The partnership between Sonos and Philips Hue was officially announced at the Hue event in Berlin. The focus is initially on Sonos Voice Control. With Sonos’ locally operating voice assistant, you can now also control Philips Hue lights. Sonos has now made the final preparations for the launch of the feature and released an app update announcing the control of Hue lights.
Until now, I have only published my personal weekly reviews of Philips Hue on the German-language Hueblog. But now there is so much going on here that I would also like to look back on the news of the last seven days on Hueblog.com. I hope you enjoy this additional content.
As part of the IFA, Philips Hue hosted a major media event at Café Moskau in Berlin on Wednesday evening. After an official press conference, at which Hue inventor George Yianni, among others, spoke, all the new products could be viewed and tried out in various demo areas. I have already provided a complete overview of all the new products, which will be released in 2025 and, in some cases, not until 2026 in the US, in a separate article.
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In addition to the new hardware, Philips Hue has also announced numerous new software features today. In this article, I would like to give you an initial overview before going into more detail about the individual features at a later date. MotionAware in particular deserves its own article. Hue MotionAware comes exclusively with the Hue Bridge Pro There are two hurdles you need to overcome in order to use Hue MotionAware.
With the big Hue event coming up this Wednesday and the launch day on Thursday, there aren’t many questions left unanswered. Philips Hue has already briefly shown most of the new products on its own website, and I’ve now gathered lots more information for you. For example, about the Hue Bridge Pro, the Festavia Globe, the new Hue Essential bulbs, and one of several new light strips.
Just under a week before the launch of the new products, which you are now well informed about, Philips Hue has begun distributing a software update for the existing Hue Bridge. You should receive software version 1973038060 in the next few days. Normally, it will be installed automatically, or you will be notified when you open the Hue app that the update is necessary and now available.
Philips Hue has invited guests to a major media event in Berlin on September 3. Numerous tech journalists will be in town during the IFA trade show and will find out what new products Philips Hue is bringing to market away from the exhibition. I have summarized all the rumors for you and venture a small preview of what could be coming in September.
It’s not entirely unlikely that a well-equipped smart home with Philips Hue lighting will also feature Sonos speakers. After all, Sonos is the market leader when it comes to smart control and multi-room functionality. As I have now learned, the two manufacturers are set to join forces soon – at least when it comes to voice control.
September is going to be really exciting for Philips Hue: a major media event is planned, and numerous new products are likely to be unveiled at the International Radio Exhibition in Berlin. Exactly what these will be is still a complete secret. In April, a striking number of entries for new light bulbs appeared at the FCC regulatory agency.
The Philips Hue Bridge is a well-known gadget, and the current generation has been with us for around 10 years now. Many of us would like to see a more powerful model with more memory to finally eliminate the limit of around 60 lamps. We all know that the current Hue Bridge has three status LEDs.