Hue Essentials 4+
For Philips Hue，deCONZ，diyHue
Thomas Vos
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
Discover ways to get the most out of your smart lighting.
Imagine unlimited possibilities in your smart home. Set scenes and fast effects to your mood.
Experience Dance Sensation in your entertainment area with Philips Hue Entertainment.
Feel more in control with schedules and automation from sunrise to sunset.
Control multiple bridges simultaneously without switching between them.
Supported devices
• Philips Hue bridge
• deCONZ (ConBee)
• diyHue
• LIFX
Scenes & effects
Create the perfect ambiance from your photos or the included photo library. Experience special animations like lava, fireplace, fireworks, or lightning.
Wake up at sunrise and go to sleep at sunset with fading lights.
Get into the party on the beats of your music. Sync your lights for a night of disco with strobe effects (updates 25 times/sec).
Quick access
Create rooms and groups to organize your lights. You can even put a light in several groups.
Smart lights & controls
The unique ‘Touchlink’ search allows you to find new (3rd party, Zigbee) lights. Use included wizards for easy setup of your devices.
You can set scenes, actions, or even multiple scenes on a button to make your switch a real investment. Experience the right ambiance during different times of your day with your motion sensor. All of your creations are stored on the bridge. Easy for you and your family.
Advanced
Automation allows you to have greater control of your smart home. Turn on your lights when the door opens. Adjust your ventilation when the humidity gets too high. Open or close blinds and curtains based on temperature or sunshine.
Make it look like you are at home using 'Away from Home' (out of home control).
Communicate directly with your Hue bridge using the API debugger. View technical details of your Hue bridge and update its resources like lights and sensors.
You want it all?
Fast performance with ad-free experience. Purchase the premium version to unlock full content.
What’s New
Version 4.0.3
• UI changes and improvements
• Your one-time Premium in-app purchase entitles you to a lifetime experience, no subscriptions ever
• Away from Home should stay signed in
• Philips Hue V2 API is now available in API debugger/explorer
• Improvements for bridge connection which should now be more stable
• Reintroduced 'Apps' screen for Hue bridges
• RTL fixes
• Performance improvements
• Bug fixes
Ratings and Reviews
Love the October 2024 update
First, ignore anyone whining about needing to pay for this app to use your Hue bulbs. That’s not true and this app isn’t from Philips. Complain about shortcomings of the official app on the official app. That said, I’m a Hue user going back five years and two houses. When I moved I absolutely did not want to deal with the limitations of the official Hue app any longer, and tried several third-party apps. This was the best one of the bunch. Every bulb in my house is Hue, with a mix of bulb types (white, color, Edison) and though I did the setup in the Hue app, I use this one for everything that isn’t scheduled or on a Hue switch. When I went in to override my front porch light for Halloween, I noticed that the color adjustment is easier to get to, which I’m thrilled about.
Awesome
This is the best app for your hue lights, easy to use and affordable in my opinion. I think i payed like 6 dollars for the full version and it works great, has lots of flowing color options andddd it doesn’t stop even when your phone is asleep which is awesome! It does not react to sound, but honestly it doesn’t even matter because it does so many other things too. 10/10 would recommend.
In App purchases not functioning — WASTED MONEY
I got this becuase my v1 round hue bridge stopped being discoverable today via the old app after I updated to the rapid response patch in ios. I tried to install the hue sync app for Mac but that installer would not run, and no older versions of the dmg were available from phillips hue “signify". So I stumbled on this and it actually found my v1 bridge and all my lights, so I opted for the pro version to create schedules. I am not sure that it would have made any difference if I hadn’t factory rest the hue hub, as this app is also pretty dated. I was able to install the desktop software from the App Store, but the application is still running in limited demo mode after inapp purchase of pro. At least apple recognizes multiple purchases for the same in-app feature set, so I should only get charged once. But given that is doesn’t work (charges you for in app but doesn’t unlock feattures) or allow you to schedule scenes out of the gate. It has little to no usefullness to me. I will have totrack down a new v2 hue bridge to get my hue lights working on my iphone now with the updated app or applehome kit.
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Information
- Seller
- Thomas Vos
- Size
- 61.5 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 10.13 or later.
- Apple Watch
- Requires watchOS 8.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, Amharic, Arabic, Assamese, Bengali, Breton, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Frisian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malayalam, Marathi, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2017-2024 SmartFusionLabs
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Premium $6.99
- Multiple bridges $4.99
- Effects: Spooky $0.99
- Effects: Christmas $0.99
- Effects: Romantic $0.99
- Effects: Wonders of nature $0.99
- Effects: Universe $0.99
- Effects: Floral fantasy $0.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Some in‑app purchases, including subscriptions, may be shareable with your family group when Family Sharing is enabled.