Hue Essentials4.8.2 - App Store

Imagine unlimited possibilities in your smart home. Set scenes and fast effects to your mood.

Experience Dance Sensation in your entertainment area with Philips Hue Entertainment.

Feel more in control with schedules and automation from sunrise to sunset.

Control multiple bridges simultaneously without switching between them.

Supported devices
. Philips Hue bridge
. Philips Hue Bluetooth lights
. deCONZ (ConBee)
. diyHue
. LIFX

Scenes & effects
Create the perfect ambiance from your photos or the included photo library. Experience special animations like lava, fireplace, fireworks, or lightning.

Wake up at sunrise and go to sleep at sunset with fading lights.

Get into the party on the beats of your music. Sync your lights for a night of disco with strobe effects (updates 25 times/sec).

Quick access
Create rooms and groups to organize your lights. You can even put a light in several groups.

Smart lights & controls
The unique ‘Touchlink’ search allows you to find new (3rd party, Zigbee) lights. Use included wizards for easy setup of your devices.

You can set scenes, actions, or even multiple scenes on a button to make your switch a real investment. Experience the right ambiance during different times of your day with your motion sensor. All of your creations are stored on the bridge. Easy for you and your family.

Advanced
Automation allows you to have greater control of your smart home. Turn on your lights when the door opens. Adjust your ventilation when the humidity gets too high. Open or close blinds and curtains based on temperature or sunshine.

Make it look like you are at home using 'Away from Home' (out of home control).

Communicate directly with your Hue bridge using the API debugger. View technical details of your Hue bridge and update its resources like lights and sensors.

You want it all?
Fast performance with ad-free experience. Purchase the premium version to unlock full content.

Version History • Fixed an issue where all groups became hidden when rearranging favourite groups
• Fixed an issue preventing 'all lights' bridge groups from being unhidden
• Unreachable light errors are now ignored when applying power-on mode to all lights
• Migrated more features to the Hue V2 API
• The Hue V2 device ID is now shown under device details
• Natural light scenes are now hidden from automations; support will be added in a future update
• Bug fixes 4.8.2 Oct 2 • Hidden groups are now shown at the bottom; the bridge group containing all lights is hidden by default
• The old (unsupported) light groups are now hidden and can be migrated to Zones
• All-day scenes created in the Hue app are now shown; editing them will be added in a future update
• Fixed adding Friends of Hue switches not working
• Fixed smart control search not working on Hue Bridge Pro
• Fixed issues with running Entertainment programs and effects
• Fixed a crash when activating a scene
• Fixed issue on watchOS connecting with the bridge or lights
• Bug fixes 4.8.1 Sep 10 • Fixes for Away from Home connection
• Fixed crash on opening of entertainment program
• Bug fixes 4.7.10 Aug 23 • Fix for Hue wall switch module configuration not detected correctly
• Fixes for Away from Home connection
• Fixed crash on migration to Hue Bridge Pro
• Fixed some crashes on screen rotation change
• Bug fixes 4.7.9 Aug 19 • Fixed back navigation animation glitch
• Fixed the effect editor where a colour could not be added
• Bug fixes 4.7.4 Aug 16 • Fixes for LIFX connection
• Added support for more LIFX lights
• Minor UI changes
• Bug fixes 4.7.3 Aug 3 • Bug fixes 4.6.9 Jul 15 • Fixed crashes with Sync entertainment program running in the background
• Bug fixes 4.6.6 Jul 2 • Bug fixes 4.6.4 Jun 26 • Fix for light search not working on Hue bridge
• Performance improvements for Apple Watch Series 9 and later
• Bug fixes 4.6.2 Jun 21 • Fix for light search not working on Hue bridge
• Performance improvements for Apple Watch Series 9 and later
• Bug fixes 4.6.0 May 16 • Support for Philips Hue Bridge Pro. After migration (in Hue App) the new bridge will be connected automatically.
• Fixed crash with 'Start effect' Siri Shortcut
• Support for new Hue Smart Button
• Bug fixes 4.5.1 09/09/2025 • Support for Philips Hue Bridge Pro. After migration (in Hue App) the new bridge will be connected automatically.
• Bug fixes 4.5.0 09/08/2025 • Philips Hue updates
• Fix unexpected response error with Away from Home
• Bug fixes 4.4.0 08/21/2025 • Bug fixes 4.3.11 08/06/2025 • Bug fixes 4.3.10 07/28/2025 • UI changes
• Performance improvements
• Updated translations
• Bug fixes 4.3.9 07/19/2025 • Light brightness and colour picker are now available while away from home
• App state is now restored after reopening the app from background
• Yeelight improvements for errors when changing light brightness/colour
• Performance improvements
• Updated translations
• Bug fixes 4.3.7 06/22/2025 • Fixed crash when configuring device automation 4.2.7 01/05/2025 • Fix for unknown automation errors when adding multiple presses actions to a Friends of Hue switch
• Fixed crash when running entertainment program
• Fixed bridge location not set properly causing sunrise/sunset automations to not work
• Added a copy button on the API debugger screen 4.2.6 01/04/2025 • Fixed crash when a deleted effect is still used in automation
• Minor UI changes on device automation creation screen
• Fix for stop effect automation action appearing as unknown after saving
• Fixed effect create error when using scenes as frames
• Bug fixes 4.2.5 01/02/2025 • Fix app freezing when controlling LIFX lights
• Updated translations 4.2.4 12/22/2024 • Fixed a crash with Dance Sensation when using Microphone option
• Fix for widgets and Siri Shortcuts sometimes not loading
• Fix for Sync device screen randomly stopping and showing error 4.2.3 12/09/2024 • Dynamic scenes for Philips Hue lights, you can now tap a scene a second time to let all lights animate through the scene colours
• Philips Hue away from home changes
• Added support for latest LIFX products
• Performance improvements
• Bug fixes 4.2.2 12/08/2024 • Bug fixes 4.1.2 11/21/2024