Philips Hue finally looks set to fix its Bridge problem

There’s no doubt in my mind that Philips Hue is the best lighting system available. That’s in terms of quality, range of lights, range of physical controls and reliability.

It’s the one smart home system that I can absolutely rely on to the point where I have Hue bulbs in pretty much every room, with lights controlled exclusively through wireless controls.

As good as Hue is, there’s been one problem holding it back: the Hue Bridge. The 50 light limit (that’s officially, but around 63 lights and 10 to 20 accessories is the real limit) may sound like a lot when you get started, but it’s much easier to exceed this than you might think.

For example, in my office, I have four spotlights, a central lighting strip, an LED strip around my desk, and a floor lamp. Add in the two wireless switches I have and the motion detector, and that’s already 10 devices in one relatively small room.

A Bridge too far

Extend this out to your entire home, and 50 devices is nothing. Currently, the solution is to add a second Bridge to your home. Originally, multiple Bridges appeared as separate homes, which was just frustrating.

More recently, Hue has upgraded its multi-Bridge support, so that you can have two Bridges in one home. But, devices connected to the first Bridge can’t be controlled via accessories connected to the second, and only one Bridge is connected to your Hue account for remote control, and the second one has local control only.

Not only that, but if you’ve already got a Hue Bridge, you’d need to move devices from one to the other, strategically planning where everything is connected. That’s a real faff and something that’s time-consuming, and it takes away from the simplicity and quality of the existing system.

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