Philips Hue has now been on the market for more than ten years and the first-generation lamps are still working. Since then, some products have disappeared from the market or have been replaced by newer versions, such as the Hue Tap switch. However, there are still some “dusty” products that are still being sold.
On an unusual Thursday for Hue, another update for the official app is available for download in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. You can now download Philips Hue 5.39. The new features are limited this time, but for the first time in a long time there are “finally” new scenes.
Philips Hue has never done anything like this before and I’m a little surprised by the promotion myself. In the official store, you can currently get 25% off all items without exception using the voucher code HUE-FLASHSALE25. The voucher even works with already reduced products, such as the Hue Secure cameras from the security deals, as well as with exclusive products.
Yesterday, the Philips Hue app was updated to version 5.38.1. An update on a Sunday? That’s a pretty unusual thing, but Philips Hue wanted to remove the Hue Secure doorbell we discovered from the app as quickly as possible. This was achieved with the update – but a few other lines of code were probably changed at the same time.
A few days ago, I made my first assumptions about a Philips Hue doorbell. The fact that we have now received confirmation so quickly is thanks to an attentive Hueblog reader and a less attentive development team at Philips Hue. Let me introduce you today: The Philips Hue Secure doorbell. With the latest update, Philips Hue has introduced a new QR scan for lamps, lights and devices.
As it does almost every two weeks, Philips Hue updated its app this Tuesday again. Version 5.38 is now available to download from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. I’ll tell you what’s new in this article. In the update description, Philips Hue first mentions a function that I already presented to you on Saturday: Adding new devices via QR code scan.
Brand new light bulbs and accessories are normally connected to the Philips Hue Bridge without any problems. Even with the serial number, you can usually succeed quickly. In addition, my recommendation is an absolute safe bet: quickly reset the light to be added using a dimmer switch. In addition to all these options, there is now another way, which is now the first option in the Philips Hue app: Setting up with a QR code.
Philips Hue released another update for its app on Tuesday; version 5.37.1 is now available for download. It includes a new function that makes Hue Secure just that little bit more convenient. Manual video recordings can now be created. There is a recording icon directly in the live view that can be used to start and stop a manual recording.
There is one thing that always bothers me about Philips Hue, and that is the really thick power supply units. This may not be a problem when used alone on a wall socket, but with power strips at the latest, the space problems really start. Especially if you want to place several Lightstrips or table lamps such as the Hue Play Lightbar or Hue Gradient Signe in a corner of the room.
Last week I was already able to tell you that Philips Hue Secure has received a (promised) new function: Schedules for the security system. With the update to version 5.34 of the Philips Hue app, the feature has now been officially announced once again. The manufacturer provides us with the following information in the update description.
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