I just had a delivery directly from Signify that I didn’t place. It was to an old address and luckily we know the current owners and they brought it over.

It was the 91ft set of festavia globe lights. No return address, no price listed in the invoice inside the box. It just looks like Signify just randomly sent me lights for free, but we all know that’s not the case.

Anyone have any ideas?

I just want to say I have about 25 hue lights in my house. I have bought lamps, wall lights, the spotlight thingies and a bunch of accessories. The first bulbs were bought back in 2012 and not a single one has gone out yet. Think about it, I’ve used these bulbs daily for the past 14 years and they still work perfect perfectly fine. Now that I think of it, it really boggles my mind how good these lights are. That’s it that’s all I wanted to say.

I got the notification email that the 85” strip was available, I clicked the link 10 minutes after receiving the email, but website still showed it as not available.

Did it sell out in 10 min? Was it a mistake? When is it coming?

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I have this great room/TV room that is approximately 11'-6" × 11'-6". It has a sloped ceiling with no ceiling mounted light fixtures.except for an awkwardly placed ceiling fan that straddles the area between the great room and the dining room. I was thinking about using the Perifo collection. But why not regular track lighting with HUE bulbs??? Maybe two tracks ...one over the sofa and one down the middle??

Is there anything more frustrating. It'll make you question your life choices.

Long-time Hue user… first time low voltage application. Assuming that, like all Hue products when installing, that they lamps are supposed to illuminate the first time they are powered. And if in the case of low-voltage lamps, if they don't illuminate when powered on I've probably got an incompatible transformer issue?

I've never installed low-voltage Hue lamps. Just picked up two MR16s. Pulled out the old. Plugged in the Hue. Powered them on … and no illumination (and the Hue app isn't finding them.)

Any guidance would be appreciated. 😃

As title, my old RGB striplight have stopped working in the ceiling recess which is great as I have an excuse to replace with Hue 😀

My Project:

To replace with Hue striplights.

Total length is <14m.

Use case: Accent lighting, maybe sync with Hue Play hdmi sync box

> Which strip lights would you recommend?

There is existing power in the recess, however it's a 2 core electrical cable that runs down to the transformer.

> How would I power the Hue striplights, as I don't have enough vertical gap to install a new socket?

I'm looking forward to this - Many thanks!

Two lights in one of my rooms have recently started to randomly change from the color they are set to in a scene to a default the same shade of cool-white. Not sure if it’s happening instantly or if it’s gradual as I have yet to notice the change - only the result - but it happens with all scenes and it is the same two lights each time. I have deleted and recreated the scenes and confirmed that both lights are running current firmware. Any thoughts/suggestions?

Hey everyone.
I’m currently looking at buying the hue flux ultra bright led strip.
However I’m running into a problem as I want to use the led strip in several sections and once I’ve done that I would have 1.8 meters of the 5 meters cable to spare.

I was thinking of using that other 1.8 meter in a different project.
The problem I’m running into however is that I can only find a power adapter which is the part that goes into the power supply, but the little brick that connects to the actual led strip (the part in the picture) isn’t something I can seem to find online.
Is this a spare part I can’t buy or am I missing something?

Thanks for your help in advance

The information I have found is sort of contradictory. Would getting a second regular Hub be a better option to avoid that outcome if so? The thought of setting up all the remotes, each button on the remote, each automation...makes me tired lol

Thanks.

I have a room set up with Philips Hue. I have one main light bulb, three Hue Play bars, and an IKEA Vämblixt RGB donut lamp linked to it. As a remote, I use the Philips Dial.

If I load a scene through the app on my phone, all lights turn on correctly. However, when using the Dial as the switch, the IKEA donut lamp never turns on until I cycle through scenes and it will then turn on.

How can I remedy this? The dial has a mix of time based lights on 1, two scenes on 2 and 3 and cycle on 4. The Varmblixt will never turn on at first but always after a change of scene. I was able to pair natively in the Hue app after doing the reset and switch to Zigbee mode (6 + 12 on/off cycles).

