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Philips Hue FAQ

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    #1142
    TitianGerm
    Registered Users Posts: 27,866 ✭✭✭✭TitianGerm


    NoeldeBournaix wrote: »
    Just noticed the Philips Hue Outdoor range is available for pre order on Amazon.de

    https://www.amazon.de/stores/page/E33E3FDF-67A1-4DAD-9015-A882D1BE202D

    it says the release date is June 27th, 2018.

    Good to see the products in more detail, looking forward to getting some of these.

    Actually a bit cheaper than I was expecting.


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    #1143
    Veloce
    Registered Users Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭Veloce


    Philip Hue Lightstrip 2m with Base is €57.90 on lights.ie

    Chepeast I've seen it.


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    #1144
    TitianGerm
    Registered Users Posts: 27,866 ✭✭✭✭TitianGerm


    Veloce wrote: »
    Philip Hue Lightstrip 2m with Base is €57.90 on lights.ie

    Chepeast I've seen it.

    I got them for £38.50 just before Christmas from Amazon. They drop down in price every so often so worth keeping an eye out.


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    #1145
    Veloce
    Registered Users Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭Veloce


    ^ that's a great price.

    Ive just impulsively bought one from lights.ie !


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    #1146
    Nedved85
    Registered Users Posts: 1,769 ✭✭✭Nedved85


    Hi all, has anyone installed the philips hue gu10s colour bulbs as recessed lights? Any issues with the size? Any fitting out there to handle the extra 2cm height of the colour gu10s?


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    #1147
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 15,032 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    Nedved85 wrote: »
    Hi all, has anyone installed the philips hue gu10s colour bulbs as recessed lights? Any issues with the size? Any fitting out there to handle the extra 2cm height of the colour gu10s?

    For a GU10 White & Colour, you want this type of fitting, where the connection to the terminals of the bulb are independent to the part that holds the bulb. You are then only governed by the ceiling cavity space. I've 10 of these style in my kitchen with GU10 White & Colour Ambiance (big) bulbs in them, and 4 on my landing with White Ambiance GU10 (regular size) bulbs in them (though I've 4 White & Colour bulbs arriving today to replace them).

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    If its only GU10 White Ambiance, which is more like a regular sized GU10 bulb, the below would work;

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    I've 6 of this (enclosed or 'top hat' as I call them) style in my attic with White Ambiance bulbs in them.


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    #1148
    Caillte
    Registered Users Posts: 220 ✭✭Caillte


    Hi all,

    Does anyone know where the philips hue desktop controls went? I used to be able to do it via meet hue etc but now its just account settings.


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    #1149
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 15,032 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    Caillte wrote: »
    Hi all,

    Does anyone know where the philips hue desktop controls went? I used to be able to do it via meet hue etc but now its just account settings.

    I noticed that myself, they seem to have dropped the service.


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    #1150
    fergiesfolly
    Registered Users Posts: 3,328 ✭✭✭fergiesfolly


    Does each hue device extend the coverage of the wifi it connects to?
    I have just installed two garden lights. I tried Google Home to turn both on but it only turned the closest one on. The second is only a further 10-12 feet away.


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    #1151
    The high horse brigade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,456 ✭✭✭The high horse brigade


    fergiesfolly wrote: »
    Does each hue device extend the coverage of the wifi it connects to?
    I have just installed two garden lights. I tried Google Home to turn both on but it only turned the closest one on. The second is only a further 10-12 feet away.

    It's mesh so every bulb you add extends the network. You have the option to change ZigBee channel in the app settings may work better on a different channel


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    #1152
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 15,032 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    fergiesfolly wrote: »
    Does each hue device extend the coverage of the wifi it connects to?
    I have just installed two garden lights. I tried Google Home to turn both on but it only turned the closest one on. The second is only a further 10-12 feet away.

    Each bulb extends the coverage of the zigbee network which is what the bulbs and hub use to communicate with each other.
    It works like a mesh network so the more bulbs in your system, the better/faster the connection will be between bulbs.


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    #1153
    fergiesfolly
    Registered Users Posts: 3,328 ✭✭✭fergiesfolly


    Thanks. That's what I thought. I'll mess about with it and see if I can get it working. All other devices within the network work, even at greater distances.


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    #1154
    AndyBoBandy
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    fergiesfolly wrote: »
    Thanks. That's what I thought. I'll mess about with it and see if I can get it working. All other devices within the network work, even at greater distances.

    Sometimes it even just takes a bit of time for the bulbs to work out where they are in relation to the hub and each other..


    When I installed 6 GU10’s in my attic with a dimmer switch, they wouldn’t work all together or would react differently when a scene was called up (some of the 6 would change to the scene I asked for, others may or may not follow after a few seconds), but after a few hours/days, they all seemed to work themselves out and know where they are in the system, and all work perfectly in sync with each other.


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    #1155
    eusap
    Registered Users Posts: 658 ✭✭✭eusap


    IOS Hue App 3.0 has arrived


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    #1156
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 15,032 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    eusap wrote: »
    IOS Hue App 3.0 has arrived

    Got it yesterday, no major new additions, just a much easier user interface.

    Big one for me will be the desktop versions of the Entertainment update.


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    #1157
    eusap
    Registered Users Posts: 658 ✭✭✭eusap


    AndyBoBandy wrote: »
    Got it yesterday, no major new additions, just a much easier user interface.

    Big one for me will be the desktop versions of the Entertainment update.

