Philips Hue remains the de facto choice for smart lighting with the most mature ecosystem of any such product. Hard work continues to improve the system, but not all is good news. Besides some small but still interesting updates within the companion app, it looks like Philips may be making some big price increases on Hue products.
Starting with the good, within the past few days two updates have been pushed to Philips Hue. Specifically, versions 4.16 and 4.16.1. The usual dry update script has been applied to the app – because why are you telling your users about the cool new things you’ve been working on – but Hueblog The details were summed up.
In the first update, some new scenes have been added to those annoying fixes – Rio and Cancun. Perhaps most interestingly, the first signs of support for multiple bridges from the same account appeared. It doesn’t look complete yet and is buried in settings, but it sure satisfies those with big settings.
It looks like the second update has added an experimental mode in the app discovery part. Existing users will likely never touch this, but for those who dip their toes into the Hue ecosystem, this is a useful addition. It can be very overwhelming for beginners.
The unpleasant news, it also appeared before Hueblog-Does it look like there is a significant price increase on the way. A round of increases has already hit some products in recent months, but the rest of the group will be affected. The actual increase is reported to be around 16%, which naturally means that the extra spending will be most noticeable on the most expensive Hue products.
It’s not entirely surprising that Philips isn’t the only electronics manufacturer that has to raise prices. Unfortunately, it’s the nature of the beast now. The shortage of ingredients continues and things cost more. To get the latest update for your Hue, go to File Google Play Store and the App Store.
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