Philips Hue
Philips Hue
Lights · Lighting
WorksLocal
4 reports: 4 say it works.
Reported with 2 integrations: Philips Hue, MQTT.
What people report
| Integration | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philips Hue | Works | Recommended starting ecosystem with many compatible bulbsSaved copy… entire house including Solar System, heatpumps and Wallboxes are integrated into HA. Most of people start with light bulbs. I would recommend going with Philips Hue even if not all Bulbs need to be from Hue. There are many compatible outside. Also the buttons work great and 100% reliable. Next for windows and door sensors: I have made great experience with the ZWave system from Ring. My entire security setup is coming from Ring and it is greatly integrating into HA. ZWave works so much better than Zigbee. Much longer range. I also have Zigbee (zigbee2mqtt) devices besides the Hue system but … Excerpt saved from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-23. | Reddit comment · 2024-02 | |
| MQTT | Works Local | Works with HA; lights can be paired to Z2M independent of Hue bridgeSaved copyYou can connect lights/switches to z2m in HA and then you are 100% independent of philips. Excerpt saved from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-23. | Reddit comment · 2024-07 | |
| Philips Hue | Works | Stable about 98% of the timeSaved copyStable Any luton Caseta Envisalink (patches into the alarm system) Rachio sprinkler system Any Hue device (98% of the time) ismartgate pro Middle of the road Kasa devices (95% of the time) Sonos (97% of the time.. some drops) Unstable Any apple product Nest mini and nest audio Heos devices Most TVs: Sony, LG, Roku, etc. Excerpt saved from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-23. | Reddit comment · 2026-02 | |
| Philips Hue | Works | Moved Hue to HA; Kasa outlets and Tuya switches also movedSaved copy… a HA VM on a Synology NAS and started with moving my Kasa controlled smart outlets to HA, then Tuya Smart controlled outside switches, etc. Then moved Philips Hue over and reset HomeKit. After that it is a matter of slowly publishing HA controlled devices back into HomeKit for easy access on iDevices. Excerpt saved from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-23. | Reddit comment · 2026-02 |
Each row is one report from a GitHub thread, an integration’s docs, or r/homeassistant. Check the date and the linked source before you buy.
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 |
