More Hue questions (was Costco's deal...)

[Mike Andrews]

You need the Hue hub.  The other control devices, even the Hue app, connect
through the Hue Hub.

BUT Phillips has some new bulbs that use WiFi and don't require the hub.
Those will work with with Alexa ang google home devices.
I have no interest in those.

The cost of the hub is noise with those bundles anyway.

--Mike

On Tue, Oct 8, 2019 at 11:25 PM Dee Dee Sommers <deesquared at mac.com> wrote:

> Thank you all for your feedback on Phillips Hue bulbs, etc. I finally got
> a few minutes to look deeper into Hue, based upon the feedback I have
> received here. Thank you!
>
> So here is my next question: From looking around on the Hue website, am I
> correct that I may be able to control Hue lighting products WITHOUT the
> bridge/hub?
> With the app on my phone?
> With XTension?
> With Vera Edge?
>
> I do NOT have a Home Pod, Alexa, or the Google thing.  I DO have a Vera
> Edge and an AppleTV 4th gen(?). In my home I run XTension on an old Mac
> Mini named Inigo.
>
> Now that I have glanced at Hue, I’m intrigued but not convinced I need it
> for my home. But if I can control a few lights without the bridge just to
> see how badly I need to dive deeper, then that might be a rational way to
> go. Ultimately, I have friends and relatives who could really rock their
> homes, etc., with creating lighting. Last year I sent Tiles to people for
> Christmas gifts. This year could be the year of the Hue. Dunno.
>
> Thank you for your patience.
> I am always a neophyte.
>
> Dee Dee
>
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