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MelLeave a Comment on iConnectHue 4.1 released: These are the new features Exclusive long button press, light migration wizard and more

iConnectHue 4.1 released: These are the new features Exclusive long button press, light migration wizard and more

Exclusive long button press, light migration wizard and more

The application iConnectHue (App Store link) for iPhone and iPad, which is now partly subscription-based, has received its first functional update after the major upgrade a few months ago. It comes with the exclusive long print, which I already presented to you a few weeks ago. What else there is to discover?

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MelLeave a Comment on Philips Hue: January update has half closed security flaw Check your bridge firmware

Philips Hue: January update has half closed security flaw Check your bridge firmware

Check your bridge firmware

So is this good news or bad news? Check Point’s security experts have discovered a vulnerability in the Hue system that allows you to access even computers that are shared on the network with the Hue Bridge. The vulnerability has now been resolved by Signify – at least partly. Signify, the manufacturer of Philips Hue, was already informed about the gap in the system in November 2019.

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Mel7 Comments on Philips Hue Bluetooth app now supports routines Wake up naturally, go to sleep & timer

Philips Hue Bluetooth app now supports routines Wake up naturally, go to sleep & timer

Wake up naturally, go to sleep & timer

Even though most of us still rely on the full-grown Hue system with a bridge, I don’t want to leave out today’s update for the Bluetooth version of the Hue app. It is interesting for beginners who want to start with only a few bulbs – or for children’s rooms where the child’s smartphone should only display lamps from their own room.

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MelLeave a Comment on Hue Essentials: now also available for iOS Free download for iPhone and iPad

Hue Essentials: now also available for iOS Free download for iPhone and iPad

Free download for iPhone and iPad

Last year in April, we announced that the popular Android app Hue Essentials will also be available for iOS. Now the release is online. Hue Essentials (App Store link) is now available for iPhone and iPad. Since we are rooted in the Apple cosmos we generally rely on the well-known and long-standing application iConnectHue.

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MelLeave a Comment on Recommendation for Apple users: Home+ makes HomeKit even more comprehensive Connect Hue lamps to your smart home

Recommendation for Apple users: Home+ makes HomeKit even more comprehensive Connect Hue lamps to your smart home

Connect Hue lamps to your smart home

I keep coming across questions in my email inbox and social media about which smart home devices, such as radiator thermostats, can be linked to the Hue Bridge and controlled by the Hue app. The answer in these cases is always negative because Philips Hue is a pure lighting system. However, there are ways to connect to other smart home devices without external hubs.

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MelLeave a Comment on My comment on the latest iConnectHue update Is a subscription a rip-off or not?

My comment on the latest iConnectHue update Is a subscription a rip-off or not?

Is a subscription a rip-off or not?

On Sunday, the probably biggest update of iConnectHue (App Store link) was released. There are many new features, new in-app purchases and two different subscriptions – and of course many comments under my article here in the Hueblog and also over at appgefahren.de. Understandably, user comments drift far apart.

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MelLeave a Comment on iConnectHue: Major update released including Pro license with subscription These are the new features

iConnectHue: Major update released including Pro license with subscription These are the new features

These are the new features

I was allowed to announce it to you a few weeks ago and in the comments there was already a lot of discussion around it. Now it is here: the new iConnectHue. Before I will go into detail in the next few days, especially of course with the new, optional subscription model, I would like to provide you with the new features of the update today.

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MelLeave a Comment on iConnectHue Pro to be released later this year on the Apple App Store Exciting news: there will soon be a major update for iConnectHue.

iConnectHue Pro to be released later this year on the Apple App Store Exciting news: there will soon be a major update for iConnectHue.

Exciting news: there will soon be a major update for iConnectHue.

When it comes to the configuration of Philips Hue components there is no way around iConnectHue on iPhone and iPad. No other iOS application offers that many functions as German developer Stefan Göhler’s app. In 2019, there will be exciting news concerning the almost seven-year-old app. As we have learned exclusively, the developer is currently working on a completely new application: iConnectHue Pro.

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MelLeave a Comment on Philips Hue Go: Use the “cosy candlelight” lighting effect with other lamps How can the "cosy candlelight" scene known from the Philips Hue Go be used with other lamps? We will show you.

Philips Hue Go: Use the “cosy candlelight” lighting effect with other lamps How can the "cosy candlelight" scene known from the Philips Hue Go be used with other lamps? We will show you.

How can the "cosy candlelight" scene known from the Philips Hue Go be used with other lamps? We will show you.

The Philips Hue Go is a great mood light. The name “Hue Go” is no accident, because the light has a rechargeable battery and can be used on the go – in the park, in the garden, on the beach etc. On the back of the Hue Go is a button which allows for switching between five predefined light effects while on the move.

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