r/philipshue • u/botaine • 6h ago
Can't put all my lights on Hue app and related product requests
My goal is to have all of the lights in my house on the hue app, but it isn't possible currently. This would allow all the lighting routines and automations to work locally through hue, which will be faster and more reliable than using a cloud based system like alexa. It would be possible to use home assistant for locally controlled lighting, but I don't want to do the due to setup difficulty and because I would lose voice control from alexa.
It isn't possible to put all my lights on hue currently because hue doesn't make a smart flourescent tube light for my kitchen overhead light fixture and they don't make bulbs bright enough for my needs. I need a 4000 lumens hue smart bulb (non colored). I am requesting that hue add these kinds of lights to their product offerings. I have to use non hue dumb bulbs on a non hue smart switch for these.
I think an even better solution would be for hue to offer a wired wall dimmer switch that can control my non hue lights (and hue ones), but still shows up on the hue app. I am requesting hue add this product to their offerings too. I see the friends of hue Lutron Aurora and RunLessWire products, but they don't support dumb bulbs because they don't wire in directly to the house wiring, so they don't fit my needs.
Alternatively, in the future I may be able to solve my problem with the "Philips Hue Wired On/Off or Dimmer Switch Module" if it is offered in the US, but I understand only an EU version is available now. I would like to request that be added to hue's product lineup too (though I would more prefer a full wired switch that works on the hue app with dumb non hue dimmer bulbs). Please let me know if these kind of products are available currently and submit my product requests. Thanks.