Smart home lighting just got smarter with major Philips Hue app update

May 29, 2018

Philips Hue has released a major update to its Hue smart lighting app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Update for iOS and Android-based devices are now available.

• Convenient shortcuts make it even easier to set your room’s lighting or adjust individual lights 
• Instantly transform your space with 30 new colorful light scenes, handpicked by lighting designers

Consumers will enjoy new features as well as enhancements of existing app capabilities, so they can easily and quickly personalize and control the Philips Hue lighting system for the home.

Simple navigation to light your home smarter

The app delivers a new look-and-feel and convenient shortcuts, so you can adjust your Philips Hue smart lighting in a few simple taps. For example, with a single press and hold on your room setup or individual lights, you can even change the color or set your four last used scenes.

Set your desired ambiance effortlessly

Use the new color pickers feature to transform your lighting into an extraordinary experience. This allows you to group and ungroup lights in a room, and easily choose an exact shade of white or colored light from the palette.