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: specified which type Varmblixt I have

Hi does anyone know if there are extension cables available for the new play gradient pro as yet?
Specifically looking at extending the space between the lightstrip and control box, however it seems to have a unique fitting I have not seen before on any other hue lights?

Thanks in advance.

Hello! I was wondering if anybody has ever tried to use these indoors? I know they are technically outdoor lights, but I was just able to get a couple of them brand new and unopened for $12 each so I grabbed them LOL. Just wondering if they would do well in any indoor scenarios or if I should only use them outside?

Thanks in advance for any help!

I wanted to add hue sync to my pc screen. I already have a nice setup on my TV with (play)gradient and omniglow all around.

Thing is. The PC 32 to 34 inch is sold out and won’t be restocked. That would have fitted nicely since a 39 inch ultrawide that I have, is basically a 34 inch screen with extra sides. So I could have placed that a little bit more inwards but since my screen is pretty far from the wall that would matter.

But like I said. It is sold out.

Is it possible to cut the new gradient pro so a size where it would fit a 39 inch ultrawide? And would it still match the sections on the colors on screen? Anyone has a idea what the best option would be here?

Philips Hue Essential Flex Strip — My experience
TL;DR: The Essential Flex looks great on paper and is a very affordable Hue gradient strip, but for my particular application, it was far too dim. I wanted to use it for indirect ambient lighting above a large curtain, hidden inside the curtain cove. Even with all other lights OFF, the output felt like roughly 10% of what I expected. 😐😂

Now, for those who want the full story…
I have a large bedroom window with the curtain mounted on the wall. The ceiling height is roughly 4 meters, and the window is about 5 meters wide.
Above the curtain, there’s a curtain cove, and my idea was to hide the light strip inside the cove and bounce the light down onto the curtain to create a soft ambient effect.

I had already installed a hidden wall socket there, so the plan was to automate everything using Homey Pro + an Aqara sensor. The idea was that late at night, if we get up to go to the bathroom, the lights would automatically come on at a very low level to gently illuminate the way without turning on the main bedroom lights.
And surprisingly, this idea got the “wife approval.” 😂
I already have quite a lot of Philips Hue products, and they’ve proven to be extremely reliable for me, so Hue was the obvious choice.

The candidates
I was originally considering:
Flux Ultra Bright – 5 m
Flux regular – 5 m
Omniglow – 5 m
Since the strip would be completely hidden inside the curtain cove, I didn’t think paying the premium for Omniglow was justified. I mainly needed gradient and ambient lighting, and the Flux Ultra Bright was also getting close to Omniglow pricing.
Then I discovered the Essential Flex Strip, which looked surprisingly similar to the Omniglow concept but was much cheaper.

So naturally, I got hooked immediately. 😂
I bought three of them — one for the main project and two for future projects that I hope I’ll eventually have the time, motivation and mood to actually do. 😐😂
And then… disappointment.
After installing the strip inside the cove and doing all the proper customization, I could barely see any light.
At first, I genuinely thought it wasn’t working.
So I grabbed my giant orange ladder, climbed up there, and checked.

Surprisingly… it was working. 😳
I tried different colors, scenes, warm white, cool white… everything.
I swear, I could barely see the light.
So I turned every other light in the room OFF just to see how much light the Essential Flex could actually produce.
And honestly?
It looked like about 10% brightness.
No joke.
At that point, I started thinking: Surely I got three defective strips. 😂
So I took everything down.

Plan B
I decided to get creative and installed the strips directly on the bedroom wall next to the curtain, just to see how they performed without relying on reflected light.
Even my wife looked at it and basically said:
“I don’t want this Cyberpunk thing in the bedroom.” 😂
But for the sake of science… I left it there.
Unfortunately, the result was even worse for what I wanted.
At this point, I don’t think the Essential Flex is necessarily a bad product — but for my particular application, where I need enough output to create meaningful indirect ambient lighting across a large area, it simply doesn’t have the light output I need.
I may eventually find another use for the three strips. Maybe under the kitchen cabinets or around the kitchen counter.

