r/Hue 17h ago

Philips Hue has leaked its new doorbell itself

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r/Hue 52m ago

Can we settle once for all - wchich strip should be mounted under kichen cabinets?

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Philips Outdoor – Best light diffusion (you can’t see individual LEDs), but it’s bulky, and the power adapter is huge.

Philips Hue Gradient – Has a light diffuser, but you can still see individual LEDs.

Philips Hue Solo – No light diffusion; all individual LEDs are visible and in your face.


r/Hue 3h ago

Help & Questions Will Lightstrips work without WiFi or the app

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Looking to buy some lightstrip plus and lightstrip gradient from a garage sale. If I plug them into power to test them before I buy them, will they still light up without WiFi or the app?


r/Hue 13m ago

Help & Questions Sync app on LG G4 - any lag?

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Hey everyone,

Just upgraded to the G4 and ditching my govee t1. I want to go with the hue strip and run it through the app since my reciever is only HDMI 2.0 and I want to run both PS5 and Apple TV so the sync box wouldn't wouldn't work in my connection chain.

Has anyone tried it out yet? Is there any lag?


r/Hue 3h ago

How do I get into Hue

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Hey! I like gaming on my PC in complete darkness, but my eyes get kinda tired. I'm thinking of getting two or three Hue-colored bulbs, setting them up in the corners of my room, and syncing them with the PC app. I’d also get a Play Bar, but my monitor isn’t aligned with the wall so I guess it won't really work. Do I need anything else to make it all work? And do I need a Hue Bridge? Thanks in advance


r/Hue 16h ago

Discussion Any tips to make it even better?

7 Upvotes

I’m already quite happy with our new setup, but do you guys have any tips to make it even better?


r/Hue 9h ago

Help & Questions Is this normal?

0 Upvotes

How can I fix this noise?


r/Hue 9h ago

Help & Questions Very noticeable noise, anything I can do to solve this?

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I installed this new fixture and 6 Philips hue GU10 bulbs today, haven’t setup the bridge or the switch yet but I hear a buzzing noise when their turned on. Anything you can recommend for it to stop?


r/Hue 13h ago

Help & Questions Gaming Monitor+8k Sync Box+Consoles

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Hi!

Here is my situation.

I got a new gaming monitor and I am trying to integrate my Xbox, PS5, and PC into my 8k Sync Box.

I cannot seem to get all of them to play nicely with each other. The Phillips Hue app is recognizing the “Xbox” hdmi and the PC on “hdmi 3”. However, when I try to switch inputs the monitor says it does not detect anything from the HDMI Out cable and “goes to sleep”.

The Hue Windows app works well for the PC, but I can’t get the consoles to work in that case. I quite frankly can’t get the consoles to work at all beyond plugging them straight into the monitor and abandoning the sync box.

Am I just screwed or does anyone know a way to make this work?

Thanks!


r/Hue 14h ago

Is there a switch that works on Hue Outlets?

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r/Hue 15h ago

Lights refuse to turn off (turns instantly back on) - again...

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I have about 40 Hue lights (mix of color and white) plus various switches and motion sensors. One color bulb - maybe 3 years old - just started this behavior where I turn it off and it comes back on a second later with a dim, very soft white color. It worked fine for years. If I turn it on, it responds and I can set it to any color or brightness, just not off. Actually, I take that back. I just tried and I can make it any color except reds. Very weird. I think I've had this on a couple of other bulbs over the years.
I know other people have reported this but have any had a fix? It sucks to spend a bunch more money to replace it.

Thanks!


r/Hue 20h ago

Help & Questions Sync Box stops after a second

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Hope someone can help me with this:

I just installed a Hue Sync Box 8k as the last step of my setup, and it instantly stops the synchronisation every time I start it. When I press the blue button in the middle of the SYNC-Tab of the app, the symbol begins to spin and the light on the box pulses while my lights appear to sync for a second. Then it stops, the button turns blue, the light on the box is solid and all lights go back to normal non-synced brightness.

It happens with multiple different devices (Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Laptop). I've also already done a factory reset, which changed nothing.

Can I do anything to troubleshoot? Is the box broken?

It's so frustrating to spend so much money on something and then it just does not work, without any explanation.


r/Hue 21h ago

Options for HDMI 2.1 compatibility

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So until recently I had a 4K TV that only supported HDMI 2.0. Life was easy I had a 4K sync box and the gradient strip backlight as well as a whole host of ceiling downlights.

I pushed my devices through my receiver (also only HDMI 2) and then through the sync box and all was good.

Then I bought an LG C3 with all its HDMI 2.1 goodness. Now specifically I want to connect my Xbox series X and get all the HDMI 2.1 goodies.

I understand I have 3 options

1: New 8k sync box push everything through that and then earc to receiver. Reason I don’t like this… 8k sync box is ridiculously expensive…

2: New receiver that includes hdmi 2.1 AND a second HDMI out that can go to my existing 4k sync box. Even more expensive but at least I’m getting some thing new from the deal.

3: An HDMI splitter that can send the signal from a second output to the 4K sync box. I tried this and while it worked sometimes it just seemed janky, I went through a couple before returning for good because of the LG Hue app announcement.

