Philips Hue
Philips Hue lights
Lights · Lighting
Mixed reportsWorks in Apple HomeLocal
3 reports: 1 says it works, 1 says it partly works, 1 says it doesn’t work.
Reported with 1 integration: Philips Hue.
What people report
| Integration | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philips Hue | Works Local | Works in Home HA exposes Hue lights and scenes to Apple Home through HomeKit Bridge | Local control over LAN, Zigbee or Matter; simply excellent per userSaved copyConvoluted but for reasons I have Hue and HA. HA can expose the scenes and lights to Apple Home. Hue is expensive but in my experience, simply excellent. While Hue has online services, general light control is LAN/Zigbee/Matter. Excerpt saved from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-23. | Reddit comment · 2026-10 |
| Philips Hue | Partly works Local | Partly in Home Unreachable bulbs still shown available and controllable in Home | Unavailable state not passed on to HomeKitSaved copy… release with the issue: 0.84.6 Operating environment (Hass.io/Docker/Windows/etc.): Docker Component/platform: HomeKit Description of problem: I have Philips Hue bridge paired with some lights. Couple of lights are not currently in place even though paired earlier. Those two lights are shown at Home Assistant as unavailable/unreachable, but still seen in HomeKit as available. So the unreachable state is not delivered correctly to the HomeKit. Further, if I try to light up one of the mentioned lights using HomeKit, it does it happily and does not even indicate that the lights are actually … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #19529 · 2018-12 |
| Philips Hue | Not working | Broken in Home Hue lights disappear from Home app after timeout errors | Connection errors to bridge after restart remove lights from HomeKitSaved copy… Assistant release (if known): 0.80 Operating environment (Hass.io/Docker/Windows/etc.): Ubuntu Server 16.0.4.5 with docker 18.09.0 Component/platform: Hue UniFi (indirectly homekit) Description of problem: After restarting Home Assistant the following errors appears in the log: [code] The Hue lights disappear in the app Home on my iPhone. The other non-Hue items are still present on my iPhone. It seems as that the time out removes the Hue items from homekit. What can cause these time outs and how to avoid them? Problem-relevant `configuration.yaml` entries and (fill out even if it seems … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #19092 · 2018-12 |
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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
| Brand | Philips Hue |
|---|---|
| Category | Lights |
