{"id":14296,"date":"2022-09-10T14:42:19","date_gmt":"2022-09-10T14:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/09\/10\/how-to-connect-philips-hue-with-apple-homekit\/"},"modified":"2022-09-10T14:42:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T14:42:20","slug":"how-to-connect-philips-hue-with-apple-homekit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/09\/10\/how-to-connect-philips-hue-with-apple-homekit\/","title":{"rendered":"How to connect Philips Hue with Apple HomeKit"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Controlling smart lighting<\/a> with your voice is one of the most useful features of a smart home. Saying, \u201cHey Siri, turn off the lights\u201d from the comfort of your bed or the couch without having to get up or pull out your phone is really a great experience. And, if you have some Philips Hue smart light bulbs<\/a> and an iPhone, it’s really easy to connect them to Apple\u2019s HomeKit smart home platform<\/a> to put Apple\u2019s Siri voice assistant to work for you.<\/p>\n

With this set up you can also sync your smart lighting to other connected devices in your home. This lets you create automations that do things like have your lights turn on and your music start playing in the morning when a motion sensor is triggered<\/a> or set a Movie Time scene that adjusts your lights, turns up the smart thermostat<\/a>, and locks your door. <\/p>\n

Another benefit of connecting Apple HomeKit and Philips Hue is Apple\u2019s adaptive lighting<\/a>. This feature automatically adjusts the color temperature of your lights based on the time of day. It sets them to cooler white light during the daytime to help you focus and a warmer light as the day winds down to help your body clock adjust more naturally to nighttime.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how to connect your Philips Hue lighting to Apple HomeKit.<\/p>\n

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Sync your Hue smart lights with the Apple Home app for voice control.<\/em><\/figcaption>Image: Philips Hue<\/cite><\/p>\n

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Set up Philips Hue smart lights in the Apple Home app<\/h2>\n

To connect any Philips Hue smart lighting device to Apple HomeKit for voice control with Siri, you will need a Hue Bridge<\/a> and an Apple HomeKit device, such as an iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, or HomePod. If you want to set up automations, you will need an Apple Home Hub, which is a HomePod, Apple TV, or iPad.<\/p>\n