5.29.0
- For privacy reasons, your camera’s snapshot is now blurred while the app establishes the connection with your camera.
- Your camera’s Wi-Fi signal strength is now visible in both its snapshot in the Security Center and Live view.
5.0.2
New: Philips Hue Secure! Check out the Security Center on the Home tab for new home security features:
- Arm and disarm the system
- Receive push notifications when an indoor motion sensor or Secure contact sensor detects activity
- View a timeline of events that occurred while the system was armed
- Trigger alarms from the app to flash the lights
- Call local emergency services or a trusted contact with a tap in the app
Support for Secure contact sensor
4.49.1
Bug fixes and performance improvements
4.48.0
Your motion sensors just got smarter! They’ll now have up to 10 time slots for light behaviors, access to the Natural light scene, and even better performance.
You can now edit your Natural Light scene to transition faster or slower between timeslots.
4.47.0
Love syncing your lights with the content on your screen, but feel like one is just too bright? Use the new Brightness balancer to adjust the maximum brightness of each light in your Entertainment area to get the perfect syncing experience for you. Find it in Settings > Entertainment areas!
4.46.0
You can now set the Natural light scene to automatically adjust to your local sunset time. To try it out, tap the pencil icon next to your Natural light scene, and then set Auto-adjust to Sunset.
4.44.0
Various bug fixes and stability improvements
4.43.0
You can now invite users to your Philips Hue Home with an invitation link. In your Philips Hue account, go to Manage members > Add new member to send a link.
4.42.0
Various bug fixes and stability improvements
4.41.0
Various bug fixes and stability improvements
4.40.0
You can now stay up to date with our latest and greatest — or just browse the collection — in the new Latest products section of the Explore tab.
4.38.0
Various bug fixes and stability improvements
4.36.0
2023/02/15
You can now choose to set your lights to the Natural light 24-hour scene in your Coming home and custom automations, as well as when you set up a timer.
4.34.0
2023/01/17
You can now search “energy saving” in the Hue scene gallery to see our most energy efficient scenes! Try it out to set the mood — and save some energy.
4.33.0
2023/01/06
Various bug fixes and stability improvements
4.32.0
2022/12/09
- Nutcracker, Jolly, and Snow sparkle have joined our other Holiday scenes in the Hue scene gallery.
- Dynamic scenes just got even smarter! When you edit a scene and set a light to a shade of warm-to-cool white, that light will be excluded from the dynamic scene.
- You can now use the Mirror style on gradient lights, which makes either end of the light identical with a gradient of color in the middle. Tap a light card and then tap on the style icon next to the brightness slider.
4.31.1
2022/11/30
- The Sync tab now allows you to control your Hue sync box, along with Spotify. Two ways to sync, one tab!
- Fixed a startup issue for users that set their device language to Turkish
4.30.0
2022/11/08
- Festavia string lights now offer the Sparkle effect and Scattered style to help you get the perfect look in your home for the holidays.
- The new Rest light recipe gives you just the right light for going to bed. Find it in the Defaults category of the Hue scene gallery.
4.27.0
2022/09/29
Test out the Tap dial switch right in the Hue app! Go to the Explore tab and tap on Demo mode to try.
4.26.0
2022/09/14
Check out the new Mimic presence automation! This automation turns your lights on and off at times you’d generally use them in the selected Rooms. It’s some extra peace of mind while you’re away from home. Find it in the Automations tab.
4.24.0
2022/08/18
- You can now customize your Tap dial switch even more: set each of the buttons to trigger a specific scene depending on the time of the day.
- Share your favorite scenes with friends and family! On the scene card, tap the three dots (…) icon, and then tap Share.
- Have more than one Home? Switch between them even faster by long pressing the Home tab.
4.23.0
2022/08/03
- Added four new richly colored scenes to the Luxurious category in the Hue scene gallery
- Added five scenes to the new Sunrise category of the Hue scene gallery
- You can now copy scenes to other Rooms or Zones — just tap the three dots icon (…) and choose Copy to...
- Scene search is back! We had a little hiccup and had to remove it, but it’s now enabled again and ready to use
4.22.1
2022/07/21
Bug fixes and performance improvements
4.21.0
2022/06/20
You can now create a widget from the Settings tab of the Hue app as well as from the Home screen of your Android device.
4.18.0
2022/05/12
Bug fixes and stability improvements