Leave a Review Philips Hue
Intuitive, stable and pretty darn fun
Super quick and easy to set up (haven’t needed to look anything up yet), and playing around with settings to suit the context/my whim is surprisingly entertaining. The latest update’s new effects and scene gallery categories are a great addition.
One minor piece of constructive criticism is that I wish it were possible to toggle the “snap to other light’s current color” feature in the color picker. I see its utility, but would prefer to disable it personally. Something else I’d love to see in the future is the inclusion of a saturation slider in addition to the existing brightness slider. So many of the preset scenes are gorgeous but a little too intense for what I’m looking for day to day. Being able to quickly and easily desaturate each color in the scene in one fell swoop via slider would be awesome
But! Bottom line: Very slick app. Incredibly stable. Super intuitive initial setup. Simple to set & forget if that’s your thing, but also fun and easy to tweak settings and explore options whenever you feel like itShow lessteaching kristin
Best lighting for a lifetime!
I have been using hue lights for since they came out it has to be at least 10/10 years ago! They are without a doubt the most reliable easiest and best lighting I’ve ever used! I’ve tried to use other bulbs it’s just not the same. The color is so vibrant and true to its claims to be so vibrant. Also they are the colors that are exactly how you wish for them to be. Please whatever they do over there at Phillips Hue don’t stop because I can’t live without them! I use the colored lights in my home. I have them in six different places for lighting for my home. I will say this there is never a laggy bit, they’re always easy to connect and stay connected and they can’t be beat in any category except for cost. HoweverI bought my last set about 10 years ago so they paid for them self Id say. Don’t hesitate by them they’re worth it last forever they look beautiful and make you feel even better. Lighting is everything and lighting can’t be done right in my opinion not without Philips Hue color lighting Only!Show lessBB Lovah
This app makes scene setting a breeze
We have loved this app from the moment we installed. Pairing with the lights is simple. Most of them find themselves. We use it with the light control hub and have set up great things. One helps when it’s dark in the morning. It comes on low and gets brighter over the next half hour, making it much easier to awake when it is dark outside. The full range of colors we use to the whites are all governed by one app. We can sync them and truly set a mood.
The light strip above our built in is full Spectrum so we adjust the color as needed to fill in some light to avoid eye strain in a darkened room and choose the appropriate colors. The app has many really great pre-built options plus you can make your own.
Love this app, love the Philips Hue system. Wish it wasn’t so costly but it is worth it!Show lesshrtgirl1996
Love Hue
At this point I’m probably a super user. I have 35+ indoor lights, about 25 outdoor lights, 10 remotes, 2 bridges (the first filled up) and 4 motion sensors. I may be missing something here or there as well. I love the indoor for relaxing, especially great bedtime with the kids. I love that I can turn on entire spaces with one push of a button on my remotes. They are also perfect for setting the holiday mood. The outdoor lights are also perfect for making the house look spooky at Halloween and festive for Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentine’s Day, St. Pattys, etc etc etc. I have them on a timer so they come on at sunset and turn off at sunrise. Also have motion sensors to trigger other actions at night. I’ve had a few of the outdoor lights go but if you keep the receipt and they go before they’re 3 years old, Philips has been great at replacing them at zero cost to me. My next purchase will probably be the Xmas string lights. Looking forward to wrapping the treeShow lessKnow Idea
The Hue App works seamlessly all the time!
