official Hue app, I’d like to introduce you to another candidate today: Hue Essentials. The application can be found in both the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. What’s particularly exciting is that Hue Essentials not only runs on iPhone and iPad, but also on Mac.

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iConnectHue: Update and Black Friday promotion Popular Hue app for iPhone and iPad

Popular Hue app for iPhone and iPad

When it comes to configuring the Hue system, there has been no way around iConnectHue (App Store link) in recent years. And even if the official Philips Hue app keeps adding new features, iConnectHue remains my first choice for most settings. Now there’s some news about the app again, as iConnectHue version 5.8 is now available to download.

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How Philips Hue could make the home view more organized For large installations with many rooms

For large installations with many rooms

Since this week, several Bridges can be “connected” to each other in the Philips Hue app – multi-bridge support is finally here. Although lamps and accessories cannot yet communicate with each other across bridges, at least you don’t have to switch between the different bridges every time you want to control the lamps.

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Philips Hue unlocks multi-bridge support Link multiple Hue Bridges together

Link multiple Hue Bridges together

If you are one of those people who use a lot of Hue devices and therefore rely on two or more Hue Bridges, then I have very good news for you today. It is now possible to link multiple Bridges together in the Philips Hue app. This means that lights throughout the house can be controlled directly in the Hue app, even if they are linked to different Bridges.

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Bugfix update for the app and Hue Secure cameras released Version 5.30 in the App Store and firmware 1.2.26

Version 5.30 in the App Store and firmware 1.2.26

While we continue to wait for the big updates, including multi-bridge support and new 24-hour scenes, Philips Hue is working on some improvements under the hood. The recently released version 5.30 brings some bug fixes and stability improvements. However, I did notice one small new feature, at least on the iPhone.

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