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Philips rolls out an awesome app update for its Hue lighting
Philips has rolled out an update for the official Hue lighting app on both iOS and Android. This latest release completely revamps the experience with a brand new UI. As well as much-needed design improvements, the Philips Hue app has also received some new functionality, making the release a welcomed one to pump some life back into the official app.
The design and layout refresh now organizes connected bulbs by room to make it even easier to quickly configure specific lights. You’ll now be able to enter commands to control all the Hue lighting throughout your home at once. A handy addition is called “Routines”, which is essentially a timer for Hue lighting that will toggle connected bulbs depending on the time of day. An example would be a wake-up routine that would gradually modify the color of bulbs to emulate a sunrise.
The color matching feature of the app has been upgraded to automatically pick out the five most vibrant colors from any provided sample and create a customize…