Discover ways to get the most out of your smart lighting.
About Hue Essentials
Hue Essentials is a lifestyle app developed by SmartFusionLabs.
How many times has Hue Essentials been downloaded?
Hue Essentials has been downloaded 1.6 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 7.8 thousand times.
What is the rating of Hue Essentials?
Hue Essentials is rated 4.01 out of 5 stars, based on 6 thousand ratings.
Is Hue Essentials free?
Hue Essentials is free to download. The APK download size is 9.61 MB. The latest version available is 4.6.9. The last update was on July 14, 2026.
What are the requirements for Hue Essentials?
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.
Experience Dance Sensation in your entertainment area with Philips Hue Entertainment. Enjoy a more colorful ambiance on your IKEA TRADFRI gateway.
Feel more in control with schedules and automation from sunrise to sunset. Widgets, Shortcuts, Quick settings, and Wear OS help you get more out of your smart lights.
Control multiple bridges simultaneously without switching between them.
Scenes & effects Create the perfect ambiance from your photos or the included photo library. Experience special animations like lava, fireplace, fireworks, or lightning.
Wake up at sunrise and go to sleep at sunset with fading lights.
Get into the party on the beats of your music. Sync your lights for a night of disco with strobe effects (updates 25 times/sec).
Quick access Create rooms and groups to organize your lights. You can even put a light in several groups. Place widgets for temperature sensors, easy control of lights, setting color and brightness without opening of the app.
Add shortcuts to your home screen for quick opening of your room. Control your lights through an optional notification in the notification panel.
Control your lights from your smartwatch. Switch on your lights right from your watch face. Create complications & shortcuts for quick access.
Smart lights & controls The unique ‘Touchlink’ search allows you to find new (3rd party, Zigbee) lights. Use included wizards for easy setup of your devices.
You can set scenes, actions, or even multiple scenes on a button to make your switch a real investment. Experience the right ambiance during different times of your day with your motion sensor. All of your creations are stored on the bridge. Easy for you and your family.
Advanced Automation allows you to have greater control of your smart home. Turn on your lights when the door opens. Adjust your ventilation when the humidity gets too high. Open or close blinds and curtains based on temperature or sunshine. Configure endless automation possibilities through the Tasker plugin.
Make it look like you are at home using 'Away from Home' (out of home control).
Communicate directly with your Hue bridge using the API debugger. View technical details of your Hue bridge and update its resources like lights and sensors.
You want it all? Fast performance with ad-free experience. Purchase the premium version to unlock full content.
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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.
★★★★★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
★★☆☆☆Tim Richmond· Oct 30, 2025
It used to be really user-friendly to add devices. Now, you have to tear down Philips outdoor fixtures to look for a serial number. The bridge disconnects, and you have to reboot the app. It only tells you to connect to the Wi-Fi. The support community is not much help. It looks like they just want you to spend a lot of money on lights and pay for add-ons. Looking for alternatives at this point as it is not worth the extra money.
★☆☆☆☆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
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Technologies used by Hue Essentials
Hue Essentials is requesting 29 permissions and is using 20 libraries.
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