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Philips Hue rolling out these upgrades in early 2026 including ‘SpatialAware’ scenes
Philips Hue is launching a few new upgrades in 2026, including new “SpatialAware” lighting scenes that more intelligently distribute color through a room.
Expand Expanding CloseThe Philips Hue Wall Washer is a versatile but pricey way to fill a room with color
Smart home lighting has become pretty predictable over the years, but Philips Hue has a pretty clever idea in its new Wall Washer light. After using it for a few months, I’m pretty impressed by it, but it doesn’t exactly buck the stereotype for Hue’s pricing.
Expand Expanding ClosePhilips Hue Bridge Pro launches for $99 alongside ‘Essential’ bulbs from $25
Philips Hue is launching a huge new product catalog at IFA 2025 this week, with the company’s new Bridge Pro unlocking more device support and features, while the new Philips Hue Essential series offers far more affordable light bulbs.
Expand Expanding ClosePhilips Hue may use this clever method to turn your light bulbs into motion sensors
Ahead of an expected launch this week, a new leak on Amazon has not only revealed the entire new collection of Philips Hue products, but also the way that Bridge Pro will turn your existing bulbs into motion sensors.
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Philips Hue Bridge Pro may cost around $100 as leak reveals imminent release
Leaks from Philips Hue itself as well as other sources have revealed that the new Hue Bridge Pro will support more devices and convert bulbs into motion sensors, and now we know how much that might cost as the latest leak reveals the price and a release date.
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Philips Hue ‘Essential’ bulbs leak, said to be ‘significantly’ less expensive
Philips Hue bulbs are some of the best smart lights you can buy, but they’re also pretty pricey. Soon, it seems Philips Hue “Essential” will be added to the lineup and potentially at a much lower price point.
Expand Expanding ClosePhilips Hue Bridge Pro will support 150+ lights and ‘instant’ controls
Ahead of its seemingly imminent launch, the Philips Hue Bridge Pro has again surfaced, this time revealing its much higher capacity for devices and some other new features.
Expand Expanding ClosePhilips Hue ‘Bridge Pro’ leaks with ‘more capacity,’ turns lights into motion sensors
Philips Hue appears to be preparing a new “Bridge Pro” setup that turns your smart lights into motion sensors, while also supporting more devices.
Expand Expanding ClosePhilips Hue lighting is getting even more expensive on July 1 as a ‘direct result’ of tariffs
In the smart home world, Philips Hue already has some of the more expensive options, and now those prices are going even higher thanks to US tariffs.
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Philips Hue launches new ‘Wall Washer’ light, AI-powered scene generation coming soon
Philips Hue is launching a new “Wall Washer” light that is designed to fill a wall with light, and it’s arriving ahead of support for AI-powered scene generation.
Expand Expanding ClosePhilips launching Hue Sync Box 8K, updated Google Home integration, support for multiple bridges
The Philips Hue Sync Box is a fun way to extend what’s on your TV to the lights in your room, but the original box has lagged behind on features for a while now. Today, Philips has announced a new Hue Sync Box that supports HDMI 2.1 and more.
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Philips Hue lights will soon gain a brightness balancer and automation enhancements
Philips Hue customers will soon have a new way to control lighting around the home. Signify will add a new brightness feature through an update to the Philips Hue app. Users will also have access to expanded automation tools.
Read MoreThe Google Home app is now the easiest way to control the Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync box
The Google Home app has been undergoing a reinvention in over the past year, and one of the best new features is improved control over TV devices. If you happen to own a Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync box, Google Home also just became the best app you can use for quick controls.
Expand Expanding ClosePhilips Hue rolling out ‘Natural Light’ scene to some that changes color temperature through the day
After showing up earlier this year in a false start, the Philips Hue app seems to now be rolling out its “Natural Light” scene to more users with the ability to change the color temperature of lights in your home throughout the day.
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Philips Hue soon to launch new ‘Natural Light’ mode that mimics sunlight throughout the day
Smart lighting can breathe new life into your home, and one of our favorite options is Philips Hue. It’s recently been uncovered that Hue is preparing a new “Natural Light” mode which is designed to mimic real outdoor lighting conditions, and it looks pretty sweet.
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Philips Hue products will support Google/Apple’s ‘Matter’ smart home standard
As the market for smart home products expands, the joint forces of Google, Apple, and Amazon are coming together to form a new standard in “Matter.” This week, the company behind Philips Hue announced that a future software update will make all Hue products fully compatible with Matter.
Expand Expanding ClosePhilips Hue products lose ‘Works with Nest’ integration next week
It’s been quite some time since Google announced that the “Works with Nest” program would be shut down and replaced, but the effects are still being felt. Next week, Philips Hue is dropping support for Works with Nest.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Assistant drops support for Philips Hue first-gen bridge on June 22nd
Google Assistant is one of the best ways to control your various smart home products, Philips Hue included. If you’re still using a Philips Hue v1 bridge, though, Google Assistant is cutting off support in the next few days.
IFTTT integration w/ Google Home, Assistant suffers outage, back for some users
Smart speakers powered by Google Assistant can be very powerful tools and IFTTT, a third-party service, can make them even more powerful. For several hours, though, integration between IFTTT and Google Home devices was down entirely for many users and is still suffering for some.
After Hours: ‘Peacock’ will be the new home of ‘The Office,’ Pokemon Go gets updated, more
Alongside new images of the OnePlus 7T, an exclusive report about Google’s next Wi-Fi system, and more, news today included details about NBC’s new streaming service “Peacock” and more.
Migrating your Nest account to Google will break IFTTT integration
True to its word, Google is starting to migrate Nest accounts over to Google accounts. While that’s a positive change in some ways, IFTTT is warning Nest users that Google account migration will break their integration in a way that can’t be reversed.
[Update: Fixed] Google Assistant currently can’t connect to Philips Hue lights
Smart speakers are used in many households for controlling smart lighting products. Currently, one of the most popular smart lighting options, Philips Hue, can’t be connected to Google Assistant due to a bug, but thankfully, both companies are at least aware of the problem that takes away the ability for Google Home to control the smart lights.
Gmail will drop support for IFTTT integration starting March 31
If This Then That, better known as IFTTT, will soon drop support for Gmail integration after Google announced that certain third-party apps will no longer be able to connect to your email account for automation purposes.
Philips Hue outdoor lights will be available in July, with three products on offer
Philips teased back in January that it would be launching outdoor Hue lights later in the year, and it has now provided details of the products – including pricing and availability.
The company says that it will be offering three types of outdoor lights in the USA and Europe in July …