The Philips Hue Bridge is the brain behind the Hue system. With a secure and stable connection, the Bridge uses the Zigbee mesh to provide instant control of your Hue lights and accessories without putting a strain on your Wi-Fi. Get the full suite of smart lighting features, including automations, the ability to control up to 50 lights and accessories inside and outside your home, and smart control from anywhere in the world. Level up your home entertainment when you add a Bridge. Integrations with other smart home brands and products are made possible with the Bridge. Control your lights from anywhere that you have an internet or cellular connection. The Bridge lets you set geofencing that turns the lights on when you arrive home. When you add smart switches and sensors to your Bridge, you enjoy even more convenient ways to control your Hue lights in addition to using the app or your voice. The Hue Bridge supports Matter.
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Like all of my electronics purchases I get that there will be updates, enhancements, etc. I do, I get it. That being said, the transfer process from the Gen 1 bridge to the Gen 2 bridge worked fine. It was a little clunky but worked. What was not in the documentation and only found out in the user forums at Apple is that Siri can only be used by ""1"" user!
HUH WHAAAHHHH?!?!?! I am really hoping this will get addressed by an update soon, but come one guys. Also, Siri gets stuck finding some of the bulbs. Great feature that needs work.
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Philips hue BR-30 432278 Starter Kit: Experience home lighting in a new way by adjusting colors, timers, alerts and more from your phone. The bulbs and bridge work with your Wi-Fi to create mood-setting color schemes, provide perfect white reading light, or maintain an automatic schedule while you're vacationing.
I purchased the BR-30 Starter Kit for Christmas at a good discount. The kit had the Gen 1 bridge but were replacing it anyway with Gen 2. Overall, the lights offer good color selection and easy control. The Hue App could be better but overall this was a good addition to our home.
Philips hue BR-30 432278 Starter Kit: Experience home lighting in a new way by adjusting colors, timers, alerts and more from your phone. The bulbs and bridge work with your Wi-Fi to create mood-setting color schemes, provide perfect white reading light, or maintain an automatic schedule while you're vacationing.
Does this come with the updated bridge that supports apple homekit?
Philips hue BR-30 432278 Starter Kit: Experience home lighting in a new way by adjusting colors, timers, alerts and more from your phone. The bulbs and bridge work with your Wi-Fi to create mood-setting color schemes, provide perfect white reading light, or maintain an automatic schedule while you're vacationing.
Will these bulbs work with the new bridge/router?
I'm going to purchase the other kit with the new bridge/router and 2 non color changing bulbs. Can I use these bulbs with that kit?
Yes they will. I purchased the Gen2 bridge and transferred over all of the existing bulbs. Worked like a charm.