Bridge Smart Lighting Hub (Compatible with Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit and Google Assistant) - White

I am new to these home automation systems but this bit of kit is so cool. It’s super easy to install & works flawlessly. I haven’t had any issues. Downside is I have went with the same brand lamps which ain’t cheap but that’s what you pay for.

Works with our smart home pretty much flawlessly (unlike other brands out there). Slowly transitioning to Hue products throughout.

Easy to use and has performed well

My hue bridge is class and easy to set up

Works great. It does what it says on the box. Easy to set up

Good communication from seller and quick dispatch! Would buy from them again! Thanks. System works great and is easy to install!

best bit of kit for the hue lights

Though sold on Amazon.co.uk, meaning most users will be in/based int he UK, the item comes with European plug fitting, so not able to use with UK electric plugs! Please avoid buying unless you are prepared to buy an adaptor to convert to English power. Extra expense not advertised (at least i didnt find anything in the description to state European Plug) Regardless, why would anyone buy an electrical device from .co.uk market place if not fit for purpose :(

Philips Hue Smart Hub (Compatible with Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, and Google Assistant) This little bridge box transfers your existing Philip hue lightbulbs, from Bluetooth-only control, to Zigbee wireless controlled bulbs and to the cloud. When you set up this hub, you pair with your phone then "transfer" existing BT hue bulbs to the "hub". Then from there, your lights are now controlled by the zigbee wireless controlled system. No need to be "near your lights" anymore because it doesnt use bluetooth from phone. You also need to log into (create an account) philips hue cloud account in order to be able to remotely control the philips hue smart lights/plugs from outside your house. Commands go from phone to philips cloud to this smart hub and then out thru zigbee local network to your philiips bulbs/plugs. Overall it's pretty slick and works. Very fast reaction. Seems pretty darn reliable. Much more reliable than other systems that have direct wifi connection to the internet (tplink kasa , other brands). Since Hue relies on a zigbee wireless system LOCALLY in your home, it doesnt need "wifi" connectivity which can often be really spotty and not reliable. Zigbee is lower frequency and can get to ALL your lights from my basement to third floor NO PROBLEM. The philips hub uses WIRED connection to your home router. Therefore can connect to cloud instantly with ZERO connectivity issues. This is why Philips hub works so well. Combines wired connection to internet, and then bridges out to your smart hue accessories via a much more reliable zigbee system --- by the way zigbee has been around VERY long time and is typically used in home security systems to communicate with wireless home sensors. If you have philips system, YOU MUST get this. Its a no brainer.

Me había llegado mal, hice la devolución y afortunadamente se arregló, lo compré de nuevo y ahora si llegó perfecto y en buen estado, lo configure tanto para Alexa como para Siri, Con Siri fue un poco más complicado, no fue posible configurarlo desde la app de Apple Home, pero si se pudo perfectamente desde la app de Philips Hue en Settings->Smart Home->Add->Apple Home y hi fue muy sencillo, lo reconoció muy rápido.

Uso o sistema da HUE com 40 luzes da Philips e Apple HomeKit. Senti a resposta da Siri muito mais rápida utilizando cabo de rede no HUB. Para configuração eu refiz todas as cenas por que li muitos comentários de que a migração poderia dar problemas. Importante checar se o canal escolhido não tem muita interferência.

Needed for full control of the Hue lights. While I think that is kind of lame that you ‘have’ to have it, it does make them work faster and give you complete control to set up individual rooms, scenes and groups of lights controls. Set up was easy and provides a noticeable increase in speed and smoothness for control of the lights. Without it you can still control the lights to some degree using the app, but not with grouping or rooms which was super important for us, and the hub enabled that.

Buen upgrade Vengo de usar el hue bridge 2, y tiene algunas mejoras, que a mi gusto no es imprescindible sin embargo mejora sustancialmente, vamos por partes: La instalación es muy simple, la app tiene una opción para migrar la configuración pasada, permitiendo utilizar luces, sensores y accesorios previos, sólo que en mi caso con HomeKit es necesario volver a indicar las acciones a realizar si se tienen automatizaciones, por ejemplo encender luces al amanecer, no es complicado sin embargo es un punto a considerar. En el aspecto técnico funciona con el wifi tanto 2.4ghz como 5ghz, es posible conectarlo con cable ethernet igual que la versión pasada para mejorar el tiempo de respuesta, lo cual recomiendo. En cuanto al funcionamiento, las luces responden más rápido y si se tienen 4 luces en el mismo cuarto a una distancia de hasta 2m cada una, es posible generar un campo el cual permite detectar personas e iluminar si se detectan, esto es algo que antes no ocurría y permite mejorar la experiencia, por ahora es la única funcionalidad adicional, en mi caso si tengo un cuarto con estas características y me parece útil en la madrugada. Por último el bridge soporta más dispositivos que la versión pasada y hasta ahora es todo lo adicional que ofrece, si trabajan remoto, y/o tienen un hogar inteligente notarán la mejora en el consumo de datos y el tiempo de respuesta. Si están por iniciar en este ecosistema de Philips lo recomiendo ampliamente por encima de la primera generación.