If it's ain't broke...
Don't fix it. And if you do, make sure it works. So far, I'm finding the updated version of the app, while in some ways visually more appealing, not to work as well as the old version. And despite the bug fixes, the brightness controls still don't work correctly.
New Version is buggy
Looks great. Works very inconsistently. Will dim my lights when I set it to max brightness. Then I have to play the game where I flip the slider around until my lights will stay on bright.
Colors also change all over the place while sliding the brightness. Was flawless before.
Colors also change all over the place while sliding the brightness. Was flawless before.
I want my money back!!!
It won't connect to the hue bridge. This app is total garbage! Run away very quickly!!!
NOT WORTH IT
Doesn't recognize all the lights and it creates conflict with the main Philips Hue app. Would like my money back.
What happened?
This used to be my "go to" hue app. Now it's entirely useless. If they don't fix it, don't buy it!
Stinks that these silly apps don't put any time into testing and quality. A shame that it's broken now.
Try something else.
Stinks that these silly apps don't put any time into testing and quality. A shame that it's broken now.
Try something else.
Horrible
Worse than the original Phillips app
What I was looking for
I just wanted a simple way to manage the Hue lights in my house and this app gives me that. I'll be using this all the time.
Fantastic
An easy to use and beautiful interface! Nice work!
Unbelievable
The simple fact that I had to pay $0.99 for this app after buying 3 bulbs for $200 makes me dislike Phillips. And the app is pretty bad, the layout is unnecessarily complicated and difficult to navigate. There also are VERY few options for there to be so much confusion in the app. It could and needs to be so much simpler.
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Pretty Bad
Unintuitive, spotty connection, move along until a better one comes around.
Simple and Practical
I've tried quite a few Hue apps and this one is my clear favorite for day-to-day use. It provides full control of all Hue featues without getting cluttered up with stuff (I'm talking to you "Scenes") that have only occasional utility. This allows the UI to be minimalist (in a good way) and quite intuitive. Spend a couple of minutes reviewing the included instructions (so the wife and kids don't have to) and you are away.
I did have a minor issue with naming lighitng groups (called Sections in this app) but with some amazing customer support the developer fixed this in a new version over one weekend.
I did have a minor issue with naming lighitng groups (called Sections in this app) but with some amazing customer support the developer fixed this in a new version over one weekend.
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Waste of money
The widget, main reason why I bought the app, doesn’t really work, it shuts off the lights but doesn’t turn them on correctly. Also, there seems to be no way to use same lamps in multiple scenes, so you have to choose to control every light room by room or all together, which makes the whole app quite useless.
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Helpful app
Great app so far. Keep up the good work.
Not easy or intuitive
Despite this app claiming to be easy, I could not readily get it set up to control just the lights I wanted. I have 16 Hue and Lux lights and need a simple foolproof way to be able to turn them on and off individually or in small groups, without the possibility of affecting the rest of them. This app caused other household members to be very angry for "messing with" their lights.
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Good concept, but buggy
Partitioning lights into section to quickly access them is a good idea. However the bulbs do not always repond accordingly to actions, not even to defined colors. Must check this app for fixes.
Great!
I love this app. Just what I was looking for to quickly change color and brightness.
Ugly, unintuitive app
Bought this after reading Gizmodo review… wish I hadn't. Do yourself a favor and take a good look at the UI before purchasing.
Terrible Application
Between having a god-awful interface, incompatible system grouping, and unreliable bulb control, there is zero reason whatsoever to buy this app. "Terrible" is, quite frankly, too nice a word for this junk.
Almost is for hand grenades.
I could have bought a soda with that dollar. Colors aren't accurate. Sliders are glitchy. And the warm color temperature is pink. One you figure out how to use it, it's too late. No thanks.
Best Hue remote
This was clearly written by someone smart... Use this to control my Hue now instead of the default app, so much smarter!
One tip for the developer: on iPhone it took me a while to learn how to get back to regular view after sliding to turn a lamp's brightness, would be cool to leave a bit of the bar on the right side as a visual cue (just like the iPad app does).
One tip for the developer: on iPhone it took me a while to learn how to get back to regular view after sliding to turn a lamp's brightness, would be cool to leave a bit of the bar on the right side as a visual cue (just like the iPad app does).
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