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#HUE SMART SWITCH HOW TO#
#HUE SMART SWITCH BLUETOOTH#
#HUE SMART SWITCH TV#

The dial itself has a good solid feel as you turn it, with nice haptic feedback. But that weight is to its advantage you can turn the dial while it’s sitting on the table, and it won’t slide around.

#HUE SMART SWITCH TV#

The Tap Dial is hefty, weighing just over two and a half ounces (an ounce heavier than the Apple TV remote).

Hard to remember all the control options.

Remember, you can always go back to having the Hue app manage the dimmer switch by reconfiguring it in the Hue app.

If you’re satisfied, tap Done, then rinse and repeat with the other buttons.

Finally, tap Test This Action to ensure that everything’s working the way you expect.

Want the scenes or devices triggered by the button press to turn off at some point? Just select an option from the Turn Off setting–anything from Never to After 4 hours.

For example, if you want the switch to control your HomeKit-enabled LG TV, you can decide whether you want to turn it on or off, and whether to switch it to a particular input. Just tap and hold a scene or accessory to make changes.

You now have a chance to tinker with the scenes you want to trigger or adjust the state of the devices you want the switch to control.

When you’ve finished making selections, tap Done. Another option is to pick one or more HomeKit accessories you’d like to control.

On the next screen, you can pick and choose which HomeKit scene (or scenes) you want to trigger when pressing the button you picked.

Tap a field for one of the buttons, then tap Add or Remove Accessories and Scenes.

You’ll now see fields for each button on the switch, labeled “Button 1,” “Button 2,” and so on.Now, launch the Apple Home app (if it hasn’t appeared already), navigate to the dimmer switch you want to customize (look in the room where it appeared in the Hue app), then long-press the switch’s icon.(You can always change your mind and set up the dimmer switch in the Hue app again, although you’ll have to re-do all your Hue configurations.) Go ahead and tap Set up in Apple Home again. When you do, a pop-up will appear, warning that you will “remove your current configuration” if you set up the switch in HomeKit. Scroll to the bottom of the screen and tap the Set up in Apple Home link.Open the Hue app, tap Settings > Accessories, then tap on the dimmer switch you’d like to configure in HomeKit.Just tap Set up in Apple Home to begin configuring a Hue Dimmer Switch in HomeKit. Now, ready to customize the Philips Hue Dimmer Switch in HomeKit? Let’s get started.

#HUE SMART SWITCH HOW TO#

If you don’t, check out this review for details on how to add the dimmer switch to your Hue setup. Likewise, while HomeKit can configure time-of-day options for Hue button presses, it can only set a single time-of-day option instead of multiple ones (i.e., for daytime, nighttime, and so on), rendering the feature essentially useless.įor the purposes of this how-to, I’ll assume you already own a Hue Dimmer Switch (either the first- or second-generation versions will work) and a Hue Bridge.

While HomeKit can configure double- and long-press options for some smart switches, the Hue Dimmer Switch isn’t one of them. Second, configuring a Hue Dimmer Switch in HomeKit means giving up all Hue configuration options, including the ability to set up time-based light scenes as well as second-, third-, fourth, and fifth-press options.Those already immersed in the Hue ecosystem will likely already own a Hue Bridge, but if you don’t, you’ll have to get one to perform this particular trick.

#HUE SMART SWITCH BLUETOOTH#

While more and more Hue smart lights can be controlled via Bluetooth (meaning no need for the Bridge), the Hue Dimmer Switch is an exception.

There are a couple of catches to configuring a Philips Hue Dimmer Switch in HomeKit: