4.3
2023-12-04
Heat up your ambience with Hue Lights v4.3! The fire effect received a major update. You can now choose 50+ curated fire types and instantly start, change or stop your fires. Blend three, two or single colors to create a wide range of wood fires, chemical fires and special purpose fires.
Hue Lights brings your Wall Switch Module to a whole new level with multiple time-based intervals. Trigger the same or different groups with each time interval. Apply any color, brightness and fade interval to each interval. Support for both single rocker switches and dual rocker switches.
What's New?
• Major upgrade to the fire effect
• Multiple time-based intervals on Hue Wall switch module
• Updated remote access to work with latest bridge firmware
• Fire and candle effects on more bulbs
• Improved dynamic type
• Show rule usage for all devices
• New colors
• Bug fixes and performance improvements
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4.2
2023-02-13
One of the most requested features is now available in Hue Lights v4.2! Create custom sequences and run these on the Philips Hue bridge.
Premium sequences run directly on the Philips Hue bridge. Start and stop premium sequences from schedules, Hue dimmer switches, sunrise/sunset events and more. Premium sequences can run indefinitely. Premium sequences will still work when your iPhone/iPad is powered off. Create schedules to start and stop multiple premium sequences. The sequences screen shows the status of all premium sequences. See support pages for details and examples.
What's New:
• Schedule and run premium sequences on bridge
• Added support for Hue tap dial switch
• Revert to local scenes when shared scenes are deleted
• Added support for iOS 16 and latest devices
• Fixed display issues related to dynamic island (iPhone 14 Pro Max)
• Optimize display on portrait and landscape orientations
• Added feedback when copying scenes and groups
• Created new help center
• Fixed issue returning to app after sending email
• Keep lights synchronized when switching tabs
Please send suggestions, questions or feedback to the support contact at https://huelights.com. If you are stuck on a particular issue, please check our FAQ at https://huelights.com/faq.html for help.
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4.1
2022-05-28
Create the perfect ambience with Hue Lights v4.1! Tap the new fire or candle images on supported bulbs. These effects run on your Philips Hue bridge. You can now invoke sequences by name. This is useful with the Shortcuts app. For example, create a shortcut to invoke huelights://sequences/name/sunset.
What's New:
• Start fire and candle effects on supported bulbs
• Invoke sequences by name (e.g., huelights://sequences/name/sunset)
• Added support for new Philips Hue Smart Plug models
• Added support for latest Philips Hue Motion Sensor
• Improved network communication with all Philips Hue bridges
• Updated throttling heuristics for recent firmware changes
• Fixed issue configuring the Perfect Sunrise effect on multiple bridges
• Created default configurations for Widget and Apple Watch
• Updated refresh token logic for remote access
• Bug fixes and performance improvements
Please send suggestions, questions or feedback to the support contact at https://huelights.com. If you are stuck on a particular issue, please check our FAQ at https://huelights.com/faq.html for help.
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4.0
2021-12-07
Discover a fresh set of features and updated navigation controls with Hue Lights v4.0! Create multiple timers that trigger special effects. Timers for groups and lights are stored directly on your Philips Hue bridge, so they can run with your iPhone powered off. Customize the quick color picker with your favorite colors. Large navigation controls show the status of all lights and groups. Quickly change control screens using the new tab bars at the bottom of the screen. Works great in portrait and landscape orientations.
The optional Premium Actions in-app purchase offers several effects for individual lights and groups. Effects include sunset, holiday, police, salmon run, calm, club, harvest, galaxy, unwind, and blink.
What's New:
• New navigation controls
• Quick color picker for lights and groups
• Customize color presets
• Apply dynamic effects to individual lights and groups
• Create multiple light and group timers
• Updated remote access authentication
• Added support for many new Apple Watch faces
• Fixed time display when adding schedules
• Fixed a problem when saving some duplicated sequences
• Updated multiple screen layouts
• Improved light and accessory search
Please send suggestions, questions or feedback to the support contact at https://huelights.com. If you are stuck on a particular issue, please check our FAQ at https://huelights.com/faq.html for help.
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3.9
2021-05-13
Explore endless possibilities of curated colors with Hue Lights v3.9! The Sampler Pack includes 42 distinct collections of color. Are you looking for the perfect set of colors? You may find the answer within the 42 Sampler Packs. Each time you tap on one of these special scenes the colors will be slightly different. If the app presents the perfect combination, you can save the colors as a new scene. Apply the Sampler Pack to all lights or any group.
Sequences can now be started from external sources using the huelights URL scheme. For example, to start the sequence with identifier 10002 you can open the following URL within the Safari app: huelights://sequences/10002
Shared scenes can also be activated from external sources using the huelights URL scheme. The scene identifier can be copied to the iOS clipboard within the scene detail screen. Tap the share icon at the upper right of the scene detail screen to copy the identifier into a ready-to-use URL. For example, to activate the scene with identifer JxWfeIKhec52kpK you can open the following URL within the Safari app: huelights://scenes/JxWfeIKhec52kpK
New features:
• Sampler pack with 42 light formulas
• Apply scene themes to any group
• Group detail screen shows individual light color states
• Scene identifiers can be copied to the clipboard
• Support for new Hue dimmer switch
• Fixed issue when suspending/resuming motion sensors
• Bug fixes and performance improvements
Please send suggestions, questions or feedback to the support contact at https://huelights.com. If you are stuck on a particular issue, please check our FAQ at https://huelights.com/faq.html for help.
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3.7
2020-07-10
Take time to make time. This release has several improvements to the Apple Watch app. Quickly access your favorite groups and scenes from your wrist. There are also time saving enhancements in the main app.
Apple Watch Enhancements:
• Launch Hue Lights from Apple Watch Complication
• Control 200 scenes
• Control 64 groups
• Scenes have larger On/Off buttons
• Animated feedback when controlling a scene
• Group colors change instantly
App Enhancements:
• Create recurring schedules for the All Lights group
• Duplicate any sequence
• Updated sequence defaults
• Added support for Philips Hue Play
• Fixed issue when deleting lights from effects
• Fixed cache synchronization problem with group schedules
• Bug fixes and performance improvements
Please send suggestions, questions or feedback to the support contact at https://huelights.com. If you are stuck on a particular issue, please check our FAQ at https://huelights.com/faq.html for help.
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3.6
2020-04-02
Create the perfect environment for your home or office with Hue Lights v3.6! This release has many new scheduling features. There are also improvements to the special effects.
New Features:
• Enhanced schedule options for groups and scenes
• Maximum brightness in Perfect Sunrise effect is configurable
• Configurations for thunderstorm, fire and water are saved between restarts
• Improved configuration table visualizations
• Added support for latest Hue Go model
• Added support for Hue Outdoor LightStrips
• Added support for Hue Aurella panels
• Added support for Trådfri lights
• Fixed issue when deleting lights
• Fixed sequence display when using only one light
• Scenes can use colorloop and alert effects
• Scene colorloop effect works with Widget and Apple Watch
• Improved brightness visualizations
• Bug fixes and performance improvements
Please send suggestions, questions or feedback to the support contact at http://huelights.com. If you are stuck on a particular issue, please check our FAQ at http://huelights.com/faq.html for help.
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3.5
2019-12-10
Discover a wonderful world of light, ambiance and control with Hue Lights v3.5! This version of the app works with all known Philips Hue bridges and firmware versions.
New Features:
• Bridge discovery enhancements; find all bridge models (V1 and V2)
• New bridge communication software for firmware 1935074050
• Faster switching between Philips Hue bridges
• All off/on buttons control multiple bridges at the same time
• Added support for Hue smart plugs
• New images for Hue smart button
• Added volume controls to thunderstorm, fire and water effects
• Updated Hue bulb images for model LCT025
• Schedules show timers and recurring timers
• Improved Hue Tap configuration screen on iPad
Please send suggestions, questions or feedback to the support contact at http://huelights.com. If you are stuck on a particular issue, please check our FAQ at http://huelights.com/faq.html for help.
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3.4
2019-04-02
Hue outdoor motion sensor support is here! Create multiple time intervals. Turn on or off any of your lights when motion is detected. Activate scenes or groups for both motion and non-motion events. Use multiple motion sensors to create follow-me light sequences.
Hue Lights also exposes the hidden temperature sensor within each motion sensor. Turn some of your lights blue when it is too cold. Turn lights red when it is too hot. Add flashing alerts to temperature thresholds.
Special configuration options are available for the light level threshold. Turn lights on or off using only light level triggers.
New Features:
• Philips Hue outdoor motion sensor support
• View and edit schedules from any source
• AirPlay option added to all effects that use audio
• Effects, sequences and animations keep running when using music apps
• Fixed synchronization issues when editing scenes and groups
• Added support for drifting bridge values
• Created new URL scheme for sensor control: huelights://sensors
• Shortened VoiceOver text
• Updated language translations
• Bug fixes and performance improvements
There are still many pending features that require more development time. If your request is not in this release, please be patient.
Please send suggestions, questions or feedback to the support contact at http://huelights.com. If you are stuck on a particular issue, please check our FAQ at http://huelights.com/faq.html for help.
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