Philips Hue FAQ

AstraMonti

davegilly wrote: »

You should be fine. I've only got one Hue bulb and the rest of the house has Ikea and they all work perfectly, never had any issues with them. Theyve been in for about 18 months.

Thanks.
I just replaced some garden lights with IKEA bulbs. The pairing to the hue bridge was super quick with the touchlink. I tried to pair another one without touchlink and I didn't make it and I gave up after 30mins. Only once I had to "reset" the bulb by turning the light on/off 6 times. They are now working perfectly with the hue app.

matrim

Not sure if it's been mentioned before but I saw some hue bulbs in my local Tesco yesterday. €20 for an e27 white ambiance. I think 25 or 30 for one with a dimmer

Luckycharms_74

AstraMonti wrote: »

Thanks.
I just replaced some garden lights with IKEA bulbs. The pairing to the hue bridge was super quick with the touchlink. I tried to pair another one without touchlink and I didn't make it and I gave up after 30mins. Only once I had to "reset" the bulb by turning the light on/off 6 times. They are now working perfectly with the hue app.

Have you got a link for the bulbs? I'm thinking of kids rooms and outdoor lights

AstraMonti

Luckycharms_74 wrote: »

Have you got a link for the bulbs? I'm thinking of kids rooms and outdoor lights

https://www.ikea.com/ie/en/products/lighting/smart-lighting/tr%C3%A5dfri-led-bulb-e27-1000-lumen-wireless-dimmable-warm-white-opal-white-art-60338452/]This one. It's the cheapest one but I didn't need anything more than that.

super_sweeney

quick question for you guys using the Ikea bulbs. Anyone found any good switches to that can work with hue from ikea? really like the new vimar switches but they are just crazy money 90 pounds!

BoardsMember

I don't see a way to config the dimmer switch to turn on some lights and off others. I have a couple of hue go lamps and a chandelier in one room. Would be great to have it set up to be able to have lamps turn on/chandelier off on a single click, the reverse of a double clcick, all off on 3 click, all on on 4 click. Is there any way to do this, even outside of the Hue app?

RobbieTheRobber

BoardsMember wrote: »

I don't see a way to config the dimmer switch to turn on some lights and off others. I have a couple of hue go lamps and a chandelier in one room. Would be great to have it set up to be able to have lamps turn on/chandelier off on a single click, the reverse of a double clcick, all off on 3 click, all on on 4 click. Is there any way to do this, even outside of the Hue app?

Yeah you can configure dimmer switches like you said using hue essentials(android) and there is an ios app but i cant remember the name (i think its iconnect 4 hue).

illdoit2morrow

BoardsMember wrote: »

I don't see a way to config the dimmer switch to turn on some lights and off others. I have a couple of hue go lamps and a chandelier in one room. Would be great to have it set up to be able to have lamps turn on/chandelier off on a single click, the reverse of a double clcick, all off on 3 click, all on on 4 click. Is there any way to do this, even outside of the Hue app?

If you create a set of scenes in the hue app, you can assign a different scene to different button clicks.

If you have an iPhone, the iConnectHue app can also be configured apparently. I don't have this but someone else may be able to confirm.

bk

iConnectHue is a must have app for Hue and iOS users.

Brian017

bk wrote: »

iConnectHue is a must have app for Hue and iOS users.

I agree. It’s my go-to hue app. It’s well worth the extra few euro

BoardsMember

I'm android unfortunately. Have downloaded all 4 hue app and will play around with it. Need the paid version to do what I need, I think.

BoardsMember

illdoit2morrow wrote: »

If you create a set of scenes in the hue app, you can assign a different scene to different button clicks.

If you have an iPhone, the iConnectHue app can also be configured apparently. I don't have this but someone else may be able to confirm.

Scenes won't do it, I need to be able to turn some lights on, some off, with each click.

roosterman71

BoardsMember wrote: »

Scenes won't do it, I need to be able to turn some lights on, some off, with each click.

You can do that with scenes though. Set the lights the way you want, save as a scene. And repeat. Then assign those scenes to the dimmer switch and it will toggle through. Have it done myself that way.

BoardsMember

roosterman71 wrote: »

You can do that with scenes though. Set the lights the way you want, save as a scene. And repeat. Then assign those scenes to the dimmer switch and it will toggle through. Have it done myself that way.

Thanks. Presume this only available so long as the lights are all in the same Room. Need to be creative with this approach, for hall/stairs/landing type requirements, or kitchen/dining area.

davegilly

BoardsMember wrote: »

Thanks. Presume this only available so long as the lights are all in the same Room. Need to be creative with this approach, for hall/stairs/landing type requirements, or kitchen/dining area.

Do you have smartthings? You can setup routines to do just this. I have a Bedtime routine that turns off various lights in different rooms and turns on others.

AdamB

Anyone with a spare hub they'd be willing to sell?

tonc76

AdamB wrote: »

Anyone with a spare hub they'd be willing to sell?

PM sent

super_sweeney

tonc76 wrote: »

PM sent

same goes for the light strip extensions

Clareman

I got the Hue Christmas app for the phone this evening, the kids LOVED it, had an Iris and 3 strips setup and they had a Christmas disco for themselves and had a ball, worth every penny and I don't mean the €1.99, I mean the cost of all the kit.

Brian017

Do you think I would get an e14 bulb, which has a width of 3.9cm I believe, into a shade that has an opening of 3.9cm also?

BobMc

I swopped out some lightstrips the other day, 2m + 2x 1metre extensions, wont be using them anymore, adhesive is going to need a freshen up but working great for a good price if anyones looking

Standard Toaster

https://hackaday.com/2018/12/10/interfacing-phillips-hue-lights-with-everything/

Anyone play with this yet?

https://github.com/diyhue/diyHue

davegilly

Hue Dimmer switches are £13.07 on Amazon today if anyone wants to pick one up cheap, especially with stg the way it is at the moment!

AstraMonti

davegilly wrote: »

Hue Dimmer switches are £13.07 on Amazon today if anyone wants to pick one up cheap, especially with stg the way it is at the moment!

Can you provide a link please? I am only seeing 17.99

donegal.

dimmer and white bulb for £30 amazon 

The £13.07 is finished.

3 x dimmer for £36 argos , stock in derry.

AndyBoBandy

AstraMonti wrote: »

Can you provide a link please? I am only seeing 17.99

I’m seeing around £16.50.

I also see the LightStrip+ is down to £50

davegilly

donegal. wrote: »

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The £13.07 is finished.

That didn't last long, did it? camelcamel sent me an email that it had dropped and i bought 4 of them, should have bought more

Brian017

iConnectHue has been updated and has a feature called Power Loss Recovery.

Good news for those who were complaining about the light coming on after a power cut in the middle of the night! Just chose Last State and if they were off, they'll remain off

davegilly

donegal. wrote: »

The £13.07 is finished.

It's back again! - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-929001173761-Wireless-Installation-Free-Exclusive/dp/B0748KLR39?SubscriptionId=AKIAJ7T5BOVUVRD2EFYQ&tag=camelanonalerts-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B0748KLR39

super_sweeney

davegilly wrote: »

It's back again! - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-929001173761-Wireless-Installation-Free-Exclusive/dp/B0748KLR39?SubscriptionId=AKIAJ7T5BOVUVRD2EFYQ&tag=camelanonalerts-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B0748KLR39

bought 2! not really what i want but the alternative are just to expensive for a simple on off switch that still keeps the bulbs smart!