It does this via location-based tracking, but every time I turn it on, go out of the app then come back in to the feature, it has automatically turned itself off. I did have trouble activating the ‘Coming Home’ and ‘Leaving Home’ feature which can supposedly turn off all or a group of lights when you leave your home and automatically turn all or a group of lights on when you return home. You can set a group of Hue lights to turn on automatically when the sun is setting, and you can set a group of Hue lights to start dimming a few minutes before your set bed time to prepare you for your sleeping routine. Within the app is also the ability to customise set schedules for when to turn on and off the lights. For example there is a “Relax” scene which dims the light a bit and changes it to a slightly warmer yellow colour to mimic the relaxation environment. There are built-in scenes that the Hue has already configured which you can choose to suit each mood and time of day. You can control all the lights in a group at once, or control each light in a group separately too. A group can be renamed to say “Bedroom”, or “Kitchen”, or “Hallway”, etc. In the Hue app, you can create groups and assign lights to each group. I did have trouble trying to log in to the Hue app with my Google account so I ditched it and made a new Hue account with an email address. Simply connect up the Hue Bridge to your router via an ethernet cable, power it up then download the Hue app on your Android or iOS device and follow instructions. All the light bulbs are LEDs so you save power too compared to older incandescent bulbs. You can add up to 50 Hue lights to one Hue bridge if you need. There are options to have the non-colour version of the bulbs too if you don’t mind having no colour in your rooms. The Philips Hue system come in a starter kit (which contains 2 or 3 bulbs and a Hue Bridge) and then you can buy individual bulbs to add on to your collection later on if you wish. Plus this can be done all from your smartphone! It then lets you customise each light (or a group of lights) to a colour of your choice (or a range of colours) to suit the environment and mood. Philips Hue has already gone through a couple of versions in its lighting system, and while it tends to be on the expensive side of smart lighting, it does a bright job! The Philips Hue lighting system is all connected through a hub, which connects to the cloud. Still, it’s a great lighting accessory.Smart lighting in homes have been around for a while now. The only downside is that you do need to have a Philips Hue Starter Kit or Hue Bridge in order to use it to its full potential, so if you don’t already have a Hue system set up, that will set you back an extra $50 or so. It’s controllable with the Hue Light app for iOS and Android, but also has a button on the back that allows you to cycle through a bunch of different colors without the need for a smartphone or tablet. You can turn on the natural dynamic effects feature for a living light color show, or set it to one of 16 million different colors of light with a 300 lumen light output. As you can see in the video, it looks like a cereal bowl that’s been filled with light that you can carry around with you. The Philips Hue Go personal wireless light might be the coolest lighting accessory I’ve ever used.
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