Hue Essentials

4.6.6

SmartFusionLabs

4.01

6,025 reviews

1,000,000+
Downloads

Free

Discover ways to get the most out of your smart lighting.

About Hue Essentials

Hue Essentials is a lifestyle app developed by SmartFusionLabs.

Download Statistics

Hue Essentials has been downloaded 1.6 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 6.3 thousand times.

User Ratings

Hue Essentials is rated 4.01 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 6 thousand ratings.

App Information

Hue Essentials is FREE to download. The APK download size is 9.60 MB. The latest version available is 4.6.6. The last update was on July 2, 2026.

Technical Requirements

The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play October 2018.

Description

Imagine unlimited possibilities in your smart home. Set scenes and fast effects to your mood.

More data about Hue Essentials

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	1.6 million
Recent downloads	6.3 thousand
Rating	4.01 based on 6 thousand ratings
Ranking	Not ranked
Version	4.6.6
APK size	9.60 MB
Number of libraries	20
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	NO ads

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Downloads over time

Hue Essentials has been downloaded 1.6 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 210 downloads per day.

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Comments on Hue Essentials for Android

★★★★★ Gérard B. · Nov 25, 2024

Touchline is life-saving to use Ikea bulbs with Hue bridge.

★★★★★ H B · Mar 7, 2026

My backup for the official Hue app. Which stopped working, so this app has been a lifesaver, especially because it doesn't need the Philips bridge to function

★★★★★ Ben Ur · Oct 1, 2025

If you don't have a Pixel 6/6 Pro - then this app is phenomenal. I've loved everything about it. I stopped using the proper Hue app and stuck to this for years. However, ever since I switched phones to a Pixel 6 Pro, I can't use the feature that made me the happiest - Dance Sensation. Never had issues using the internal phone mic to sync the lights before. But now, when active, the lights are dead as if it's not picking up any sound. Looking on Reddit, seems to be Pixel 6/pro specific. 😞

★★★★★ Ryan Baumann · Jan 9, 2026

Actually sane experience. The Philips Hue app is nuts, they have a sleep function that first brightens your lights before dimming them for some reason. Hue Essentials has a sleep option that just dims the lights over a period of time, it actually makes sense. Hue Essentials was made by people for people, Philips Hue was made by drones for nobody.

★☆☆☆☆ Emily Pickart · Nov 18, 2024

What an absolute waste of money. This app doesn't do anything the free Philips Hue app doesn't do! I wanted to set up a rotating color scheme, but you can't set that up in this app. Don't waste your money!

★★☆☆☆ inzaky · Nov 14, 2024

I bought the application mainly because of the synchronization of hue lights and TV ambilight. The sync function does not work with all applications. It works great with YouTube but not with Netflix, max and prime. Quite a disappointment for me.

★☆☆☆☆ Alex Oja · Oct 5, 2025

Better than anything out there, still a bit clunky. Content a bit expensive, though not compared to the lights. EDIT: Having bought everything I'm sad that the bridge connection has started to fail. It's been at least a year and the app is unusable unless you're on the same LAN. Away from home keeps signing out, says signed in but when you return it just has sign in button again. Unusable.

★☆☆☆☆ Gordon Coburn · Apr 2, 2025

Bought the premium version only to find out you still have to pay extra to use certain effects. Poor show

Google Play Rankings for Hue Essentials

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Technologies used by Hue Essentials

Hue Essentials is requesting 29 permissions and is using 20 libraries.

Permissions

Your location

approximate (network-based) location, precise (GPS) location

Network communication

view network connections, view Wi-Fi connections, pair with Bluetooth devices, full network access, Google Play billing service

Hardware controls

take pictures and videos, change your audio settings, record audio, control vibration

System tools

access Bluetooth settings, allow Wi-Fi Multicast reception, connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi, run at startup, prevent phone from sleeping

Extra

android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID, android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION, android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT, android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CAMERA, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CONNECTED_DEVICE, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PROJECTION, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE, android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS, com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE, com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID, com.superthomaslab.hueessentials.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Ad network libraries

None found

Social libraries

None found

Development tools

Android Jetpack core

Android Architecture Components

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Firebase

Android Jetpack Widgets Android Jetpack AppCompat Android Library Icon

Android Jetpack AppCompat Android Jetpack Media Android Library Icon

Android Jetpack Media AndroidX App Startup Android Library Icon

AndroidX App Startup Android WorkManager Android Library Icon

Android WorkManager AndroidX Emoji / Emoji2 Android Library Icon

AndroidX Emoji / Emoji2 Glide Android Library Icon

Glide

AndroidX ProfileInstaller Google Maps SDK Android Library Icon

Google Maps SDK Jetpack DataStore Android Library Icon

Jetpack DataStore Jetpack WindowManager Android Library Icon

Jetpack WindowManager Jetpack Compose Android Library Icon

Jetpack Compose CameraX Android Library Icon

CameraX

AndroidX Graphics Ktor Android Library Icon

Ktor

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