I couldn’t be happier with the app and the features in the app. When you are talking about the lighting in your home this is one app that you have to be able to depend on and in the four years that I have been using the app along with the Hue lights neither has let me down once. The app is 100% free which is a plus. It offers a wide variety of customization and is very easy to use. From adding new bulbs or light fixtures to your system or scheduling when your indoor and outdoor lights come and setting them to custom light recipes it works amazing. Whatever customization you do in the app will also appear in the Apple “Home” app for those of you who like using it to control your home’s automation. The engineers that designed and/or maintain this app are doing a great job. I highly recommend this app to anyone who is using Hue lights…you won’t be disappointed.Show lessGoodNews1029
•••WORST UPDATE EVER••••
I have had my hue bridge and a ton of Standard A19 WHITE bulbs, a half dozen A19 COLORED bulbs, A handful of the colored CANDLE bulbs, 18’ feet of the colored LED strips and two colored BR30 flood lights for several years now.. Before this new app/update it has always worked very well. That was until this Super annoying new app and the ton of problems that came with it….. Let’s see first the app just disappeared on my Apple Watch 6… Then after trying to find the original hue app in the Apple Watch App Store i found it doesn’t even exist… I found a app called “hue bridge” it may be the same although it has a different thumbnail… Due to the fact it was my only option I installed the app.. But it doesn’t matter because the app won’t even open… I click the app & a stupid *loading… screen appears and that it.. Oh that just the beginning.. The HUE app on my phone was also super annoying.. Several times now Ive had re-verify my account reconnect my hue bridge and enable the out of home control option.. Basically I am very disappointed that I updated the app and wish I could return to the previous version!!Show lessTRawleigh
Hue please put a stop to scam apps
This is the official Hue app. You do not even need it to run the Hue lights on HomeKit, you can delete it and use the Apple Home App after you get all set up. Please do not download other apps and definitely do not give them money.
Hue please make Apple take the fake Hue apps off the App Store. They are buying ads to appear first and then demanding expensive weekly or monthly subscriptions. Reviews on that app say they will never buy Hue lights again.
PS This app is fine. Set-up is not the worst but it’s a pain. I like the Hue lightbulbs and light strip colors, especially the compatibility with Apple’s daylight feature, but they could be brighter. They connect OK as long as you have the bridge. (They are now obsolete as they don’t have Thread radios nor are they Matter certified. Will wait for upgrades to buy more.) In my smart home they are second in reliability after Eve — at least once a week half the lights in my fixtures are different colors or don’t turn on — but they stay connected and never need resetting.Show lessBlizzard1s2d
Love!!!
We’ve had a house full of hue lights for 10 years. After a while they get into my rhythm.
They turn themselves on and off and it’s like having my dad when I was little. Always saying, “who left the light on”.
Recently we did some remodeling and the bathrooms got 36 inch round mirror set in a bracket with spools of thread to hold it at the right distance. It looks great. Everyone wants one and we saved so much money doing it ourselves.
My son came along and I asked him to set the auto sequence. At first I was annoyed because he could see the light blue walls, so why did he make it pink. Then a few minutes later it went back to blue. He set it up to say good morning. I see you. And I love you. In lights every morning.
Thanks for being a part of us Hue. Even if the lights in my son’s bathroom turned off when I was in the middle of my shower.
Oh and as our system aged, it was harder to get the right power cords and plugs. If you are going to change the engineering, support it. Don’t make me look on eBay!!!
I love my globe on the back porch. I love to teach the kids how to make it any color their finger gets to. I have an ap for a thunder storm and it makes the kitchen cabinets turn on like florescent bulbs how they kind of bounce. These things bring me joy because I am comforted by light.
Leave the light on!!Show lessHealthyEnergetics
Worth it
My friends asked why I’d spend so much on lightbulbs… well, they aren’t cheap so they had a point. There are a lot of less expensive alternatives on the market - which I own and they serve their purpose. I use the less expensive lights to add light to less important (or less dynamic) areas of the house - like the stairway or my workbench where static behavior is fine. However, I like myself some Michigan State football so I needed some higher quality lighting (yes the light output is better on the philips). Not only that, Philips Hue app has more features than any other brand. Also a lot more responsive and reliable. Not only that, the app made it easy to find the information I needed to tap into the Hue API to add some more fun when we score. Again, they serve their purpose and the app helps really make them shine above the others.Show lessSmilezftw
Philips is quality in everything!
Philips Hue is large and capable of making so much, yet operates with the innovation and customer service of a young start up. Everything they seem to create has quality and robustness built in, from the strength of their devices and components to the apps and hubs that run them. I only hope that with Apple HomeKit’s new update integration will be become even better and allow for more customization and opportunity for the end user. This is the one area which I am beginning to see Philips disregard. Techie customers in the IOT arena. Want the ability for customization on top of basic simplicity for those people in their families or work that are less techie. The future with HomeKit has great potential for allowing ease of use and advanced customization. I hope Phillips considers this as an important area of focus for future products.Show lessOriginalGumshoe
