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It's pretty simple: in order to control your devices in the same manner as most other smart devices (Matter), you need to spend ~40 pounds on a bespoke Hue brid
by orf 2y ago
It's pretty simple: in order to control your devices in the same manner as most other smart devices (Matter), you need to spend ~40 pounds on a bespoke Hue bridge, use their app, are forced to sign up for an account, and need to ensure the bridge is always powered on.
That's unlike every other smart device - and it's obvious why: selling a basic Zigbee->Matter bridge with a Hue logo on it at a 40x markup is a great revenue source, they get to insert themselves into your home and siphon up analytics, and they don't even have to spend any money adding Matter support to their bulbs. All to provide generic, basic and out-of-the-box functionality that you already have if you use Homekit or Google Home.
Fantastic! And fantasticly wasteful.
- sofixa 2y agoYou are aware that the Hue ecosystem predates Matter, and Google Home for that matter, and probably HomeKit, by at least a decade, right? And that all recent (at least 5 years) bulbs don't require a bridge, right?
- orf 2y agohttps://www.philips-hue.com/en-gb/explore-hue/works-with/matter https://www.philips-hue.com/en-gb/explore-hue/works-with/mat... > Do I need a Philips Hue Bridge to connect my devices via Matter? > Yes. A Philips Hue Bridge, the smart lighting hub for the Philips Hue system, enables Matter for all your Hue products Aka: you need to buy a hub from us. > With Bluetooth control, you’re limited to only being able to operate your smart lights within Bluetooth range – about 10 metres Damn, ford fiesta keys have a longe range than that :) It’s a shameless excuse to sell an extra product, which is why they haven’t added matter support to their bulbs natively like every other smart bulb maker, and I’m not sure why you’re so keen on this not being the case.
- sofixa 2y agoYou're still missing the fact that the Hue ecosystem and Hub predate Matter, HomeKit, Google Home by more than a decade. Can their bulbs even be made compatible with Matter, physically or are they lacking hardware pieces?