The promise is debt and Philips today launched the new Hue Bridge 2.0 with HomeKit support, bringing HomeKit compatibility to existing Philips color bulbs and lamps. In addition, the new Bridge supports other home automation platforms, so support is assured in the future. The integration of the Hue lighting system with HomeKit allows us to connect the Hue lights through Siri.
The Philips system integrates seamlessly with HomeKit by working safely and seamlessly with other HomeKit-enabled devices. So with just one voice command We can open the door, move the lights or turn up the heating without leaving our seat.
Philips Hue personal and wireless lighting is an ecosystem that includes bulbs, lamps and other types of controls, so we can control all the lights and other things in the house from an iPhone, iPod, iPad or Apple Watch (and, probably Apple TV 4). We can also control our home from the MyHue portal when we are away from home.
A home automation system would be nothing without its smart part, and Hue also has its “smart” part that will allow us, for example, to save our favorite “Scenes”. For example, we can configure "Afternoon" or "Sunset" to later put our house with specific colors and intensity of light, as well as a temperature that we want for those hours of the day.
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Hue control via Siri
With Apple's virtual assistant and third-party applications, HomeKit-enabled devices can interact to put our home exactly where we want it to be. We can ask the house to “wake up” and the Hue Philips lights will automatically come on and the thermostat will adjust to a temperature that we have previously set. We can also activate a night mode in which the lights will turn off and the door will close.
The Hue Bridge 2.0 will be available in Europe and North America from tomorrow October 6. You have more information on the page meethue.com