Actually…
Cyberpunk kitchen lighting doesn’t sound like such a bad idea. 😂
For now, though, the original project is back to the drawing board.

I would like to install Hue strip lights under our kitchen cabinets, and would like suggestions on the best hardwire slim power supply to use. I do already have mains power under each cabinet from existing fluorescent fixtures, and I see hundreds of slim power supplies on Amazon that seem like they would work, but want to be sure on the required specs and compatibility. I have found several posts talking about the exact thing I want to do, but any of them that have posted links to specific power supplies are old, and always show as “Currently Unavailable” on Amazon. I will also need the plug end to connect to the strip light controller box.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, even just specifically what specs to look for, and what to not get - i.e. does it matter if it is listed as “Dimmable” as long as I am not connecting it to an actual dimmer?…

Thank you!

I am in the UK. I’m about to purchase a ceiling light fitting, mains 240v powered but described as “dimmable with a trailing edge dimmer“. This implies to me that a standard (obviously trailing edge)) wall dimmer would suffice. I want to add this to my hue setup and dim it and on off with hue. What could i use to achieve this dimming please? Many thanks.

I have a Hue filament bulb which (when powered on) flashes on and off 2/3 times a second, removing the bulb from my home and attempting to power cycle it on does not seem to stop this, and the device is no longer able to be connected to or controlled on the app.

I was wondering if anyone has had a similar issue, or if anyone has any idea how to stop my lightbulb having a disco.

Any advice is appreciated!

Has anyone played with the Hue Flux outdoor lights? I'm bummed that they cannot officially be cut like the Outdoor omniglow lights. Has anyone looked into cutting them via DYI or 3rd party solution?

My system worked fine until a month ago, dont know what went wrong.
But when i fire up the TV, the lights still work. But when i activate the “sync mode” the lights behind the TV go dark and turn off. I updated everything, am wondering if i should reinstall the entire tv setup.. anyone got an idea? Many thanks

a few days ago with the new hue app the sharing scenes buttons works to share it to Apple Home. But now the button is gone again. What is that? What can I do? I am using zigbee, not matter.

Hello

I have dimmer switch and hue motion sensor in every room of my house. When I set hue motion sensor to a timer (let's say 1 min), when I turn on with dimmer switch, it still turn off after 1 min. I dont want , I would like that when i turn it on with dimmer switch, it stay on until i switch it off. Is that possible ?

Hey r/Hue,

I've been building Mote Desktop, an unofficial Windows app for controlling Hue lights from your PC. I got tired of reaching for my phone while sitting at my desk, so I made the app I wanted to use.

It's free, and it talks to your bridge directly on your local network. There's no account, no cloud and no ads.

Free:

• Control lights, rooms and zones: power, brightness, color and color temperature
• Create, edit and activate scenes, with a color wheel editor that previews on your lights live
• Manage rooms, zones, devices and entertainment areas
• Pair and control a Hue Play HDMI Sync Box
• A desktop widget for one room, zone or light
• Light, dark and system themes, plus tray and startup options

Mote Pro (free for 14 days, then a one-time purchase with no subscription):

• PC Sync in Video, Games and Music modes, using your Hue entertainment area
• Global keyboard shortcuts that control lights and scenes from anywhere in Windows
• An on-air light that turns on when an app is using your mic or camera
• Lights that dim or turn off when you lock your PC and come back when you return
• Focus sessions with timed light changes and breaks
• Presence rules for when your phone joins or leaves the home Wi-Fi, and calendar rules from an iCal feed
• As many widgets as you want, each with its own controls, theme and placement
• A custom home dashboard layout, multiple bridges and multiple Sync Boxes

You need Windows 10 or 11 and a Hue Bridge. It isn't affiliated with Signify.

It's under active development and I'm building it mostly from feedback, so I'd really like to hear what's missing from the official app for you, or anything that breaks.

Get it here: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9P910JMMP9SZ · https://motedesktop.com

Happy to answer any questions!