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.
Unsurprisingly, the Hue Bridge Pro has piqued your interest. After all, many of us have been hoping for an improved bridge with higher capacity and more power for years. Following the many rumors and leaks of the past few weeks, the Philips Hue Bridge Pro is now officially available, and I would like to provide you with all the important answers.
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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.
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Some details have come to light in recent weeks, and now the cat is officially out of the bag. Philips Hue has officially unveiled its new products for fall 2025. Numerous products, such as the Hue Bridge Pro, are available starting today. We’ll have to wait a little longer for some new releases, such as the new Lightstrips.
Tomorrow we’re off to Berlin, where the big Hue presentation is scheduled for the evening. The next day, a number of new products are expected to be available in the Philips Hue online store. Shortly before the event, we can take another look at some of the new hardware in the form of new promotional videos.
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 isn’t being very secretive about its new products this year. A week before the big media event in Berlin, numerous new products have appeared on Amazon, revealing new details that I am, of course, happy to summarize for you. New bulbs cover a much wider white spectrum Warm white and cool white have been familiar concepts in the Hue world for years.
I’ve been waiting for this new product for years and have repeatedly bombarded Hue inventor George Yianni with questions. The next time I meet him, I’ll definitely have to come up with some new questions, because the Hue Bridge Pro is finally coming to market. With support for 150 lights and 50 accessories, as well as significantly more power.
I have already reported on the performance data of the Hue Bridge Pro, which is expected in September. The significantly more powerful bridge should be able to work with 150 lights and 50 accessories. The previous Hue Bridge was officially designed for 50 lights and 12 accessories, but slightly exceeding these numbers was not a problem until now.