    Being able to match the colour on multiple bulbs on the colour prism is a huge improvement


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    #1158
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 15,032 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    eusap wrote: »
    Being able to match the colour on multiple bulbs on the colour prism is a huge improvement

    Yes, and why I kept (and still have & use) the version 1 app. They should have never dropped that feature on version 2.

    So nothing new, just joining up a great feature on 1.0 into the 2.0 app with a new UI (3.0)


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    #1159
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 15,032 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    Hue Sync now available for PC & Mac

    Sync movies or music with your lights.

    Looks great so far but doesn’t work with Netflix (as Netflix won’t play if it knows the screen is being mirrored)


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    #1160
    super_sweeney
    Registered Users Posts: 223 ✭✭super_sweeney


    anyone else notice that the hue motion sensors now show temperature on the apple home app. Anyone any ideas of what this can be used for.. i.e what the temp can be connected to to be used as a control


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    #1161
    irelandrover
    Registered Users Posts: 3,704 ✭✭✭irelandrover


    super_sweeney wrote: »
    anyone else notice that the hue motion sensors now show temperature on the apple home app. Anyone any ideas of what this can be used for.. i.e what the temp can be connected to to be used as a control

    They have a hue lab that triggers the lights on temp.


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    #1162
    Blazer
    Registered Users Posts: 17,419 ✭✭✭✭Blazer


    Picked up the starter pack yesterday. Some weight in the bulbs. Very impressive tech though.
    Plan to add more bulbs to it month by month


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    #1163
    digitaldr
    Registered Users Posts: 2,511 ✭✭✭digitaldr


    Blazer wrote: »
    Picked up the starter pack yesterday. Some weight in the bulbs. Very impressive tech though.
    Plan to add more bulbs to it month by month

    If you want to save yourself a bit of money Ikea tradfri bulbs work fine with the hue hub.


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    #1164
    368100
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,067 ✭✭✭368100


    I was planning on going with alexa/hue in main areas of house.....but having used them over the last few months with just one lamp i cant rely on it......alexa has to be called twice or 3 times and then hue loses connection a lot. Have searched and searched for solution and wifi seems stable so i give up!


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    #1165
    bk
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,540 Mod ✭✭✭✭bk


    368100 wrote: »
    I was planning on going with alexa/hue in main areas of house.....but having used them over the last few months with just one lamp i cant rely on it......alexa has to be called twice or 3 times and then hue loses connection a lot. Have searched and searched for solution and wifi seems stable so i give up!

    Is the Hue bulb far from the bridge?

    Hue bulbs use wireless mesh technology, this means each bulb acts as a repeater for the others, passing along the commands. Adding bulbs between the furthest bulb and the bridge can often sort out this problem if it is the cause of your problem.


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    #1166
    illdoit2morrow
    Registered Users Posts: 745 ✭✭✭illdoit2morrow


    Has anyone come across a light switch cover in a bricks and mortar shop?

    They are on Amazon alright, but was hoping to just pick a few up if i could somewhere.

    TIA


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    #1167
    368100
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,067 ✭✭✭368100


    bk wrote: »
    Is the Hue bulb far from the bridge?

    Hue bulbs use wireless mesh technology, this means each bulb acts as a repeater for the others, passing along the commands. Adding bulbs between the furthest bulb and the bridge can often sort out this problem if it is the cause of your problem.

    It is i guess....maybe 20 metres or so. It worked fine up to a while ago...big part of the problem is the echo too


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    #1168
    bk
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,540 Mod ✭✭✭✭bk


    368100 wrote: »
    It is i guess....maybe 20 metres or so. It worked fine up to a while ago...big part of the problem is the echo too

    Might be just on the edge of the distance it supports. Some extra wireless interference might be knocking it off.

    Remember wireless is not constant, the environment is constantly changing and that can effect performance.


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    #1169
    wexfordman2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,541 ✭✭✭wexfordman2


    Just thought Id post in here, will create a seperate thread on it later, but I have just managed to get hue working using a standard momentary switch via twisted pair cabling. I am doing this via openhab, where I have a push button interface that has cat5 wiring from my wall switched, and it is this I am using to trigger an action in openhap to activate hue light.

    Now the interesting thing about this, is the flexibility it offers, because I can now use lots of differnent wired interfaces (door contacts, PIR's push buttons, wall switches etc) to trigger actions such as scenes, turning on/off multiple different types of lights (Hue, smart things, fibaro, etc). The options are limitless almost.

    This is partly why when asked about wiring new builds or re-wiring, I always suggest wiring cat5 to your wall switches, the options are limitless doing it this way.


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    #1170
    bk
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,540 Mod ✭✭✭✭bk


    That is fantastic wexfordman2, though it is totally possible to do the same with SmartThings and Z-Wave switches. It isn't just limited to wired.

    Here is an article about doing it with Homey/Vera + Hue + Fibaro modules, though the concept is the same for SmartThings:

    https://www.vesternet.com/resources/using-z-wave-and-philips-hue-together/


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    #1171
    Blazer
    Registered Users Posts: 17,419 ✭✭✭✭Blazer


    Well the missus has now approved my purchase after cribbing about it for a waste of money.
    Our young fella is autistic and has been waking around 3-5am every night his week. Got the brainwave to
    Put one in his room with it set to blue to indicate blue zone (autism has a number of zones so children can express themselves more easily. Ie blue is tired etc while red is angry and green is happy)
    When he woke up this mornin I just turned it lightly on and he went back to sleep straight away. Woke again at 5 , did the same and he slept in till 8.40am.
    Will see how it goes during the week but I’ve now been given approval to expand :)


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