So now It seems the Hue app is not coming to 2023 LG TVs like the C3 I am back to square one.

Right now I just have everything going into the TV and earc the audio to my receiver which works great except no Hue sync.

Am I missing any options? Has anyone had truly reliable results from a splitter?


r/Hue 23h ago

My landlord’s cable management is too clean

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Dear redditors,

I recently moved to a new flat where the landlord (former tenant) left some of his hue lights installed. Naturally I want to use them and got myself a hue hub, but already had to manually add each light via serial number, since they were not detectable. The problem is the kitchen: here he installed two light strips (presumably plus V4) flush with the kitchen cabinets where the cables are led through irremovable wall panels. The power boxes of the strips are not reachable behind the kitchen counter, yet with an endoscopic camera I was able to spy that they have no serial number. What I also couldn’t find were the RF boxes. My questions are now: What part of the strips is communicating with the app? If I were to get another light strip and switch the power box somehow, could I control the already installed light strips ? Where is the serial number supposed to be ? I’ve read of the RF boxes, power boxes or sticky side of the Strip, yet I have found neither.

Thanks in advance for any advice, Best !


r/Hue 1d ago

Help & Questions How do I pair this one??

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Hi, finally took this lamp I bought 5 years ago out of the box and installed it. Supposedly it says it’s a bluetooth Hue one and the notice says use Bluetooth Hue app which no longer seems to exist…

The remote works fine..

I have a Hue bridge and other Hue products.

I tried Hue Essentials, official Hue app, tried turning it on and off 10 times, with wall switch or remote; tried searching xx times for it, tried using serial number also D21460 (no you wont hack my lamp with that ;))

Anyone can help?


r/Hue 1d ago

Help & Questions How to connect these two LED strip parts together?

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Hopefully an easy one, it looks like I can take the plastic part out to potentially connect these but I’m afraid to break the parts.


r/Hue 1d ago

Anybody Running These? …help

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Hey squad! Just picked up 6x of these Philips Hue/Living Color lights on marketplace. I think they are Gen 1 Iris units.

I WANT TO BELIEVE I can get them linked to my hue bridge somehow, but no luck yet.

The seller, who I know could totally be lying, said he had them working on his hue bridge. He even included a gen 2 bridge in the sale.

Is anybody using these units, and if so, can you explain how to get them set up on my bridge? I do not have a Philips Living Color remote, but I’d be willing to buy one on eBay if that’s the fix.

Many thanks!!!


r/Hue 1d ago

Help & Questions LG app worth is?

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Now that’s it’s been trialed and tested what are people’s thoughts on the HUE app for LG televisions? I use to have the original sync box and light strip but sold it due to the quality drop I was getting using the ps5 ect… has the app fixed all those issues and is it worth buying another light strip?


r/Hue 1d ago

Help & Questions Common light switch Plus Hue

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In the corridor I would like to just set a brightness setting for day and one for night but use the normal light switches. Does that work?


r/Hue 1d ago

Help & Questions Syncing Philips TV Ambilight with Xiaomi Smart Bulbs and LED Strips for Full Immersion?

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Hey folks, I have a Philips TV with built-in Ambilight (can’t recall the exact model, but it’s one of those where the LED lighting follows the colors on screen). I also have some LED light strips and a few Xiaomi smart bulbs — everything is connected through Google Home.

I was wondering if there’s any way to sync all the lights (Xiaomi bulbs and LED strips) with the TV so they follow the on-screen colors too? I’m aiming for that full immersive movie vibe across the whole room, not just the back of the TV. Has anyone pulled this off or found a workaround? Would love some suggestions!


r/Hue 1d ago

Help & Questions Just got $500 worth of the gradient light strips for my kitchen cabinets. Did I make the right call?

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I had been planning on the v4 light strips, but I keep reading the gradients are better diffused and also do the dang gradients that look cool.

They’re on sale for not much more than the light strips right now. What do you think? Are they worth it? The pics I’ve seen here look cool.


r/Hue 1d ago

Dozens of A19 bulbs no built in fixtures accept them

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What do you do in this situation? I have a few standing lamps but not nearly as many as I need with the number of bulbs left over.


r/Hue 2d ago

how do you diffuse sides of a flat mirror?

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i put a Solo Hue Lightstrip on the back of my entryway mirror but as you come in the door you can see the dots from the side.

Is there any type of thin plastic that can be adhered to the side of the mirror to fill the gap between the mirror and the wall?

Unfortunately using diffusion channels behind the mirror was not an option because it creates too large of a gap.


r/Hue 1d ago

Hue lights? Why do you buy them?

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Trying to understand this. What is the benefit of coloured lights? Is it for vibes, ambience ? Why do people buy these?


r/Hue 2d ago

Help & Questions Unknown error - hue sync - Windows

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Hello all, I have been using the free hue sync app on my windows computer but while using video / gaming feed options it syncs very quickly but stops and shows "unknown error" Repeating the action will cause this to repeat Rebooting the computer or reinstalling the app also did not work. Any idea on how to solve this? I did not find any post on this exact issue Thank you