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Philips Hue extends replacement program for outdoor power supply unit Now even more devices affected

Now even more devices affected

This morning I received an email from Amazon. “Philips Hue has published information on the product safety of a product you purchased on Amazon.de due to the following risk: manufacturing defect,” it said about an outdoor lightstrip I bought years ago. I was even more surprised by the fact that several internet blogs reported shortly afterwards that Philips Hue had launched a new replacement programme.

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Philips Hue announces support for multiple bridges With one account and in one home

With one account and in one home

The Philips Hue Bridge is known to be designed for 50 lights. What was a pretty generous mark ten years ago is now exceeded by miles in many households. The only way out so far, as long as you want to remain loyal to Philips Hue, is to install a second or third Hue Bridge.

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Siri shortcuts no longer work with iOS 16.4 or older Possible restrictions with Philips Hue

Possible restrictions with Philips Hue

Over the last few days and weeks, I have received an increasing number of messages about Siri shortcuts. These can be used to create practical little automations and widgets for the home screen of the iPhone and iPad, especially for Philips Hue. However, some users are now experiencing problems with this.

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Hue Secure: Subscription fee for cameras can be charged twice When used with more than one Hue Bridge

When used with more than one Hue Bridge

We haven't talked about the Hue Bridge for a long time. For many users, this is still the bottleneck of the system, as it gets really tight when you have around 60 lights at the latest. But accessories, scenes, rules and routines can also reach the limits of the Bridge even before that.

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Community question of the week: Motion detector should not switch off lights When the lamps are already on

When the lamps are already on

This week I would like to deal with a question that I have probably already answered several times. But there are always new readers – and they should also be familiar with this basic function. The impetus for this is a question from Hannah in our small community area: I have some outdoor lights that switch on automatically in the evening and then switch off again automatically when controlled by Hue.

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Are we looking at a new Philips Hue floor lamp? Interesting picture has published

Interesting picture has published

Philips Hue has various channels on social media. Among others, the colleagues from Italy also post new content almost daily under the account @philipshueitalia. We normally see normal Philips Hue product photos on the Instagram profile, usually in a chic lifestyle style. On Monday, however, a picture appeared there that kept me guessing for a long time.

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What else the Hue manufacturer did in 2023 4 minute video from Signify

4 minute video from Signify

As we all know, Philips Hue is just one of Signify's many projects. Until a few years ago, Signify was still called Philips Lightning and was also active in many areas in 2023. You can see a great overview of the manufacturer's various “construction sites” in the video below. “2023 was a challenging and exciting year in which we at Signify were able to celebrate many milestones.

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When will the Hue Sync TV app be available for other TVs? So far only available for Samsung

So far only available for Samsung

Philips Hue announced the Philips Hue Sync TV app almost exactly a year ago. Around CES in Las Vegas, the company teamed up with Samsung to present a solution that analyses the screen content directly on the TV and sends the corresponding commands to the Hue Bridge to light up selected lamps in real time to match the TV picture.

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Backup function for the Philips Hue Bridge in the works First information has leaked

First information has leaked

It is one of the demands that Philips Hue users have repeatedly made: A backup function for the Bridge to be able to restore the installation that was set up with great care if the worst comes to the worst. I have never experienced a hardware defect that would make a backup necessary over the years, but you never know.

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Smart lighting: What’s coming from Philips Hue in 2024? Only floodlight camera confirmed so far

Only floodlight camera confirmed so far

We have arrived in 2024 and hopefully Philips Hue will once again be launching numerous new products this year. But what exactly is coming? That's still written in the stars. But I would still like to venture a small prediction. In any case, it will start with a product that was already announced last autumn.

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