This week, you were particularly impressed by the Philips Hue OmniGlow Lightstrip. In addition to my brief impression of my installation of the premium light strip, there was more to discover, such as the first update for the Philips Hue app in several weeks. It went straight from version 5.57 to version 5.59.
To kick off the new year, Philips Hue took advantage of the world’s largest consumer electronics trade show to showcase some new products. As in previous years, the focus was on software features. After bringing the Hue Sync TV app to LG televisions last year, there is now a new feature for the Hue Bridge Pro.
It’s that time of year again. After my appgefahren colleague Frederick and I enjoyed ourselves so much at last year’s CES in Las Vegas, we’re back again this year. And for the first time in several years, Philips Hue is also returning to the gaming metropolis. On Tuesday afternoon, which is already Wednesday night in Europe, a small media event will take place away from the trade fair.
It’s hard to believe that the year is almost over. Only 10 days left until 2026. Before we get to that point and start speculating about what Philips Hue will bring to market in the new calendar year, I’d like to take a look back with you. Which new Philips Hue product did you like best this year?
Philips Hue has kept its word. When the Hue Bridge Pro was launched in September, the manufacturer announced that it would be possible to migrate more than one bridge before the end of the year. With the update to version 5.57.0 of the Hue app and an accompanying firmware update for the control centers, this very feature was delivered.
Over the past few weeks, I have been asked two questions repeatedly: What is the status of the Multi-Bridge migration, and when will the connectors for the Flux light strips be available? In my brief weekly review, I would like to offer a brief assessment of the situation. Let’s start with the Multi-Bridge migration, which was promised for this year.
Apart from the numerous Black Friday deals I collected for hueblog.de this week, it has been pretty quiet over the last few days. Even the biweekly mandatory update for the Philips Hue app turned out to be pretty small. “Various bug fixes and stability improvements” is all that the update description for version 5.56.0 of the Hue app says.
Originally, I had considered complaining in my little personal blog this weekend that Black Friday, the shopping day of the year, feels like it’s lasting two weeks this year. But honestly, this is nothing new; it’s been like this for the past few years. The actual Black Friday is not until November 28, but you’ve been able to shop at Philips Hue at a special price since November 13.
With all the new light strips from Philips Hue, I currently have no idea where to put them. Be glad you don’t run a blog about Philips Hue, or you’d have to deal with problems like this too. Where, for example, should you install a 10-meter-long Hue OmniGlow Lightstrip? That’s exactly what I ordered this week.
First, a quick note for my international readers: I wrote this blog mainly for the German-language Hueblog.de. In my little Sunday blog, I’d like to tell you today about everything else I do besides my work. At the end of the day, it’s much more than just a few texts. Maybe you’ll find it interesting too.
Fabian