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Philips Hue

Hue lights

Lights · Lighting

WorksWorks in Apple Home

2 reports: 2 say it works.

Reported with 1 integration: Philips Hue.

What people report

IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
Philips HueWorksWorks in Home
Brightness syncs both ways with Home app in real time
Brightness reflected correctly in HomeKit and HA
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… Apple Home App. Everything works as expected, on/off works great. But what I've noticed is that the Apple Home app doesn't reflect the brightness of any lights if I change them via HA. Example: Leviton Dimmer Switch - If I change the brightness via the Apple Home app, Home shows the accurate brightness, as does HomeAssistant in real-time - If I change the brightness via HomeAssistant or the physical switch, the Apple Home app does not change its brightness value. The light does indeed change brightness and the value changes in HomeAssistant; the Home app does not reflect the accurate value in …

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.

Issue #33640 · 2020-04
Philips HueWorksStable and comprehensive integration; 10-year-old bulbs still in use
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… Assistant. We often talk about good deals or good value for money, but it's interesting to ask ourselves a few years later what is still holding up. 1. I have Philips Hue colour bulbs that are over 10 years old and still in use. The v1 bridge was eventually replaced by a v2 bridge. Philips Hue bulbs are expensive but are among the most reliable connected devices in my home. I also use zigbee2mqtt for non-Hue Zigbee devices. But the Home Assistant/Hue bridge integration is so stable and comprehensive that I have never switched the Hue bulbs to zigbee2mqtt. 2. EQ-3 TRVs and the Max!Cube bridge, …

Excerpt saved from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-23.

Reddit thread · 2025-12

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In ReReHome

Once Home Assistant’s HomeKit Bridge shares it, this device reaches Apple Home as a HomeKit accessory behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls it like any other.

Identifiers

BrandPhilips Hue
CategoryLights