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I have a two-storey home and two Hue Bridges, with the following Hue lights and accessories:

Downstairs: 40
Upstairs: 25
Outdoor: 15

In order to adhere the 50 device limit, I was thinking of grouping the upstairs and outdoor devices to the same bridge. The other bridge will be strictly for devices downstairs.

With regard to proximity, will the outdoor devices still perform as normal if the bridge was located upstairs?

All of the Hue candle style bulbs seem to have an E12 base. In fact, I haven't been able to find any zigbee compatible smart bulb with an E26 base and a candle style bulb. The closest thing I've seen is a Wiz Clear BA11 E26 Wifi Bulb, but it seems like it needs to be controlled using an app that paywalls features (according to one reviewer).

Regular LED candle bulbs with an E26 base seem to be fairly common. Why isn't there a smart variant? Little demand I suppose?

I have a room with candle style fixtures that I would really like to hook up to my Zigbee network. I see that e12 to e26 socket adapters are a thing, I there any reason that wouldn't work with a smart bulb? It seems the answer is that it will work. But I'm still curious if there is a reason almost nobody makes smart E26 candle styles.

I have a couple of hue bulbs (LWB006) that seem to take a few tries before theyll respond to requests through google home to dim or turn off.

Theyre both up to date on firmware and turning them on works fine, theyre just stubborn w/dimming and turning off.

What can i do to fix this?

For the love of everything that is holy, please assist me. I created an automation for my hue connected light bulb to turn on at sunset. I love the presets like candles, fireplace, etc. How can I have one of those presets applied to the automation? Every time I’m trying to change the effect while creating/editing/updating the same automation, I’m just presented with the lame choices like Energize, Dim Light, Bright white, etc?

Today I saw an option to merge the bridges under one account which worked. However the devices are all listed but still segregated by bridge. If you have rooms on more than one bridge you cannot access them directly within one room. What am I missing?

I purchased this and the end part (not the electrical plug) LED is out— can I cut it?

Thanks guys!!

Sorry I hate non descriptive post titles but I couldn't think of something short.
This is my front door. Hues, of course.
There's a light in that little brick entryway on the ceiling.
Of course it seems it can't get a signal at all so its unreachable.
Any thoughts?

I've been researching, but can't find a conclusive answer to my situation.

I have a room with 1 normal light switch, it's pretty, it matches the room, I like it. It triggers the ceiling light, which has bulbs that have no smart equivalent.

In the same room, there's a couple of hue spots/light strips with constant power coming from an outlet.

What I want, is when I push the wall switch, to have both my dumb ceiling light turn on/off AND have all the hue lights turn on/off.

I've been looking at the wall switch, but as far as I can tell, that would leave my ceiling light permanently turned on?

Any help or thoughts would be very much appreciated :)

I’m so excited! First timer over here.

List of my gear:

TV (2.1 capable) (LG CX) Video game console PC AVR (2.1 capable) (Yamaha tsr-700) Hue TV light strip Hue bridge for random lights in the room (set this up over the weekend, working great)

Currently all my inputs are plugged directly into the TV, bypassing the AVRs ability to do the same.

This is what I think I need to do: Plug game console and PC into the sync box and keep the AVR plugged into the TV. Plug sync box into TV using either port 2 or 4 of the sync box.

Check me on my plan? Thanks!

I need to create two separate scenes which which involves the lights either flashing on and off with a particular colour or between 2 colours. How can I do this? Most things online I have seen have referenced hue labs which is no more!

Hey guys, I had a bulb which refused to be found today, so, I contacted Hue on Facebook. Predictably, when they discovered had bad over 70 lights and accessories on one bridge they had me add another (which I had been meaning to do).

After several attempts the bulb did add to the new bridge, far from seamless.

I then discovered the room I had migrated to the new bridge didn't respond to Google prompts, which I thought was odd. Now it seems it's because Google only sees one bridge? Hue support said 'Google and Amazon need to catch up'! - Not what I had read before!

Anyhow, so, I see the multiple Google account thing, but it confuses me, so do I..

1. Create a new Google Account just for this
2. Delete the bridge I have added today and the bulbs in the room I migrated
3. Log out of the Hue app, create a new login with this new Google Account
4. Search for the bulbs and bridge and hopefully add them
5. Add the new Google Account to Google Home?

The whole logging in and out of the Hue account seems rather irritating - and I thought the whole seeing more than one bridge in the one account was some fairly new functionality which people were crying out for!

