r/Hue

From videos and information posted online it seems as if you can’t/wont be able to migrate lights and accessories from the old Philips hue bridge to the new pro if the old one is not on. My old one doesn’t work it stopped working. I bought a new power cable/adapter still doesn’t power on. Will I still be able to transfer/migrate my lights from my old one to the new one with the old one not working?

Hey all.

I’d really love to have a light strip under my couch but the one with adhesive backing just wouldn’t stay there. I tried absolutely everything: Heavy duty tape, glue, hardware store adhesive strips etc. eventually it would start to peel off anyway. I know that at least some outdoor versions have an installation system that comes with screwable straps that the strip attaches to.

Anyone know if these can be bought separately or do any of the indoor ones come with them? Thanks in advance.

I just ordered 2 pro hubs, they had a sale on a bundle with HUB GU-10 WCA and a switch for about $100 (in Sweden).

Does anyone have advice on how to migrate a house with three hue hubs to a new set up?

What is your experience with the Pro hub?

I have Hue lights with a Hue Bridge that I control through Alexa.

In my dining room I have LED can lights on a wall dimmer switch. I would like to put a wall module behind my dimmer that would allow me to control the cans with Alexa. Ideally I would like to use my Hue Bridge but I think Hue discontinued their module.

What module would be best for me? I'm looking at Shelly but which module?

Thanks

I’ve always wanted a proper spatial music visualiser for smart lights, but for the living room.

Not just “lights react to sound,” and not something locked to one ecosystem; I wanted an app where lights can be placed in a virtual layout of the room and then controlled in real time based on live music analysis and their actual physical position.

So I started building it a year ago, and now it's time to show it you guys for constructive judgment time.

The goal is for iPhone, iPad, and macOS (Apple Silicone only) to become a real spatial light show controller: effects moving across your room, mapped to where your lights are, with music driving how everything behaves, creating scenes with effects in different parts of the room, storing multiple room configs etc

I’ve put up a small site for it and wanted to share it here because I feel like this is the kind of thing some people in here might appreciate.

Would this be something you’d use?

I’ve searched the thread and I am still searching for an answer. I recently bought the Hue Festivia outdoor café string globe lights. In the Hue app I’m trying to create an automation that has the lights turn on at sunset with an effect. The effect I would like to use is either glitter or sparkle but when I go to add the effect in automations, all I get are basic settings like read wake up, relax, etc. Are automations not able to be personalized with effects? Thank you

Got a new bridge to replace dead one. To add bulbs I could only add individually using serial #s – and I had to put each bulb into a lamp that’s close in proximity to the bridge.

But I have 2 strip lights stapled in place under kitchen cupboards. I can’t see a serial # on the plug going into the outlet. I tried adding all 6 digit numbers on the plug but no go. How to add these?

Also I have 8 lights in a really high vaulted ceiling, and definitely not near the bridge. How to add these?

Any suggestions? Thanks.

I’ve tried pretty much every app that syncs lights with music; iLightShow, Lights & Music, all of them. They’re great in their own way, and honestly they’re what got me into this space in the first place. But I always felt like something was… off.

Most apps treat your lights like a list. But in reality, your lights exist in a space.

Lights & Music got closest for me because you could sort of sequence effects between bulbs, which made it feel more “alive”. But I kept thinking that even though this is the best option it could be much much better.

I’m a software engineer, so about a year ago I started building something for myself, and it became my favourite smart lights app.

The idea was simple (at least in my head):

what if you could map your actual room, place your lights on it, and then run effects in that space instead of just triggering bulbs?

It kind of spiralled from there :)

Now it’s turned into this system where you can: map your room layout and position lights, layer multiple effects on top of each other, have those effects react to live music (not just beats, but energy, frequencies, etc.)

The goal is that it doesn’t feel like “lights reacting to music”, but more like the whole room does.

I’ve been working on it pretty much every evening for the past year. I wasn’t even sure if I’d ever show it to anyone, it was more of a personal “this should exist” kind of creation.

It runs on iPhone, iPad and Mac (I couldn’t decide so I just did all of them).

I’m still polishing it, but I’m at the point where I’m wondering if this is actually something other people would use, or if it’s just me being too deep into smart lights (I'm proud of my obsession)😅

Happy to share more or show it if anyone’s curious, just not sure if on top of a year of my time is it worth investing 100 dollars for App Store dev license.

oh and it supports more than Philips Hue. LIFX, WLED (!), and Nanoleaf panels as well

https://reddit.com/link/1sngv45/video/hfxj59pccmvg1/player

https://reddit.com/link/1sngv45/video/2brddhoccmvg1/player

Is there a way for the lights to remember what state there in? It is 10pm and all the lights just went into ON mode. I would prefer if they remembered what state they were in.

I have home assistant but I'd prefer to do this natively.

Thanks.

Hey guys i saw an article that philips is bringing ambiscape to a lot of oled models. I have been waiting for this feature a long time!

Anyone know what i have to do to get this? My tv is up-to-date, i have the philips smart tv app but i can not find ambiscape ):

Thanks in advance!