So yeah, a bit irritated and feel I've taken one step forward and about 5 back at this rate!

Help much appreciated - Hue just want to blame Google it seems!

As the title says. I have a hue bridge on a certain network and router and I'm moving it to a new router. Does it need a factory reset? If not, what are the steps to reconfigure it?

Hi everyone,

I recently got a gradient lightstrip for a 34' monitor and two Hue play for my setup. The lightstrip is installed at the back of the monitor and the two Hue play are placed on the left and right side of the screen (vertically on the desk)

My question is : what would be the best installation for gaming and how to properly configure it in the entertainment area ? I seem to struggle to know how to correctly place them in the app to optimize the light's reactions.

Is it better to place the Hue play directly on the sides of the monitor (sticked vertically), or keep the bars on the desk ?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Ps : little drawing to show the current configuration.

U can choose to connect it to a Bridge or by Bluetooth.

But how does the update work if u choose Bridge? Does it download the update to the Bridge first and then to the device by the Zigbee protocol?

With Bluetooth I guess the app downloads the update and then transfer it by Bluetooth to device, correct?

Which one is more stable to use?

Is it possible to lengthen the Fade-in Fade-Out duration of Hue lights? That was one of the things I used to do with my Crestron system. I believe it used to be available in the Hue Lab, but that is gone now...

Is there any way, any hack or workaround, to make it possible to use an old dumb dial dimmer switch to change brightness of a Hue light bulb? I want to make it possible to use a Schneider Electric Exxact dial dimmer. I know it's possible to make more things connecting it to Home Assistasnt, which I already tried but it's very laggy and non-responsive in the rotating moves.

I bought the Wall Switch Module but now I read that it can't be used with dial dimmers. Why? Why does it work with a spring button dimmer but not a dial?

Gotta make this work somehow. Please help

I’m ready to pull the trigger on the new 8k sync box, but I’m partial to Amazon for the generous return policy. I’ve been scouring the internet trying to find an indicator of when it will be listed on Amazon, but nada has been found. Has anyone here seen anything in their browsing that could shed light? Thanks!

Hello everyone,

I have read many topics about the “away from home” feature, but I am still struggling. I don’t see any options in the app (I’m using iOS), and I even downloaded the Hue Essentials app, but I’m still unable to control my Hue Bridge when I’m outside my local network.

I’m also wondering if older Hue Bridges support this feature (I think mine is from 2018 or 2019).

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Hello,
I can't seem to find a satisfying solution to use Netflix on my PC with the Hue Sync App. Here are the combinations I've tried:

1. Netflix in Firefox Browser: The Hue Sync App works fine with playback, but I can’t use HDR/Dolby Vision and only get stereo sound.
2. Netflix in the Official Windows 11 App: I get HDR/Dolby Vision and more than just stereo sound, but the Hue Sync App can’t capture the screen content.
3. Netflix in Edge Browser: Same issue as in the Windows app. Netflix works in full quality, but the Hue Sync App doesn’t function.

Is there any other solution besides using a Chromecast, Apple TV, and the Hue Sync Box?

Finally, you can join multiple hubs in one account. I can now see my entire setup in one screen.

The lamp doesn't seem to have any indicator, and I can't find any information about the battery level in the Hue app (the dimmer switch has it in the info panel, the Hue Go doesn't).
It's driving me mad. Am I supposed to use it until it won't turn on — as I am doing at the moment — or count the hours of use?

Am I the only one who’s having issues with Hue support and getting a replacement for lights in a timely manner? It seems like at the current rate it’s going to take over a month to get a new power supply for my Christmas lights. Every time I call Phillips there seems to be a new excuse… last person did it wrong, shipping delays, product delays… etc.

As I want to sleep in that room, the glowing of the Datura lamp is super annoying.

Really don't want to plug the wall switches out of the walls, but I also need a second bridge to help me distribute the performance load.

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I've had three GU10's from the Starter Kit and recently bought a fourth separate bulb.

I've noticed the new one is slower to react to scene changes which makes switching scenes look funky. It also has a higher update, 1.76.8 while the older ones are 1.122.2.

Is this simply a newer version of the bulb? Is there any way to make it react to scene changes as fast as the other bulbs? It looks super awkward right now.

It reacts to being turned on and off just as fast as the others, but scene changes are a lot slower on it. 🤔